Torio-Gonzales Educator and former City Councilor Edna Torio-Gonzales as incoming president will lead the new set of officers to be inducted during the 7th Induction Ceremonies of the Rotary Club of Uptown Dagupan (RCUD) on July 2 at the Grand Ballroom of De Luxe Restaurant in Dagupan City. Bunye Press…
Lelia Rosario Chua-Sy, publisher of the Northern Times, was elected unopposed as executive vice president of the Publishers Association of the Philippines (PAPI) at the annual election held at the Makati Sports Club last June 24. The other officers are Juan Dayang of Philippine Graphic and The Leader, chairman-president; Deo…
Chua-Sy, new EVP of PAPI
HE visiting and well-prepared Agoo (La Union) delegation scored a stunning and dominating 1-2-3-4 victory in the just concluded 2006 Bolinao Bankathon Formula Open held last Saturday at Bolinao Fishport in barangay Luciente Uno Bolinao town. The well-financed and physically-fit Agoo fishermen led from the start up to the finish…
Agoo fishermen dominate Bolinao bankathon
YMCA Pangasinan based Team Dagupan City scores 1 gold, 1 silver, and 1 bronze in the concluded National Karate-Do Championships held June 24 and 25, 2006 at YMCA Gym, Tayabas, Quezon Province. This is an annual activity of the Philippine Olympic Committee and the National Sports Association of Karate-Do, The…
Dagupan bags gold in national karate tilt
The DENR and Pangasinan’s open dump sites The discovery of an illegal open dumpsite in Tayug by an investigating team of the Department of Natural Resources brings to the fore the unabated practice of local government units maintaining open dumpsites in defiance of the law prohibiting it. What is worrisome…
Editorial
Who’s afraid of the future? By Ermin Garcia jr. The latest attempt of Malacanang Palace officials to invoke the principle of separation of church and state as a result of the signing of the impeachment complaint by Caloocan’s Bishop Deogracias Yniguez, confirms the confused mindset, hypocrisy and erratic posturing of…
Punchline
Bulosan: more than a great writer By Jun Velasco OF the many great Filipino writers the country has sired since time immemorial, we consider our province-mate, Carlos Sampayan Bulosan, the greatest even in the honored company of Jose Garcia Villa, Nick Joaquin and another Pangasinense, Frank Sionil Jose, who is…
Think about it
More popish than the Pope By Gonzalo Duque IF you analyze the twin political opposition and certain church officials’ hysterical behaviour against President Gloria and her visit to the Pope in the Vatican, you can’t help but remember the Pharisees’ high-handed treatment of Jesus Christ when he opted to heal…
Playing with Fire
It’s Pacquiao by knockout By Al S. Mendoza THE QUESTION IS NOT whether Manny Pacquiao will win or not. He will win. To say that Pacquiao will not win is to say JDV will not win against Benjie Lim in 2007. To say that Pacquiao will lose is to say…
General Admission
P. vannamei experimental culture is successful By Eva C. Visperas Yes, that’s the good news I learned over the weekend and let’s give credit where credit is due. The indefatigable Dr. Westly Rosario, executive director of the National Integrated Fisheries Technology Development Center and concurrent Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic…