WEAPONS OF THE UGLY RAMBOS—Police Chief Supt. Ramon Gatan, director of the Police Regional Office I, inspects one of the three firearms and ammunitions seized by joint police operatives from three heavily armed men Wednesday night in Sta. Barbara. (Punchphoto by Cesar S. Ramirez) Back to Homepage
Pangasinan historian Dr. Rosario Mendoza Cortes (1922-2009) who passed away on January 21 in the United States was honored at the University of the Philippines. Last February 3, a necrological service was held at the Parish of the Holy Sacrifice in Diliman campus organized by the UP Department of History…
Ang Pagtulong Sa Kapwa By Pauline (EDITOR’S NOTE: Ito ang ikalawang report ni Pauline sa mga pinagkakaabalahan ni Congresswoman Rachel Arenas sa ika – 3 Distrito ng Pangasinan.) Bihira ang pagkakataon na ang isang pambihirang ina at isang pambihirang anak ay pinagdugtong sa iisang panahon. Wari ba’y yaring pelikula o…
The Pinakbet Strategy IN a time of recession, just as the country is beginning to feel now with the impact of the global financial crisis hitting home, there will expectedly be a slowdown in the production of goods which leads to massive lay-offs of employees and laborers. That means a…
Our drinking water is not safe By Ermin Garcia Jr. For weeks now, the PUNCH has called the attention of the Dagupan City government about the dangers posed by the continued dumping of wastes from the Dagupan District Jail direct to the Tondaligan beach shoreline. For this effort, the PUNCH…
The nationalist option By Jun Velasco TWO friends who have no love lost for the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund swear that the United States government has acquired a vulture image because of these two giant funding institutions. Nationalist writer Alejandro Lichauco and Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA)…
A new tack for education By Gonzalo Duque FOR sometime now, we have been seeing a lot of improvements in our educational system, thanks to the present leadership. Well, the political opposition will always shoot down many of the good things — growths, feats, innovations and reforms — undertaken by…
Ken’s Yellow Fin By Al S. Mendoza DAVAO CITY–I am still here, covering the PAL Interclub Golf and savoring the durian shake most of the time at the Yellow Fin, that restaurant along Quimpo Blvd. where the city’s best seafood menu is found. Of course, the pride and joy of…
Stealmulus package By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. True or otherwise, it is said that the Filipinos are good copycats, i.e. that they have the uncanny ability of doing what foreigners do. In other words, they seem to have the ingrained inclination to imitate – to “ape” – the values…
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