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February 2010

THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT IN ACTION

By | Advertisement, Governance, News, Punch Gallery

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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THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT IN ACTION

Editorial

By | Editorial, News

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…

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Editorial

By February 22, 2010Editorial, News

Punchline

By | Opinion, Punchline

Food and water crisis to hit home By Ermin Garcia Jr. I DON’T want to sound like an alarmist but I sense something is dreadfully ominous in the weeks ahead. So far, life in urban towns and cities goes on like there is no tomorrow. Each time a natural calamity…

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Punchline

By February 22, 2010Opinion, Punchline

Think about it

By | Archives, Opinion

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’…

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Think about it

By February 22, 2010Archives, Opinion

Playing with Fire

By | Archives, Opinion

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…

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Playing with Fire

By February 22, 2010Archives, Opinion

Viewpoints

By | Archives, Opinion

“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…

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Viewpoints

By February 22, 2010Archives, Opinion

Sports Eye

By | Opinion, Sports Eye

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…

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Sports Eye

By February 21, 2010Opinion, Sports Eye