Political will is the key By Eva C. Visperas How do you stop the operation of fish pens? Re-elected Mayor Sammy Rosario of Binmaley, whose town used to have hundreds of illegal fish pens and cages when he assumed his post, said it was not an easy task demolishing these…
Pineapple firm gets prestigious Rainforest Alliance certification By Sosimo Ma. Pablico A relatively new pineapple firm in Bukidnon, the Mt. Kitanglad Agricultural Development Corporation (MKADC), has received the Rainforest Alliance certification for protecting the ecosystems, wildlife and people in and around its plantations. Only eight years old since it started…
Image perception, reality By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. The national leadership is some kind of an addict in self-image building. No persons are spared, no funds are enough. No holds barred. The avidly desired self–projection of dedication to public service, generosity for the common good and affection for the…
Two promising Pangasinan athletes By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. IF YOU are truly a lover of sports and have been following our provincial athletes’ stints in national and international competitions, then you would know who our heroes are, both of yesteryears and our current cream of the crop. Our beloved…
Talking Pangasinan By Marifi Jara About more than one year ago, I attended a forum wherein a graduate student under the Master of Arts in Language and Literature program of the University of the Philippines Baguio presented a proposal for a research paper on the supposed dying Pangasinan language. I…
LINGAYEN–Sr. Supt. Isagani Nerez, police provincial director, has called on the people to help them find the three suspects in the gunslaying of San Manuel Vice Mayor Bonie Apilado and the wounding of his bodyguard driver in Urdaneta City last June 20. The appeal came following the release of the…
Cooling Off! By Emmanuelle Last week, we got heated up with Of curses, Of course! This week, we cool it. This column ran out of space for a more lengthy soliloquy, tongue-in cheek, on the fire-wallowers or those who would rather swallow the fire of their anger. The fire-spitters, or…
Strong economic program vowed LINGAYEN– The new governor of Pangasinan, Amado Espino Jr., took his oath of office on Saturday, bringing fresh winds of hope to his more than 1.5 million constituents. Espino, who was congressman in the second district for two terms after a lustrous career in the military…
LINGAYEN-With the onset of the rains, the threat of rise in cases of dengue fever again looms. For the period January to June this year, four persons have already died due to the deadly mosquito-borne disease while 68 suspected cases have been reported by the Provincial Health Office as of…
A thick folder of documents, P250 million in the coffer, and a hopeful wish. These were what outgoing Mayor Benjamin Lim left for the new Dagupan City administration as he turned over the reins to incoming Mayor Alipio Fernandez Jr. before noon on Thursday, two days before the end of…
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