Ethical politics By Ermin Garcia Jr. JUN V’s column item last issue on former Councilor Michael Fernandez’s thoughts on his wife’s, Councilor Maybelyn, reasons for finally refusing to join her colleagues in the final push for accountability and transparency in the city hall was revealing as it was utterly…
ONWARD TO PALARO 2012–Similar images of color and pageantry witnessed at the recently concluded Milo National Milo Little Olympics will greet young athletes and visitors from across the country when Pangasinan hosts next year’s Palarong Pambansa. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao) Back to Homepage
Insane behavior By Jun Velasco IT’S strange that as soon as Manny Pacquiao was declared close winner in his trilogy with Juan Manuel Marquez, many of our countrymen had the temerity to join the Mexicanos’ jeers and mocking of our boxing icon. A most apt reaction came from Bolinao Rural Bank woman executive Leah…
Fear the verdict not of the court, but of history By Gonzalo Duque MOST Pangasinenses are looking forward to the province’s hosting of the Palarong Pambansa next year. This is something Guv’nor Spines and his hard-hitting provincial board will consider another good opportunity to “show off,” we mean, our ability to…
A win, like a rose by any other name, will always smell sweet By Al S. Mendoza AGAIN, it happened. No knockout win for Manny Pacquiao. It marked the fourth straight time in his last 15 fights—all victorious—that Pacquiao could “only” win on points. He defeated Joshua Clottey by unanimous…
Anti-population Administration By +Oscar V. Cruz, JCD PROBLEM: There is pervasive poverty and consequent lack of food, shelter and clothing. There are more and more protests from more and more sectors of society. There are more and more criminality not only in the streets but also in private residences. Cause:…
Mixed opinions By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. WE saw the fight and we all know how our compatriot and world boxing icon Manny Pacquiao won via a majority decision over his long-time nemesis Juan Manuel Marquez of Mexico to retain his World Boxing Organization diadem. The verdict of the two…
AGAIN AFTER 16 YEARS LINGAYEN–It’s official! After 16 years, the province will again have the honor of hosting the Palarong Pambansa, the biggest annual sporting event in the country sponsored by the Department of Education (DepEd).
CITY Engineer Virginia Rosario is raring to demolish the illegal structures along the Dagupan beach shoreline but still the mayor’s office has not issued a specific order to proceed with the demolition.
FOUND IN TRANSLATION LANGUAGE was a major challenge in this rather unusual estafa case as it involved two foreigners battling in a Philippine court. But the man in charge, Judge Ulysses Raciles Butuyan of Branch 51 of the Regional Trial Court in Tayug, made sure that nothing – or…
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