Monthly Archives

August 2007

A role model

By | Punch Forum

Ms. Ric 20 Aug 2007     Jazy Fernandez Garcia raced in the 2000 Olympics representing Guam but was dropped early on in the race. He raced with the likes of Ullrichs, Bartollis, and Armstrongs. The people who lived along the course appreciated this unknown, sole cyclist from this little…

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A role model

By August 20, 2007Punch Forum

Looking back

By | News

Corazon Sison- (Jara), then 16 years old, was crowned Ms. San Fabian in 1965 during the town’s fiesta celebration held every January. She is an alumnus of Sanitas Elementary School, Blessed Imelda’s Academy and Northwestern College.

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Looking back

By August 20, 2007News

Scrutiny vs. crab mentality

By | Punch Forum

Jose Ceralde 19 Aug 2007     Mr. Oriel, Being simple now? What happened to the distinction you had posted that Alaminos airport project was not an international airport but a general aviation airfield. You responded to so many posters that the Alaminos Airport is what in US classifies as…

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Scrutiny vs. crab mentality

By August 20, 2007Punch Forum

Sports Eye

By | Opinion, Sports Eye

Oscar dela Hoya: A good fighting blood By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. IT was the evening of November 25, 2006 when I personally met for the first time the illustrious and universally celebrated boxer Oscar dela Hoya, the top honcho of the well-known boxing promotion group called “Golden Boy Promotions.”…

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Sports Eye

By August 19, 2007Opinion, Sports Eye

Roots

By | Archives, Opinion

Children in the streets By Marifi Jara On more than once occasion, while waiting at the shed across the San Fabian church for a bus up to Baguio, I’ve been approached by children, on average between seven to ten years old, begging for money. Always, I am tempted to tell…

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Roots

By August 19, 2007Archives, Opinion

Feelings

By | Feelings, Opinion

Playground in my mind By Emmanuelle THEN  our playground was gone. It didn’t disappear overnight. It took a long-time coming, like all things proverbial, slow but sure. We should have prepared ourselves for it, like waiting in dread for the next tooth to give-up its walls, exposing the nervy pulp…

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Feelings

By August 19, 2007Feelings, Opinion

Call centers coming to city

By | Headlines, News

The country’s growing call center industry is moving into Dagupan with at least seven operators already signifying interest to open shop in the city. City Councilor Alfie Fernandez, chairman of the trade and industry committee of the Sanggunian Panlungsod, said representatives of these call centers have looked at the city…

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Call centers coming to city

By August 19, 2007Headlines, News

Gov’t starts probe of missing steel bars

By | Headlines, News

THE search is on. The new city administration, following orders from City Administrator Alvin Fernandez, has started the investigation and search for the missing steel bars and trusses retrieved from the burnt Bugnay Market located in front of the city hall. The city administrator issued a memorandum to City Engineer…

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Gov’t starts probe of missing steel bars

By August 19, 2007Headlines, News

Cattle rustling leaders nabbed

By | Headlines, News

LINGAYEN–The police scored major hits this week with the arrest of four leaders of organized crime groups involved mostly in cattle rustling. In a press conference Wednesday, Senior Superintendent Isagani Nerez, provincial police director, said the separate arrests were carried out by provincial police forces in tandem with the Ilocos…

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Cattle rustling leaders nabbed

By August 19, 2007Headlines, News