Battle-scarred political warrior By Jun Velasco DAGUPEÑOS and 4th District denizens felt relieved when Speaker Joe de Venecia came home this weekend. They saw no wrinkles on his face, neither furrows on his forehead and no sign of worry on his aura. Those who had worried for him a lot…
Mareret By Gonzalo Duque VICE Gov. Marlyn Primicias Agabas is proving to be “game.” She is not only a bright lawyer and an excellent leader, which makes us think she is a good successor of Gov. Amado Espino alyas Spines if the need arises. Petite, charming and oozing with charm,…
Manaoag By Al S. Mendoza MANY of our balikbayans visit our Lady of Manaoag year in and year out. Some do it for curiosity’s sake, others for devotional commitment. One such balikbayan was with us a while back during our regular pilgrimage to our Lady of Manaoag. “What’s so special…
Bt corn much better than ordinary yellow hybrid corn By Sosimo Ma. Pablico Small corn farmers have a lot of good reasons for adopting YieldGard, the first Bt corn variety introduced in the Philippines by Monsanto, a multi-national company, according to international agricultural economist and policy consultant Dr. Leonardo A….
“Catastrofe, Hambre, Muerte” By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. Now it’s out in the open. There is neither fear nor shame in the matter. It is not enough for the national leadership to but be presidential. There is the feeling and aspiration to be royal. It feels so much satisfaction…
Bikefest with Bataoil’s backing By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. UNLESS the preparation hits some unavoidable snags, the bikefest, which I conceptualized more than a month ago, will finally come into reality on December 16, two days before my natal day. This road race, dubbed as the “RD Gen. Bataoil-Jesus Garcia…
Not yet a hero! By Emmanuelle THEY do not march off the gods from their thrones just like that. Na-ah. Senators, writers or sometime-soldiers can not have it so easy. They have to be real heroes first. And real heroes, more often than not, are shot with their brothers at…
CANCELLATION OF TAX DECLARATIONS WHILE the poor people do not have lands to erect their houses, some of the moneyed people in Dagupan City and Pangasinan managed to stake claims over large portions of the accreted land adjacent to the prime area of the Tondaligan Park over the years. However,…
LINGAYEN–Pangasinan is the country’s top billionaire province under the 2008 Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) distribution. With a share of P1.36 billion, the province is getting the biggest IRA amount, followed closely by Cebu and Negros Occidental, with P1.33 billion P1.33 billion, respectively. Provincial administrator Rafael Baraan, told regional directors of…
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