The Duque brothers score big By Ermin Garcia Jr. The week that passed was certainly an exciting one for the Duque brothers – Cesar and Gonz! Their respective universities (University of Pangasinan for Cesar and Lyceum Northwestern University for Gonz) produced topnotchers in the recent nurses’ licensure exams. Obviously, the…
We’re now on our 62nd year By Gerry Garcia OUR Punch, now on its 50th year, is still alive and doubly hard-hitting, especially now that we’re assured of the late Ermin Senior’s replacement by an equal if not able successor — his son, Ermin Junior. Jun’s development of his…
Here and There
Middle East war drums escalate By Jun Velasco “The worst imprisonment is the one we impose on ourselves.”– Deng Ming-Dao THE full scale war raging in the Middle East with Israel mercilessly bombarding and pounding Lebanon seems to foretell the much dreaded Battle of Megiddo, vaunted as the final…
Think about it
Festive mood By Gonzalo Duque THAT’S right. Despite the rainy season, which is often gloomy, my aura at the moment is festive, “celebrative,” ecstatic, if you will. There’s a reason for this, for being joyous. You know it already I suppose? Our Lyceum Northwestern University feels it’s on top of…
Playing with Fire
Joan & Gringo did us proud By Al S. Mendoza ONE WAS BORN rich, the other poor. Their differences end there. Both are No. 1 in exams they had separately taken. Joan A de Venecia, who belongs to the rich and mighty De Venecia clan that has Speaker Joe DV…
General Admission
Cleanliness should start at home By Eva C. Visperas Malimgas Dagupan, Clean Dagupan, Linis Dagupan. Same meaning, same purpose, same program. But has it achieved its objective? Let us check. The latest was no less than City Councilor Jose Netu Tamayo, fondly called by one of Pangasinan’s top broadcasters Orly…
Business Log
Pangasinan’s pride in Agricultural Research By Sosimo Ma. Pablico UNKNOWN to many residents of Pangasinan, this province could take pride in five scientists who, despite their relatively young age, have already distinguished themselves in agriculture research. They are Dr. Eulito U. Bautista, Dr. Madonna Carbon Casimero, Dr. Jovita Datuin, Danilda…
Harvest Time
Sacristy clergy By +Oscar V. Cruz By the sacristy, of the sacristy, for the sacristy—this is what the present administration wants the clergy with their bishops to be: “sacristy clergy”. Stick to preaching about heaven and the angels. Do only novenas and processions. Praise the Lord. Do nothing more. Be…
Viewpoints
BAYAMBANG–It is farfetched that the mysterious disease that affected the onion plants of Bayambang for the first time last year will strike again during the next onion planting season, starting after the rainy season this year. This was the optimistic prediction of Mayor Leocadio de Vera who said timely intervention…
Onion disease in Bayambang unlikely
LINGAYEN – Provincial Treasurer Ramon Crisostomo just laughed off intrigues being sown by political quarters that the next governor who will succeed Gov. Victor Agbayani will inherit huge loans from the outgoing provincial administration. Crisostomo said the total standing loan of the provincial government from the Land Bank of the…