Dagupan is Disneyland By Jun Velasco MAYOR Al Fernandez is under siege. For crafting Dagupan City into a veritable Disneyland — what with the fiesta galore, colorful buntings on every street , the boom-boom sound, the lilting music — from the poblacion to the outskirts, the non-stop activities with the…
Some senators are changing their tack By Gonzalo Duque SOMETHING good is going on in the Senate. They are now coming out of their ivory tower to help PGMA move the nation forward. Instead of allowing themselves locked in investigative work, which is not their job in the first place,…
Lanz Manipor 28 April 2008 Is April 30, 2008 a holiday because of the “kalutan”? Last year was a special holiday for the Dagupenos.
Ed Pontaoe 28 April 2008 The old and gullible Bishop Oscar Cruz quipped in mockery the P10,000.00 peso bail bond he needs to avoid the pokey once the “mandamento de arresto” is thrown in his face. The clincher . . . Why only P10T peso? With his age, the…
Isidro Ramos 28 April 2008 Here’s is concise text of an article dated April 27, 2008, published by New York Times.I thought it would be of interest to Mr. Gonzalo Duque and the rest of our Philippine educators. Elite Korean Schools, Forging Ivy League Skills. How do they do…
Dick Bolt 28 April 2008 I keep reading about the Arenas family of Lingayen. I am wondering if it might be the same family I am looking for. I have been looking for Pinky Arana who has a sister in Lingayen named Babylyn. It’s possible I have been spelling…
El Nido is Hundred Islands of Palawan By Al S. Mendoza I WAS in El Nido, Palawan last week and the place reminded me instantly of Hundred Islands in Lucap, Alaminos City, Pangasinan. Why, because El Nido’s beach resorts resemble those of our very own Hundred Islands. Tallish mountains proud…
Public investments needed in improving rice productivity: III By Sosimo Ma. Pablico So what now are the challenges to the “good news”? Dr. Castillo mentioned that along with investments in improving rice productivity, efforts must be exerted to manage the denominator of the rice-population equation, which is rice consumption of…
Birth of cycling rivalry By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. YEAR 1956 was when the first multi-stage bicycle road race was born. It was then called the “Tour of Luzon”, a one week road battle exclusively for professional cyclists. That was also the birth of professional cycling in the country. Sta….
Happy 100 Islands thoughts By Marifi Jara IT was a good day to visit the Hundred Islands. The staff manning Quezon Island, the biggest and most popular stop among the developed islands, said Wednesdays are usually the slowest during the week. They, of course, are not too happy about that…
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