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Opinion

Times are really hard

- The Ear -
April 29, 2011 | 12:00am

THE SIGNS OF THE TIMES. An Ear informer who always goes out of town during the Holy Week noted that there were lesser people who went to the beaches in the province during Black Saturday and Easter Sunday. Could this mean that more people joined the different religious activities?

ECONOMIC CRISIS. No, said the Ear informer. He said most people opted to stay in their homes since it is very expensive to travel nowadays, especially with the high prices of gasoline, and cost of food and accommodations.

ACCOMMODATIONS

ACTIVITIES

ALWAYS

AN EAR

BEACHES

BLACK

BLACK SATURDAY AND EASTER SUNDAY

EAR

HOLY WEEK

INFORMER

PEOPLE
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