Gonz, Ashok, Jun V and, yes, Biking Jess By Al S. Mendoza WHO said late is bad? Not me. Gonz Duque, my neighbor upstairs, had just done good to all Pangasinenses and I’m confident no one would brand my compliment for him as late, right? If someone does, I forgive…
“Son of God” By +Oscar V. Cruz JCD THIS is neither intended to question the claimed and acclaimed numerous prerogatives of someone as the “Son of God” – nor is it motivated to criticize his many millions of followers said to be all over the world. This is simply meant…
Viewpoints
The never-ending national cycling furor By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. THE 2010 political battle is over and a few days from now President-apparent Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III will be proclaimed. Come June 30 we’ll have a new president, the 15th after Emilio Aguinaldo. Yes, despite the reported kinks and obstacles…
Sports Eye
Summer with the children By Annalyn Tamondong BEING a contractual employee in one university here in Pangasinan where I teach, I really have no job security. While I do my best at work, I realize I cannot expect a guarantee for a continued employment. There is simply no assurance of…
Young Roots
A NEW TRADITION POLITICS could very well now be regarded as a traditional item of inheritance in the Philippines. And that rings loudly true in Pangasinan. In many parts of the province, candidates related to each other or coming from a line of political families either got re-elected, moved to…
Pangasinan politics: A strictly family affair
“I WILL stay.” Re-elected Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez has reiterated that she has no intention of resigning from her post despite the loss of her running-mate Mayor Alipio Fernandez Jr. in the last election to come-backing Mayor Benjamin Lim. Lim and the vice mayor are business rivals in the shopping…
VM Fernandez says she is not resigning
URDANETA CITY–A robbery attempt on two commercial banks here was foiled last week with the discovery by the police of a newly-dug tunnel leading to these establishments. The target banks are the BHF Bank/Pawnshop and May Bank located at the intersection of the Maharlika Highway at the city center.
Plan to rob 2 Urdaneta banks foiled
CLEAN, honest and peaceful in Pangasinan. This was how the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) and the Provincial Elections Office described the May 10 election in the province. “It was generally clean, honest and peaceful,” said lawyer Cornelia Espanol, a representative of the PPCRV of the Lingayen-Dagupan Archdiocese in…
PPCRV, Comelec affirm clean polls here
THE area affected by red tide in western Pangasinan has widened over the last few weeks to include the coastal vicinities of Anda and Bolinao, which are adjacent to the town of Bani where the occurrence was first detected. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has issued advisory warning…