No way for Pacquiao to lose to Solis By Al S. Mendoza I HOPE that by the time you read this (this was written in advance last Wednesday, April 11, for deadline purposes), the Pacquiao-Solis fight isn’t over yet. But if it is, I bet you, Pacquiao had won by…
A letter to fellow Binmaleynians By Eva C. Visperas Three years ago, I wished and prayed hard for development to come to my beloved hometown of Binmaley. It seemed it was hopeless then. It looked like I was wishing for the moon and the stars. But I held on to…
Business Log
Earwigs for low cost insect control and insecticide-free foods By Sosimo Ma. Pablico An insect that used to be thought of as a harmful organism may very well pave a revolutionary method of controlling insects in rice and vegetables at a very low cost without endangering the health of farmers…
Harvest Time
Voters and Counters By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. Recent Philippines history is the standing witness that there have been certain elections which were anything but honest and credible. Such is especially true in conjunction with the 2004 national elections. Their eventual and lasting results have become rather predictable. There…
Viewpoints
New Mangaldan pride By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. CYCLING fans all over the country know that my town Mangaldan is a well-known producer of luminaries of the sport. It started during my era and I’m humbled by those who say I spearhead the celebrities. The others are national Tour champions…
Sports Eye
Changing face of the fiesta By Marifi Jara Fiesta celebrations are rooted in the Spanish legacy of commemorating Catholic saints, with each town or locality being assigned one who stands as the patron of the community. But beginning in the last decade or so, we have seen and are seeing…
Roots
ANOTHER TALE OF MISSING CONTRACT Building permit on hold It’s the same story all over again. There is another contract signed by the city government that nobody has seen. Metrostate Realty Corporation is forging ahead with the construction of a P84-million tourism park development project at the former Magsaysay Market,…
Metrostate starts construction anew without building permit
LINGAYEN–The Philippine National Police (PNP) provincial office here will meet with various groups on Wednesday to map out the security plan for the May 14 election. Senior Superintendent Isagani Nerez, provincial police director, told members of the Pangasinan PNP Press Corps that the meeting is aimed at ensuring the protection…
Police start poll security plan
Four representatives from the Communist Party of China (CPC) arrived in Dagupan on Tuesday as guests of House Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. The four, who are with the international department of the CPC, are in the Philippines to observe the ongoing political campaign in the Philippines and to consult…