Chip 14 Jan 2008 Mr. Ceralde, You are barking at the wrong tree. Read between the lines regarding my rebuttal that I addressed to Mr. Carrera. The reason I sarcastically asked him if he’s a ferry boat operator (of course I know he’s not) is because I know…
ALAMINOS CITY—The first-ever ferry system in the Ilocos Region is targeted to be in place by June this year, according to the project’s prime-mover Mayor Hernani Braganza. Braganza said the test run for a 30-seater ferry in the vast expanse of the Lingayen Gulf, to be attended by Mayors Alipio…
Taxing the text The estimate is about P42.2 billion every year. That is what the national govern ment, based on calculations by the National Tax Research Center, projects to generate if every text message sent were taxed 50 centavos. The substantial amount is not surprising. The Philippines, after all, has…
What’s “Very Pinoy”? By Ermin F. Garcia Jr. Yucky. Gross. Timely. Funny. These were generally the reactions to our last week’s column on the three notorious “freedoms” enjoyed in the streets – “the freedoms of spit, singa and CR”. While many thought the item was not a material fitting for…
Dagupan balikbayans here for a look-see By Gerry Garcia DAGUPAN has become a bustling city and its main streets are teeming with local and out-of-town shoppers and passenger jeepneys and buses do clog the traffic lanes that the authorities are compelled to allow only a one-way flow. The Arellano-Bani street,…
Was Rizal a playboy? By Jun Velasco FRIDAY morning, Joe Taruc reported that Malacañang has approved a plan to oust Joe de Venecia from the speakership while he was on an official trip to China. There you go. In politics, as most of you know, anything goes. We remember that…
Goodbye, Atty. Armand Montessa By Gonzalo Duque WE pause to honor a very dear friend, a model Rotarian and civic leader and, if you please, the father of our Rotary Club of Uptown Dagupan – Atty. Armand Montessa, who died last week. He was 65. It’s true we were the…
Criticize, praise & drink By Al S. Mendoza LATE is never late and so, here are my New Year’s Resolutions. (1) I will criticize if there’s need to criticize, praise if there’s need to praise. It’s easy to do both. But will we criticize for the sake of criticizing? The…
New technology saves ex-trike driver from low income By Sosimo Ma. Pablico A former tricycle driver in Rizal, Nueva Ecija has discovered that by using the new rice technology coupled with patience and diligence, a hectare of land would be more than enough to provide the needs of his family….
Text tax By + Oscar V. Cruz D. D. Something must be basically wrong with a ruling government that looks upon the citizens as its servants if not downright slaves, that considers them as one big fat milking cow for its own selfish profit and advantage. It is not enough…
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