S. Bill Jimenez 29 Dec 2008 To Sunday Punch Staff: Greetings from San Francisco, CA. Maliket ya Pasko ed sicayon amin. Thanks for updating us with the news in our beloved Pangasinan. Love, grace and peace, S. Bill Jimenez
Resolve for a better year MANY Pangasinenses will most likely remember, with much sadness, this year as the year of super Typhoon Cosme — that more than the beginning of a global financial crisis which is expected to get worse in the coming year. The country having been in an…
Editorial
Edwin 30 Dec 2008 Eduardo Pontaoe, Knowing that you come from Chicago, a city known for crooked politicians, I can understand your complete distrust in all politicians, but please when it comes to the Philippines, don’t include the average Filipino. They are the victims of these crooked politicians. The electorate…
Corruption in RP no different from Illinois
Senatoriables Pingkoy and Joey 3 By Jun Velasco WHILE the world outlook is dimmed by the collapse of the US economy, there is hardly any come-from-behind effort by our national leaders to cushion the coming hardship. Worse, we tend to be like the ostrich that buries its head in the…
Think about it
More on JDV and his bio-book By Gonzalo Duque IT isn’t bad at all to read from time to time the analyses and interpretations of seer Jojo Acuin of events especially those that have yet to happen. There are really gifted people who can know in advance what will happen….
Playing with Fire
Political faces for 2010 By Al S. Mendoza THIS early, reports are rife that Joe de Venecia will run for governor of Pangasinan in 2010. I am not surprised. Joe DV has been a politician all his life that I can’t imagine him being a simple private citizen after he…
General Admission
Ilocos Region scion develops cheap soil analysis method By Dr. Sosimo Ma. Pablico LITTLE IS KNOWN that the Ilocos Region has produced a nationally known agriculture scientist who has developed an easy, fast, and cheap method of assessing soil fertility in irrigated rice farms that small rice farmers themselves can…
Harvest Time
Season of renewal By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. It has become customary—either as a joke or a resolve—to make the so called “New Year’s Resolution” in view of the forthcoming parting of ways between the “old” and “new” year. In plain and simple words, there is in spirit the…
Viewpoints
Coach laments suspension, despotism By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. IT’S sad that the bum calls during the basketball semifinal match between the high school boys of the University of Pangasinan and University of Luzon last December 5 resulted in a distressing situation. According to UPang coach Jorge Ceralde, speaking during…