Gov. Espino’s latest legacy: Declaration of Pangasinan’s official founding day LINGAYEN—Governor Amado T. Espino, Jr. signed Provincial Ordinance No. 143-2010, declaring and citing April 5, 1580 as the official founding day of Pangasinan, during the Provincial Board’s regular session last February 15. After almost a year of exhaustive study and…
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Editorial Cartoon
The nuclear rush SUDDENLY, majority of the members of our Sangguniang Panlalawigan have opened our province to the possibility of becoming home to nuclear power plants. In a resolution approved by nine of the 15 board members last week, the provincial government has practically invited the relocation of two nuclear…
Editorial
Bataoil shows preparedness for a new job By Jun Velasco IN a short chat this week, we got a glimpse of Noynoy Aquino’s character. Honest, clear-eyed, patriotic with a road map of the country’s future, the senator won’t mind diving in the approval ratings if raising it has a pecuniary price. No doubt, he has his parents’…
Think about it
A toast to Gov. Spines and Pangasinense By Gonzalo Duque WE just made history. Hooray! Last Friday’s regular session of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan was not an ordinary day, if you ask us. It was on that day when Gov. Amado T. Espino, Jr., who is described by Mayor Amado Perez as “the best governor…
Playing with Fire
“Separation of Church and State” By +Oscar V. Cruz JCD It is both funny and strange when the standard battle cry of “Separation of Church and State” is fervently and loudly invoked when certain individuals in tenure of a public office feel frustrated in their ethically questionable options or meet…
Viewpoints
Buloy Al & Pacquiao are worlds apart By Al S. Mendoza YOU don’t have money, you can still run but, most likely, you only have two chances of winning: nil and none. Only a miracle can make the moneyless candidate win. One proof was the victory of Gov. Ed Panlilio…
General Admission
Taunted By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. I WAS teased again during the world title fights of our five Filipino boxers against the Latinos last February 14. Understandably so as the brawl dubbed as ‘Pinoy Power 3“ featured Filipinos versus Mexicans and Puerto Ricans. It was convincing victories for the three…