Chaotic Labor Day in M. Manila differs from May 1 here By Gerry Garcia FIRST day of May tomorrow, Labor Day, has for Metro Manila, as usual, another sinister if not irrelevant significance far removed from the day’s actual intent. That is, if we took at face value the words…
Where’s the ‘punch’, Ermin? By Jun Velasco PANGASINAN, otherwise known as Agbayani Country, at summertime should easily run away with the prize title of the most fun-filled province in the islands. The ballyhooed Pistay Dayat, traditionally celebrated with aplomb, fiesta galore and beauty pageants, unfailingly energizes Pangasinenses’ and in Dagupan…
Think about it
Philippine Star’s sense of fairness By Gonzalo Duque BELOW is our letter that appeared in the Philippine Star’s Wednesday, April 26, 2006 issue. We are reprinting it to give you an idea of how and why we and the Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities dealt with the libelous and…
Playing with Fire
‘Bangungot Pestebal’ By Al S. Mendoza WHAT FESTIVAL are we talking about here? Are we all blind? Bangus Festival? What’s that? Open your eyes. Look around you. Sniff the air. What do you see? What do you picture? What do you smell? You see a government that values parades which…
General Admissions
Labor Day By +Oscar V. Cruz There must be something very strong in a country when precisely during Labor Day, the laborers lambast the government instead of allow it to honor them. Today, we behold workers marching, rallying, protesting for being underrated, underpaid and underhandedly treated. And they are people…
Viewpoints
Sea turtles in Burgos By Eva C. Visperas THE TOWN mayor here plans to give sea turtles which have recently become their frequent visitors in their beach area, names to identify them. In fact, Mayor Domingo Doctor Jr. said that the next sea turtle that will visit them will be…
Business Log
Goat raising getting popular in the Ilocos By Sosimo Ma. Pablico Goat raising is fast becoming an important component of the agricultural system in the Ilocos region as more small farmers in the rain fed and upland areas in Pangasinan, Ilocos Sur and Ilocos Norte are now going into it….
Harvest Time
URDANETA CITY – Here’s a practical campaign to help reduce the community’s dependence on and use of charcoal sourced from kaingin. The Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) based here and the local government jointly launched Wednesday “Sagipin ang Puno, Mag-ipon ng Diaryo”. It aims to establish socialized fuel…
Launch move to stop charcoal dependence
Tapsilog, tocilog and longsilog move over, “Taptocilong-silog is here! That’s tapa, tocino and longanisa with sinangag and itlog (fried egg) for you, Dagupan style! While this concoction may not be on any Dagupan restaurant’s menu yet, expect it soon now that the best tapa, tocino and longanisa producers have come…