A YOUNG judo player in California, with roots in Calasiao, has qualified to join the 2009 Cadet World Team of the United States. The Fil-Am teen, Destinee Parayno Nagtalon, 14 yrs old, granddaughter of Juanito “Ito” Parayno from Bued, Calasiao, living Cupertino California, won her match to automatically qualified to…
Aileen Formoso 31 March 2009 I am a special education practitioner here in Manila, (Mangatarem is my hometown). I’ve been in this profession since 1993, that’s after I finished BS Ed major in special education from the University of the Philippines. I realize that not much from our province knows what…
Help for Sped kids
Jeremias Andrade Carrera 31 March 2009 Re: Punchline Let us stop calling Governor Espino as Guv Spines because obviously the guy has no spines and balls. As a former top ranking police officer, I wonder if he did the same thing to his subordinates and still earned their respect during…
No spine?
Jess Delfin 30 March 2009 Mr. Castanaga, when you “tried to sneak one clam out”, you are implying that you were trying to hide an illegal activity (poaching). Do you really have the need to advertise to all the Punch readers of that unlawful activity? On another posting, you indicated…
That’s illegal
Jess Delfin 30 March 2009 Mr. Castanaga, when can we have Obama? I hope never. Your postings had always been ones with meaning but to consider Obama as an effective leader because he said “If you squander my stimulus package, I will call out your name and put you to…
Not Obama, please!
Jonathan 29 March 2009 WOW! Congrats! Sorry to take up a little space here. We are trying to help a fellow Pangasinan lady reunite with her family. She is currently separated from her daughters because she has to work overseas. We know that she is not the only person in…
Need business advice
Recipe for disaster By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. When will the Malacanang long standing occupant ever accept that as a leader declared as most corrupt, crooked and double-dealing, majority of the people have also long since appended thereto their distrust, disgust and disdain? And when will the known and…
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Editorial Cartoon
The graduates’ unsung heroes STUDENTS who have just completed their primary, secondary and college education – dressed in their Sunday best and togas — take the spotlight as they march on stage and receive their diplomas during their graduation rites. Parties will be held afterwards in celebration of students bidding…
Editorial
Injustice By Ermin Garcia Jr. I can understand the desire of Guv Spines to remain diplomatic in his approach in seeking to reverse the sudden DepEd order to reassign the province’s two schools division superintendents, Dr. Armando Aquino (Div.1) and Dr. Alma Ruby Torio (Div. 2). But his approach does…