A real threat to the truth EXTREMES characterize the environment within which the Philippine media works. On one end, we can proudly claim that the country has one of the freest press in the world, thanks to laws that were created post-EDSA 1986 and the vigilance of the media practitioners…
The illegal fish pens are back By Ermin Garcia Jr. EARLY this year, Dagupan City Administrator Alvin Fernandez announced that the city will finally rid the city’s rivers of illegal fish pens to help improve the rivers’ sustainability and protect the investments of legitimate fish farmers. The PUNCH even published…
Club Pangasinense night on March 14 By Jun Velasco DEPENDING on how you look at the world, the political confusion — the nonstop attempt to foist charter change, martial law talk, and the jockeying for mileage in the race to the presidency — has either become a merry-go-round craze or…
TESDA as trailblazer By Gonzalo Duque PRESIDENTIABLE Manny Villar did a big booboo when he remarked rather irresponsibly that for one to be able to launch a bid for the presidency, he must at least have Pl billion. As expected, his rivals the likes of Dick Gordon, Ping Lacson, Mar…
Davao’s version of Dirty Harry By Al S. Mendoza DAVAO CITY – You smoke here in public, you go to jail. You drive discourteously here, you go to jail. These are just two of the “light penalties” you incur when you break city ordinances here. Mayor Duterte has banned smoking…
Stop indiscriminate spraying to save onion predators By Dr. Sosimo Ma. Pablico ONION FARMERS may as well stop spraying insecticides indiscriminately on their crops to protect predators or friendly insects that help them control the onion leaf miner, scientifically known as Liriomyza trifolii. This advice comes from Dong Arida, a…
Malacanang folly By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. Foolishness, inanity, absurdity – these are some of the realities similar to “folly”. And when such is appended to “Malacanang”, it means the folly of its reigning occupant or ruling chief. Put it together, “Malacanang Folly” has reference to the foolishness, inanity…
Werweran ed Mangaldan By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. THE province’s most popular annual bicycle race, “Mangaldan Cycling Grand Prix”, was started on March 14, 1974 and pioneered by the late mayor, a sports buff, Atty. Macario G. Ydia. The very first race was won by my former teammate Winselmo Baguio…
Counting the days By Therese Soriano Colegio de Dagupan HOW time flies. I hardly noticed that the month of March has set in. That means just a few more weeks to go and I would be leaving the portals of my college life in Colegio de Dagupan. No more boring…
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