Bye to Kuya Ric; Pacquiao’s new honor By Al S. Mendoza MY condolences once more to the loved ones left behind by Kuya Ric (Pasaoa), my dearly beloved, lamented buddy from San Francisco, CA. The brod-in-law of Philippine boxing’s greatest boxing analyst, Hermie Rivera, Kuya Ric was a great man,…
Hooked to Hybrid Rice SL 8H: I By Sosimo Ma. Pablico Hybrid rice could be addictive as in the case of a family in Tabacao, Talavera, Nueva Ecija who would plant nothing but SL Agritech hybrid rice varieties during the dry season. This family – the Serrano family – has…
Harvest Time
Use bicycles By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. THE continued rise of oil prices is hurting the global economy, especially developing countries like the Philippines. The surge in prices has been affecting other goods and the most affected are the middle and poor classes. There have been talks of a global…
Sports Eye
Remembering Ma’am Beth By Glaiza Bernadeth Pinto June marks the beginning of a new school year – a time for learning and a time for meeting people, both old and new, including our fellow students and our teachers. Over a student’s life, we come across many teachers and there are…
Young Roots
OCs! (Conclusion) By Emmanuelle The following notes are from research on Obsessive Compulsive Disorder conducted within the two weeks this article took to be written: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is not choosy. It strikes people from all walks of life, male or female. Or child. Symptoms may start at an…
Feelings
POLICE TASK FORCE FORMED BASISTA — A scam at a sub-office of the Central Pangasinan Electric Cooperative (Cenpelco) is being looked into as the possible motive behind the gun slaying of one of the coop’s top officials on Wednesday night. This was unearthed by probers who went to the Cenpelco…
Scam eyed as motive in Cenpelco exec’s slay
BINMALEY–Upon seeing that substandard materials are being used to repair schools here damaged by Typhoon Cosme, Mayor Simplicio Rosario has immediately ordered a halt to the ongoing reconstruction work in two schools Rosario, an engineer and a contractor prior to entering public service, said he personally saw, while he…
Binmaley mayor deplores sub-standard materials
It is payback time for a community that failed to stop a crime in its midst – electricity has not been restored in the area. Not even an appeal from Councilor Danilo Torio, who appealed in behalf of residents of Sitio Camanggaan, Mayombo who have been without electricity since Typhoon…
Barangay brass in hot water over Decorp’s transformer
THE long wait of some subscribers of the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) to hear the sweet sound of a dial tone on phones will soon be over. PLDT has targeted a 30-day restoration of all its damaged landlines in Pangasinan in the aftermath of Typhoon Cosme with…
PLDT vows to restore all landline service by June 17
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union—The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) has approved on May 28 a P10 increase in the daily wage of private sector workers from in Region 1. RTWP Board Secretary Exequiel de Guzman said the increase will become effective 15 days after its publication in…