A call to arms for the senior citizens By Ermin Garcia Jr. JUST as I feared, Malacanang is poised to veto the bill providing for expanded benefits and discounts for senior citizens as recently passed by Congress. The only response I can think of is a preemptive strike against the…
Meet Shalani Soledad, Noynoy’s girlfriend By Jun Velasco WE noticed that Police Director Percival Barba’s face is beaming these days. He has somewhat placated the critics of the barangay captains’ shotguns with his much celebrated recall order. He is jubilant with the assignment of a fellow GI (Genuine Ilocano) at…
A revolutionized educational system needed By Gonzalo Duque WHAT is happening in the Senate is merely a repetition of history. The senators, especially those attacking and defending Senator Manny Villar, have unmasked themselves as nothing but unprincipled politicians.
Dance time for the kapitanes By Al S. Mendoza TODAY, Jan. 31, marks the barangay day in my hometown (Mangatarem). To commemorate it, all the 82 kapitanes and their kagawads will hold a grand ball at the plaza auditorium. Everybody will come dressed-to-kill, so to speak. Dance for all. Dance…
2010 honest, orderly and peaceful elections ( H.O.P.E. ) By +Oscar V. Cruz JCD It is definitely a wide-open secret in this Country that practically all elections have been marred by more than one big disconcerting events, by many serious doubts and questions that assail electoral credibility and the pacified…
Discovering a new talent By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. LAST January 24, Mangatarem hosted a bikefest, participated in by 60 amateur riders from the province and neighboring places. It was sponsored by sports-minded former NCRPO chief Leopoldo N. Bataoil, a native of barangay Libsong of the capital town Lingayen. It…
Mango season By Marifi Jara QUELIMANE, Mozambique–I hear from my family back in San Fabian that the markets are now bursting with mangoes. Yum yum! That is such a pleasant surprise as I had thought that much of the expected harvest would have been spoiled by typhoon “Pepeng” in October…
BARANGAY CAPTAINS DEFIANT LINGAYEN—Recall and retrieval operations for all the 1,306 shotguns handed by the provincial government to barangay chairmen was not met when the January 25 deadline set by Police Provincial Director Percival Barba lapsed. As of Friday last week, only 774 shotguns were in custody of various police…
LINGAYEN–Governor Amado Espino Jr. hailed his first three-year term in office to be a period of transformation for Pangasinan from a “sad state” into a “world-class, functioning, efficient” province. In his third State of the Province Address delivered last week, which also served as his first term report, Espino cited…
ONE can manage to sidestep the law some time, but not all the time. This was the lesson learned by an agent of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), who entered a cockpit with a gun tucked in his waist. He was arrested for violating the nationwide gun ban imposed…
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