Let us begin with ourselves By Jun Velasco OUR seeming edge in the province— or is it liability? — over Metro Manila is the relative ease in day-to-day life, yes, in the reign of peace and tranquility. The folksy community does not seem bothered by the political tumult in Manila,…
Taby By Al S. Mendoza BACOLOD CITY — I was about to begin writing about my chance encounter here with Mayor Rey Velasco of Sta. Barbara when I heard the news: Taby is dead. Who is Taby? Taby is Zacarias M. Tabaniag, an icon in Philippine sports, who was a…
A Pangasinense salvages losing poultry farm By Sosimo Ma. Pablico A NATIVE OF PANGASINAN who is a graduate of Ateneo de Manila has shown his feat by salvaging a losing poultry breeding farm, transforming it into a profitable broiler farm earning at least P5 million a year. Of all people,…
Think positive By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D Time and again, sincere and genuine efforts are deliberately exerted to think positive and to speak well about the present government, the ruling administration, the Malacañang occupants. In plain and simple language, this is an honest and persistent endeavor in order to…
My life in cycling and basketball By Jesus A. Garcia DURING the last three weeks, my attention was focused on basketball and cycling events. As the race director of the cycling races conducted in the province over the last three Sundays, it had been my responsibility to make the road…
A new building of the Asian Fisheries Academy, a training facility of the National Fisheries Research and Development Institute (NFRDI) built for aquaculture development in the province, was inaugurated February 23 and marked the graduation of its first batch of students. The initial group of trainees, composed of 39 out-of-school…
MALASIQUI–The Ilocos Region, the country’s biggest producer of mangoes, will suffer a 30% decline in mango production this year due to the early and unexpected rainfall the past months. Paz Mones, DA assistant regional director, said based on 2007 data, Region 1’s mango production was 445,049 metric tons out of…
FOR TRUTH, GMA RESIGNATION SOME 5,000 members of multi-sectoral groups marched on the streets of Dagupan Friday afternoon before holding protest action at the Dagupan City Plaza to demand for the truth about the scandal-ridden NBN-ZTE deal and ask for President Arroyo’s resignation. Organized by Agco la–Pangasinan, it was the…
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