Bernard Diaz 29 Oct 2008 Philippine National Police should be ae good example of a good institution. Look at them in every corner, if they have a chance to take advantage, they don’t care basta may kotong. We can just call them ‘Pahingi Ng Pera’ maganda pa na pakingan. Busted si…
Eduardo Pontaoe 29 Oct 2008 Once again Al Mendoza is awfully out of orbit. Since when Al Mendoza, an Elvis Presley? Kissing cousins? Come on! For your info, Mr. Al, kissing cousin denotes something peripheral to homosexuality or incest. Shotgun issue is distinctly separate from jueteng. How could Bishop Oscar…
The Bince binge, etc.
A Call for ‘Solution Summit’ OUR country has been reeling from an economic crisis for the past five years, and no thanks to the national government, our people have managed largely because we are resilient. The imminent recession in the United States and possibly in other developed countries will inevitably…
Editorial
Reaction By Ermin F. Garcia Jr. IN last week’s issue, we published letter reactions of BM Alfie Bince and the province’s chosen supplier of the Akkar shotguns in full, without accompanying reaction/comments from us to give them their due. Now, my reaction. To Mr. Bince’s – 1) “…If I defended…
Punchline
In Memoriam By Jun Velasco THE text message we received late Monday evening simply said, “Julius Vinluan passed away just now.” Before we could make a move, before we could react, more text messages and calls from high school classmates, friends and personal acquaintances followed like a torrent of nervous…
Think about it
Do you want our province named Eugenio Perez? By Gonzalo Duque Do you want our province named Eugeno Perez Province? FIRST, our happy greetings to you all after our month-long trip to the US. It was a great respite from an action-packed life in Pangasinan and the Philippines. Nice to…
Playing with Fire
Daisy Smith 17 Oct 2008 Good job, Mayor Camacho and keep up the good work and the town clean.
Good job, Mayor!
Kissing cousins By Al S. Mendoza THE shotgun issue is a cousin of the jueteng issue. Not just a cousin. First cousin. Both are hot topics; have always been. People talk about both issues with the same intensity and passion as when we argue over Obama’s capabilities to handle the…
General Admission
Styrofoam for human illnesses, anyone? By Sosimo Ma. Pablico THAT WHITE disposable food container commonly used in food chains nowadays, called styrofoam, has become increasingly popular among food store operators and consumers. However, environmentalists in Ilocos Norte, led by Dr. Ma. Victoria Domingo and Fr. Leo Ruiz, are up in…
Harvest Time
Hopkins victory, a warning to Pacquiao By Jesus A. Garcia MANNY PACQUIAO’s trainer Freddie Roach keeps on saying that his ward will win against Oscar de la Hoya and most likely via knockout. He maintains De la Hoya can no longer pull the trigger because De la Hoya, at 35…