PHINMA head defines role of education in development By Jun Velasco WOW! It may be ordinary for President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to come to her home province often, but to hold her cabinet meeting at the residence of PASG chief Usec Bebot Villar in Sto. Tomas town is something. Not…
‘Political traffic jam’ By Gonzalo Duque WE are lately suffering from what we call a “political traffic jam,” if we take note of the many personages who have been making pronouncements left and right here and there that they are the God-sent messiah tasked to save the country from wherever…
Pacquiao: A knockout for stupidity By Al S. Mendoza YOU are not only the country’s No. 1 boxer but also in the whole universe as well. You can do anything at will? I mean, you can do something against legally established laws, let alone public morals, and you go scot-free?…
Low-tech but cheap and reliable By Dr. Sosimo Ma. Pablico LOWLAND RICE FARMERS can now easily assess the soil nutrient that is deficient in their fields by using a kit invented by a former soil science professor at the University of the Philippines at Los Baños (UPLB), former scientist of…
Yankees, Cubans no. 1 no more By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. BASEBALL is not in my list of top five favorite sports. Nonetheless, I enjoy watching the big tourneys of both these sports on television with rounds of beers, even when I am all alone in my room or in…
Sad tales By Marifi Jara LOOK, no Quelimane, Mozambique dateline here! And I am smiling, happy to be back in Pangasinan for a couple of months. By some interesting twist of fate, the first Filipino friend I made when I arrived at the airport in Maputo, the capital of Mozambique,…
Go, Dana, go! By Emmanuelle The angels must have prayed hard, harder each of the second and third times Dana went comatose. They must have moved heaven. For Dana to have survived being comatose was a miracle in itself. To have survived two more of the same is beyond miracle….
TEACHERS’ GUIDEBOOK CONTROVERSY Aquino, Torio to go LINGAYEN–Beleaguered Pangasinan II Schools Superintendent Armando Aquino and Pangasinan I Schools Superintendent Alma Ruby Torio are keeping mum on the controversy surrounding them, leaving the fight in the hands of the provincial government. Aquino, however, has reportedly filed his terminal leave since he…
Thirty-four local government units (LGUs) have confirmed their participation in the Festivals of the North street dancing competition on April 27, one of the highlights of the Dagupan Bangus Festival 2009. Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez, chair of the Dagupan Bangus Festival, said among the participants are LGUs from Pangasinan, La…
SUMMER has set in and heat stroke looms as the biggest health threat. According to Dagupan Councilor Jesus Canto, former director of the Region 1 Medical Center, while everyone could be at risk, old people are more susceptible and advised them to stay indoor as much as possible. He advised…
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