Back in the Limelight Jueteng has once again become the burning issue of the day. As much-needed rain quenched the parched earth during the week, sizzling words gushed out from the powers that be over this undying illegal numbers game following national media attention singling out Pangasinan as one of…
Accidental killing By Ermin Garcia Jr. Just as we feared, the suspects among the bodyguards of Tayug Mayor Carlos Mapili will never be charged for anything, not even for physical injuries, over the death of a lowly passenger dispatcher in that town. Leave it to people in the know about…
With fingers crossed, we’ll beat the odds under – Al By Gerry Garcia THE move of some administration stalwarts to push their bid for charter-change and eventually secure shift of governance style from presidential-bicameral to unicameral parliament (of the federal type) has at the moment been put on hold, for…
RP 30 years behind Malaysia? By Jun Velasco OUR weeklong visit of Malaysia (4 days) and Singapore (2 days) last week was an uncalled-for moment of melancholia. Neighbor columnist Gonz Duque was right. He cried while touring South Korea because he saw progress all around and remembered his hapless country….
Congrats, Madam Auring! By Gonzalo Duque CONGRATULATIONS! We felicitate the Dagupan City Schools Division headed by Supt. Dr. Aurora Domingo for placing First among the 13 school divisions in the recent National Career Assessment Test (NCAT) in the whole Ilocos Region. I used to annoy them for not scoring well…
Jess Delfin 13 Aug 2007 Mr. Isidro Ramos, I realize that you are entitled to your own opinion, however, I will have to disagree with you about lumping Heidi and Ms. Ric in the same league. Looking at their past Forum postings, Ms. Ric is by FAR more…
Finding Padre Pio By Al S. Mendoza MAYOR Rey Velasco of Sta. Barbara and I see each other mostly on a Friday. Not a planned date, though. Just heeding a vow: Love God with all our heart. In fact, to Rey and I, TGIF does not only stand for “Thank…
Exploitation unlimited By Oscar V. Cruz D. D. Exploitation is a reality that leaves a foul taste in the mouth, a shameful thought in one’s sound value system. It generally connotes appropriating something while giving nothing back in due return. In more plain language, exploitation forwards the shameful phenomenon of…
Drying with rice hull-fed furnace eliminates kerosene cost By Sosimo Ma. Pablico Farmers, cooperatives and rice millers using recirculating batch dryer for grain drying may now replace the kerosene burner with a rice hull-fed furnace as source of heat and be spared from the spiraling cost of non-renewable petroleum-based fuel….
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