Why are the Siapno cousins ominously silent? By Ermin Garcia Jr. In the spirit of the New Year, I’d like to begin with the good news first. A conscience bloc has finally surfaced from within the Dagupan City Sanggunian. Manning the frontlines are Vice Mayor Alvin Fernandez, Majority Floor Leader…
Sudden fires, blast mayhem greet the New Year By Gerry Garcia BARELY days before the count-down reaches the zero hour (12 on the dot between today and tomorrow) we’re getting hotter news about fires suddenly breaking out in rapid succession in various places in the country and the increase in…
A meaningful Rizal Day observance By Jun Velasco RIZAL Day yesterday did not just come to pass. Yes, unlike in many observances past when meaningless rhetoric filled the air ad nauseaum. There was felt a kind of yearning for a liberator, a Philippine hero to appear on the scene, to…
Happy New Year! By Al S. Mendoza THE GOOD Book said: “Each year his parents went to Jerusalem for the feast of Passover, and when he was 12 years old, they went up according to festival custom. “After they had completed its days, as they were returning, the boy Jesus…
You know there’s election when… By Eva C. Visperas So, every aspirant in the coming May 2007 elections is now on his or her toes, trying, of course, to please almost everyone to gain those precious votes. Well, that’s one good thing I like about elections. Interested candidates, even the…
DOSEPCO, a model in hybrid rice subsidy abolition By Sosimo Ma. Pablico Even as the subsidy for hybrid rice production is now about to end, members of the Davao Oriental Seed Producers Cooperative [DOSEPCO] in Banaybanay, Davao Oriental remain as aggressive as before in producing the much needed seeds of…
Regon I Medical Center in Dagupan City is now on white alert to receive and treat victims of firecracker explosions. Dr. Jesus Canto, R1MC chief, said he placed on white alert to ensure that trained personnel are on duty, sufficient stocks of medicines, particularly anti-tetanus vaccines, are available, to effectively…
Former President Fidel Ramos has urged his kabaleyans to measure up to the fierce nationalism, daring and self-sacrifice demonstrated by the Pangasinan folk hero Juan de la Cruz Palaris by helping reduce poverty in the country. Speaking at the grand fellowship and recognition of the Kaluyagan Nen Palaris (KNP) at…
PROMOTING RP’S INTERESTS—German Professor Manfred Ollik (left) of Bonuan Gueset Centro in Dagupan City shows his report to House Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. upon his return from Germany. It was Speaker de Venecia who tapped Ollik to promote the Philippines in Germany and invite his countrymen to invest in…
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