Education leaders cite Noynoy’s education agenda By Gonzalo Duque PHILIPPINE Star columnist Anding Roces gave a very pathetic portrait of the Philippine educational system in his article last Thursday. We have known that a long time ago, and we have reflected our views on how to arrest its downward spiral.
Some politicians are like Gregorio, the winning Purefoods coach By Al S. Mendoza THERE are reasons for a team to be called great. But in the case of Purefoods, which won the KFC-PBA Philippine Cup on Wednesday, will it qualify as one? I believe so. Look, third-ranked Purefoods won three…
EMERITUS By +Oscar V. Cruz JCD Time and again, the cryptic word “Emeritus” is heard, in and out of the Ecclesiastical Circle – such as the bishop or Archbishop “Emeritus” of this and that Diocese or Archdiocese, respectively. Considering the enigmatic terminology, it is understandable that the question asked here…
Jazy, Alex save Mangaldan race By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. THE annual Mangaldan bikefest would have been cancelled due were it not for two persons who responded in time to salvage it. The annual event, dubbed for the last 17 years as ‘Werweran ed Mangaldan’ (featuring two categories: class A…
AWAI LAND DEAL FIASCO MAYOR Alipio Fernandez Jr. has given up on taking possession of the 30-hectare property bought by the past city administration in Barangay Awai, San Jacinto, supposedly to be used as a sanitary landfill site. Instead, the mayor said the city government will pursue the return of the…
LINGAYEN—The question again begs an answer in the light of more prominent former army and police generals and militant personalities joining the political fray in 2010. “Joining politics is a right of every citizen in a democracy,” was the quick retort from Leopoldo Bataoil, a retired police director running for congressman…
LINGAYEN–It’s now all systems go for the construction of the Sual International Seaport after the owners of a lot in front of the proposed site at Baquioen Bay finally announced their support for the project. Alex Zarate, spokesman of the Feliciano family, owner of a 2.5 hectare land fronting the…
MORE than 1,000 Dagupan City residents led by fishpond producers have signed a manifesto urging the city government to stop the operation of illegal fish pens which has been threatening the local marine industry. And the initiators of the manifesto contend it is only the beginning of the mass action.
SAN CARLOS CITY—A year after the provincial police director wrote the suspected cattle rustlers warning of dire consequences if they did not desist from operating in the province, the suspects are back in the city with a vengeance. Mayor Julier Resuello said reports from the 86 barangays here indicate cattle…
BANGUS FEST UPDATE ANOTHER feature has been added to this year’s Bangus Festival: the “Yaman ng Norte Diad Bangus Festival 2010”. Vice Mayor Fernandez, the festival committee chairman, said it will be an exhibit that will showcase different products, delicacies, culture and events of various towns and cities in Northern…
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