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July 2006

Punchline

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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…

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Punchline

By July 23, 2006News, Opinion, Punchline

Here and There

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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…

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Here and There

By July 23, 2006Archives, Opinion

Think about it

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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…

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Think about it

By July 23, 2006Archives, Opinion

Playing with Fire

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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…

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Playing with Fire

By July 23, 2006Archives, Opinion

Business Log

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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…

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Business Log

By July 23, 2006Opinion

Harvest Time

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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…

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Harvest Time

By July 23, 2006Archives, Opinion

Viewpoints

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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…

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Viewpoints

By July 23, 2006Archives, Opinion

Onion disease in Bayambang unlikely

By | Business, Inside News, News

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…

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Onion disease in Bayambang unlikely

Pangasinan is good borrower – Bursar

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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…

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Pangasinan is good borrower – Bursar