Munching the hard nuts By Jun Velasco WE saw on TV the other night our friend, Philippine Air Lines vice president for media, Rolly Estabillo, taking an LRT ride for home. Instead of using his car, Rolly — he was our editor in a Manila daily in the early 80’s…
Congrats, Guv’nor Spines! By Gonzalo Duque ON the occasion of Governor Spines’ first year anniversary last July first, we wish to say something good about him. So, Butch, it’s not true that we have changed political color ha, when you read our glowing article about Congressman Victor Agbayani, who is…
Pacquiao bigger than any lotto jackpot By Al S. Mendoza WHO needs a lotto jackpot? Not Manny Pacquiao. The year is still five months away from being declared history and Pacquiao has already stashed away close to P500 million. He pocketed nearly P200 million on March 16 in 36 minutes….
Farm wastes help sustain soil productivity By Sosimo Ma. Pablico At the rate prices of inorganic fertilizers are soaring to high heavens, farmers may as well learn to use their farm wastes such as crop residues, farm manures and weeds to sustain the productivity of their farms. For most farmers,…
No buenas for Diaz By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. FILIPINO boxing icon Manny Pacquiao again wowed the Filipino people by scoring a sensational ninth round knockout victory over David Diaz to wrest the World Boxing Council (WBC) lightweight title last Sunday at Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, Nevada. You saw, we…
Manang Mani By Glaiza Bernadeth Pinto She is a main fixture in campus and many students turn to her for motherly advice or simply for just some friendly chitchat. Her name is Lolita Lazaro, but we, and several generations of students before us, fondly call her Manang Mani. Manang Mani,…
Pozorrubio SOMA: Of infrastructures and sectoral priorities By Emmanuelle It was supposed to be a formal legislative-executive function. In reality, it turned out to be a getting-to-know-you-more party for all – for the town leaders and their people. The SOMA started exactly at nine in the morning of July 2…
UNDELIVERED ASSISTANCE TO PANGASINAN LINGAYEN-The boss lady was mad. Mayors who were in the meeting of the Regional Disaster Coordinating Council (RDCC) at the Sangguniang Panlalawigan session hall at the capitol, which was off-limits to the media, saw for themselves a sample of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s noted temper after she…
LINGAYEN-Preparations are underway for the holding of the province’s first multi-sectoral summit on water and environment next month. The summit, with the theme “Hurdling Road-blocks to Sound/Sustainable Environment”, is geared towards reconciling systems, approaches and methodologies in planning and implementing programs for a sustainable environment.
A fish scare has gripped consumers here following the government ban on fishing and eating fish from Romblon’s waters after the recent sinking of a passenger ship carrying toxic materials in its cargo base. Julie Perez, president of the Malimgas Aliguas Dagupan Vendors Federation in Dagupan, the center of…
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