Local cop making things happen By Jun Velasco YOU might be tickled by this text message sent by Pangasinan Napolcom chief Benigno Dizon: “Holdaper: walang ingay, akin na pera mo!” Biktima: “Hindi mo ba alam na congressman ako?” Holdaper: “Kung ganon, akin na pera ko!” Har har!
Productive Inmates By Gonzalo Duque YOU should congratulate Mayor Al Fernandez. The World Bank thru the Department of Health and allied organizations will conduct a two-year study of the sanitation in the city to keep our denizens free from ailments and diseases. A private firm, Coffey International, headed by former…
Bird bath, ‘alsung’ By Al S. Mendoza I WATCH birds come and go. Literally. That’s because I have a bird bath in my backyard. It’s been there for ten years. I can see it from my bedroom window. I can see it from my meal table. I can see it…
Hybrid rice program saves $23.25 M from rice imports By Sosimo Ma. Pablico THE government’s hybrid rice commercialization program [HRCP] saved the country from importing US $23.25 million or PhP1.255 billion worth of rice in 2002 to 2004. This was one of the salient findings of a midterm evaluation of…
The Philippine peso paradox By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. It needs the distinct expertise of a Doctor in Economy—preferably a graduate of a prestigious foreign university—to really know and explain well the paradox of the Philippine Peso. And there must be certain well known economists in the country who…
Goofiness and greediness By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. FRESH reports in the boxing world say Top Rank Promotions top honcho Bob Arum is contemplating a plan for a possible collision between two world boxing titans of prize fighting: our very own Manny Pacquiao and Oscar dela Hoya. That’s after Pacquiao…
Symphonic voices filled the entire City Plaza when the Dagupan City Chorale, composed of city government employees, staged its maiden performance last Monday during the regular flag raising ceremony. Apart from singing the national and Dagupan anthems, the group also performed some folk songs. The chorale is composed of six…
FIL-CHINESE COMMUNITY ALARMED 2 girls kidnapped, released after 2 days WHEN the police was not looking, supposed members of a Kidnap-for -Ransom (KFR) gang struck in Dagupan, victimizing two daughters of a Fil-Chinese businessman in another town. The incident reportedly happened in the afternoon of November 15 somewhere in Bonuan…
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