Orbos would be better off as a senatorial candidate By Gonzalo Duque FORMER Governor Oscar Orbos is running for governor as the Catholic Church’s fair-haired boy. According to him, he has no political party to back him. Why, may I ask, is not the church a big, in fact, the…
The moneyman is X-Factor By Al S. Mendoza I WAS HAVING a drink at Rockwell in Makati one time and then, suddenly, a commotion occurred. The waiters serving us had left in a huff. “What’s happening?” I asked the cashier. “MJ is here,” she said. “MJ who?” “Mark Jimenez,” she…
Are they really running? By Eva C. Visperas I tried to get the answers directly from the horses’ mouths, as they say. I saw Dagupan City Mayor Benjamin Lim and his young and simpatico son Brian at the Archbishop’s Palace last Tuesday. I requested a short interview separately with the…
7 New rice lines for release as commercial varieties By Sosimo Ma. Pablico The national Rice Technical Working Group (RTWG) has recommended seven promising rice lines to be released by the National Seed Industry Council (NSIC) as commercial varieties. Agriculture Secretary Arturo Yap, who is also the NSIC chairman, is…
Ceremonial prosecution and symbolic conviction By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. The relatives, friends and supporters of those killed all say that certain military men and some police authorities were the murderers. The Melo Commission report also says that the executions were perpetrated by the same individuals. The UN special…
Message from Houston, Texas By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. I RECEIVED an email last week from a fellow who is an avid reader of The PUNCH through our website. He is very much concerned about sports in Dagupan and his subject is about my article last February 11. His name…
A Northerner in the South By Emmanuelle Our domestic airport security was not meticulous enough. This writer had unintentionally neglected to tuck a pair of sharp, stainless surgical scissors into her sole baggage, a backpack, that had already been previously checked in. The scissors escaped notice of the x-ray eye…
AHEAD OF ARBITRATION BODY’S DECISION LINGAYEN–Now it’s official. Governor Victor Agbayani, in a press conference Wednesday at the Urduja House, has ended all speculations as he officially announced that his wife, Dr. Jamie Eloise Agbayani, is running for governor this coming May elections. Her running mate will be outgoing fifth…
AGBAYANI’S PANGASINAN BETS — Governor Victor Agbayani (4th from left) presents his provincial ticket in the May elections notwithstanding the unresolved issues within the ruling Lakas-CMD. Agbayani’s ticket includes (L-R) Board Members Angel Baniqued and Manuel Ancheta; Dionisio “Saffe” Villar Jr. for vice governor, and Dr. Jamie Agbayani, the governor’s…
SAME IN ADVOCACIES—Reelectionist Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson and Archbishop Oscar Cruz (right) enjoy a light moment with PUNCH publisher Ermin Garcia, Jr. (left) during a huddle when the senator called on the Pangasinan prelate on Thursday during a campaign sortie in Pangasinan. Lacson said he and the archbishop are joint…
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