Human and Nature Despite the migration uptrend in the province, the population of Pangasinan continues to grow, increasing by 7% over the seven-year period between the start of the new century to 2007. Based on the population census conducted by the National Statistics Office in August last year, there are…
Hail, hail the gang’s all there! By Ermin Garcia Jr. After that terrible political debacle suffered by former Mayor Benjie Lim (and his son) in the last elections, today a number of the mayor’s key officials have since been fully resurrected and recycled – Raffy Baraan, then the city administrator,…
The ‘auditorium’ and the capital By Gerry Garcia Two outstanding landmarks of Luzon’s biggest province, Pangasinan, stand on the coast of Lingayen town which faces its historic Lingayen Gulf: the Sison Auditorium and the Pangasinan Provincial Capitol. While these two withered the years in admirable endurance and stand out as…
Senatoriables By Jun Velasco WE begin this column with a quote sent by our favorite academe star, AR, who loiters around our meditation room. “A large jar full of water gets emptied by just a tiny hole. If a little anger and pride drains out the nobility of a good…
E-VAT is for the poor By +Oscar V. Cruz To disprove reality by indulging in fantasy, to challenge the conclusion of common sense with contrary technical jargon, to fill empty stomachs with sterile statistics and pencil pushing are sublime examples of defending the indefensible. These are the strange ways devotedly…
Two mayors: Perez and Revita By Gonzalo Duque TWO Pangasinan mayors who are definitely leaving a big mark in their terms are Amadito Perez and Ricardo Revita of Urdaneta City and Rosales, respectively. Former Congressman Perez has radically widened the city streets and showed everyone that he has political will….
Pacquiao: Greatest Filipino boxer of all time By Al S. Mendoza SOME people are destined for greatness. There’s Michael Jordan in basketball (6 NBA championship rings), Michael Schumacher in Formula One (7 F1 titles) and Muhammad Ali in boxing (3-time world heavyweight champion). How about Tiger Woods of golf?
NAST picks 2 PhilRice staffer as Outstanding Young Scientists By Sosimo Ma. Pablico The National Academy of Science and Technology [NAST] conferred the coveted Outstanding Young Scientist [OYS] award to PhilRice plant breeder Dr. Antonio A. Alfonso and soil scientist Dr. Constancio A. Asis at the Manila Hotel last July…
Tour de France dreams By Jesus A. Garcia I NEVER dreamt of joining the Tour de France (TDF) during my cycling heydays. If I did, it would have been a gigantic task. I would have had to go out of the country to join and win some big races in…
The Small Town Charm By Glaiza Bernadeth Pinto I had been in Alcala, Pangasinan for more than a decade now. It has been a decade of knowing the new culture, trying out the cuisine and practicing beliefs, following their societal norms and using the language of this small town.
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