The country is greater than its presidents
DID WE ever have a President who upheld the good of the country rather than his own? Look back into our array of past...
Down memory lane – with music
WHAT song ignites your past? Like a blazing torch that lights up the nooks and crannies of the mind, all the shadows vanish, and...
Down memory lane – with poetry
CAN YOU turn back the hands of time? Only through memory that stands the test of time. I’m going down memory lane with...
The world’s most beautiful?
IN 1995, my column was in high praise of Boracay as The World’s Most Beautiful. That was exactly what I told fellow tourists in a 21-day...
Reminiscence on a daughter’s 55th birthday
BY JULIA CARREON-LAGOC
Sunday, March 11, 2018
MY DAUGHTER Randy Raissa Lagoc-Dingus turns 55 on March 11, 2018. I have no better idea of a birthday...
When the church bell rang out loud and clear
BY JULIA CARREON-LAGOC
Sunday, February 25, 2018
BEYOND Valentine’s Day, February 14, what other day is February famous for? An elementary question for pupils in grade...
Happy Valentine’s Day to all!
BY JULIA CARREON-LAGOC
February 14, 2018
I GOT IT right down pat: Happy Valentine’s Day to all! No holds barred — especially for the beloved Rudy,...
Midnight at Orangeburg
BY JULIA CARREON-LAGOC
Thursday, September 7, 2017
COULD there be a midnight at high noon? Yes, and I’m affirming this with a calm, cool and collected...
ACCENTS | Father – an inspiration forever and ever
BY JULIA CARREON-LAGOC
Sunday, June 18, 2017
TATAY is the operative word — whenever, wherever, whatever — in all occasions. Simplicio Cordova Carreon, Sr. was Tatay to us...
ACCENTS | Big 3 S-words: Sense, Sensibility, Service
BY JULIA CARREON-LAGOC
Monday, June 5, 2017
HI, Sirs/Madams. Don’t joke with the s-words, or you’ll be ostracized. Or, find yourself in the despicable garbage bin....