Dignity of the human person By Oscar V. Cruz D. D. The ontological dignity and intrinsic invaluable nature of the human person is the fundamental basis of society, the radical premise of civilization and the raison d’etre of development. Without the human person, the reality and purpose of society become…
Champ Pacquiao and his 2010 plan By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. FILIPINO boxing icon Manny Pacquiao proved anew his magnificent skills as a warrior inside the ring by scoring a sensational second round knockout over British hope Ricky Hatton to wrest the International Boxing Organization junior welterweight tiara last May…
Of all places to be, at predawn! By Emmanuelle I wake up, startled from a deep, predawn sleep. My pink phone had been ringing imperiously, and it is not the ringer’s fault. Its ringtone is for friends who needed friends at these really impossible hours. This one writes not in…
WORSE THAN “COSME” LINGAYEN—Several towns were isolated and left without electricity as Western Pangasinan absorbed the brunt of Typhoon “Emong” that lashed out Thursday night. A report from the Provincial Disaster Coordinating Council said hardest hit were Bolinao, Anda, Agno Burgos and Bani as the typhoon exited to the Lingayen…
DEVASTATION caused by Typhoon “Emong” prompted the provincial board to pass a resolution on Friday declaring a state of calamity in the first district of the province. The state of calamity proclamation will give the affected areas access to the calamity fund. Aside from Bolinao, Anda and Alaminos City, which…
TAYUG–The disease called Porcine Reproductive Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) that has infected some pigs in Pangasinan has yet to be fully contained and still two veterinarians have expressed opposing views about it. Dr. Rodolfo Custodio, president of the National Federation of Hog Farmers in Pangasinan and the association’s national director, maintains…
LINGAYEN—Provincial board members unanimously rejected a proposal made by the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) to immediately transfer the full management, administration and control of the provincial jail over a three-year transition period. “You want (us) to assume full control during the transition period? What kind of transition…
MANGALDAN—Mayor Herminio Romero took steps to finally stop the illegal operations of the “carnival games” on Rizal Avenue after a businessman and his companion were gunned down in the premises on May 2 at 1:00 p.m. Superintendent Roberto Vocal, town chief of police, said the mayor issued the order stopping…
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