Monthly Archives

May 2009

Editorial

By | Editorial, News

SOS for Emong’s victims HOW ironic that on the week our country was hosting the Voluntary Demonstration of Response (VDR) on Disaster Relief for the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), a major calamity would, once again, hit the Philippines, with the first district of our province bearing the…

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Editorial

By May 18, 2009Editorial, News

Punchline

By | Opinion, Punchline

How it all started By Ermin Garcia Jr. On May 20, The PUNCH marks the 43rd death anniversary of our founder-editor Ermin E. Garcia. It was on May 20, 1966 (during the Marcos regime) when then Lingayen Councilor Rudy Soriano pumped three bullets in my father’s chest in his editorial…

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Punchline

By May 18, 2009Opinion, Punchline

Viewpoints

By | Archives, Opinion

Avarice, covetousness, greed By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. It is said and rightly said that good things or good news come in groups of three such as: truth, justice and peace. Human life, human dignity and human rights. Faith. hope and love. But sad to say, it is also…

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Viewpoints

By May 18, 2009Archives, Opinion

Think about it

By | Archives, Opinion

All 3 bets for vice gov are courting Spines’ eyes By Jun Velasco TEXTING from Papua New Guinea, kabayan Wilson de Vera of the FVR (Friends Voting for Ranjit) group says: “Manong Jun, paki-abot ang masugid kong pasasalamat sa mga sumusuporta sa pagpapaunlad ng kabuhayan para sa ating mga kababayan.”

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Think about it

By May 18, 2009Archives, Opinion

Playing with Fire

By | Archives, Opinion

Fighting corruption By Gonzalo Duque WE missed the visit of Philippine Sports Commission Chairman Harry Ang Ping to Dagupan and Lingayen last Wednesday. We were happy to learn though that he enjoyed his short but action-packed visit. He has been our buddy since our Philippine Jaycees days. He was then…

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Playing with Fire

By May 18, 2009Archives, Opinion

Feelings

By | Feelings, Opinion

Of all places to be! By Emmanuelle AND the world of her words seemed but just a hairbreadth away. This intern, whose quiet footsteps I follow, monitors the patients on the chart supposedly by the hour. Each round, though, takes more than an hour, even two hours to complete. These…

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Feelings

By May 18, 2009Feelings, Opinion