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June 2009

Editorial

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Saving earth, saving ourselves IT’S World Environment Month. Who cares? We all should. And caring means taking concrete actions to help mitigate the abuses that we, the human race, have long been inflicting on dear Mother Earth. One simple act that every household can carry out is segregating wastes at…

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Editorial

By June 15, 2009Editorial

Punchline

By | Opinion, Punchline

The new “republic” in Dagupan By Ermin Garcia Jr. Now that Guv Spines, the province’s environment czar, has finally expressed alarm over the daily pollution of the Lingayen Gulf, courtesy of the Dagupan District Jail, perhaps there is now reason to be optimistic that solutions are forthcoming. The Dagupan City…

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Punchline

By June 15, 2009Opinion, Punchline

Think about it

By | Archives, Opinion

Spines-Victor face-off at Engkwentro? By Jun Velasco AT the press club’s recent “engkwentro,” Congressman Victor Agbayani showed that he was “game” in spite of leading questions detailing alleged failures of his administration at the Capitol. Some of the “brutal” questions shot by Roland Hidalgo failed to upset him but instead…

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Think about it

By June 15, 2009Archives, Opinion

Playing with Fire

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Jojo Acuin’s predictions By Gonzalo Duque LAST week, we had an interesting exchange of historical notes with local historians and scholars. We already wrote about the subject in our previous column, but there were certain points we failed to mention. What’s significant was the eagerness of every member of the…

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Playing with Fire

By June 15, 2009Archives, Opinion

Viewpoints

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Going yet staying By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. Even to those who are not professional nor intellectually gifted, it is not hard to understand the basic meaning and immediate implications of the paradox “Going yet staying.” In the context of the obtaining political scenario in the Country – specifically…

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Viewpoints

By June 15, 2009Archives, Opinion

Sports Eye

By | Opinion, Sports Eye

Meeting my basketball contemporaries By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. I’M finally making this piece at home. Yes, despite the big opportunity that Uncle Sam could offer me to live permanently in the land of ‘milk and honey’ that millions of Filipinos are aspiring for, it’s still nice to be back…

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Sports Eye

By June 15, 2009Opinion, Sports Eye