Guv Spines stopped jueteng By Ermin Garcia Jr. HOLD your breath but the campaign against jueteng in the province appears to be holding. The cynic in me randomly checked with sources if, indeed, jueteng has found greener pastures in other provinces and the responses I got were the same – …
Interesting tasks for PHCC By Jun Velasco WHEN we had a chat at the late Dr. Ado Duque’s home two years back, former Governor and Social Welfare Administrator Nancy Q. Sison, widow of former Justice Porfiro V. Sison, and mother of Seasons columnist Mita Sison Duque, exuded nostalgia in her heart.
What about the middle class? By Gonzalo Duque AT the regional development council meeting last week, an interesting subject was tackled by the members with gusto. It’s the fact that when governments whether here or there come up with their plans, policies and programs, very rarely, if at all, do they…
Time once again to make wishes By Al S. Mendoza THE wishes we make. They don’t come true usually. But what the heck! We care about traditions. Those that don’t care have no business mingling with the urbane. The optimists wish; the pessimists couldn’t care less.
No to “Wang-wang”. Yes to “Jueteng” By +Oscar V. Cruz JCD THERE is something not only quite strange but also very wrong when someone proclaiming himself as the incarnation of honesty and integrity, wants no “Wang-Wang” in the streets in Metro-Manila, yet allows “Jueteng” to thrive in many parts the…
P-Noy is taking up biking! By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. AS the new father of the land, our President, P-Noy, inherited a bankrupt and corrupt state. It will take years and a gigantic sweat for him to solve the ills of this damaged nation. It’s a gargantuan task that P-Noy…
The year that we were declared “boss” By Roselle P. Gale EVEN as a new year begins, it does not mean that our memories of the past year will be lost forever. Nights before the entry of 2011, I thought of the events in the closing year which made a…
IN REGION I THE labor sector in Region 1 has been granted a daily wage increase of between P5 to P8 in a wage order promulgated by the Regional Tripartite Wage and Productivity Board (RTWPB) in Region 1, set to become effective January 20. The new minimum daily wage rate…
THE AFTERMATH OF LINGAYEN GULF LANDING—American soldiers and San Fabian residents discuss rehabilitation plans on the steps of the San Fabian Town Hall which was partially destroyed during the pre-invasion naval bombardment that preceded the landing of Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s liberating forces. (AP 1945 Wirephoto. Contributed by John Kelly, Michigan, USA)…
Rare photos of Lingayen Gulf landing on display LINGAYEN–The 66th anniversary celebration of the Lingayen Gulf Landing and Pangasinan Veterans Day here on January 10 will be highlighted by an exhibit of rare photographs taken by a then 19-year old American sailor. The photographs, taken by Charles DeMay who is…
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