Licauco, inter-city Rotary speaker By Gonzalo Duque HMMM… ompiano say amta to yay Dr. Voltaire Arzadon et alingwanan lamay kaso, maya kini ta walay importanten subject tayo natan: the vaunted Mayan prophecy that, reports say, predicts the end of the world this year, particularly on December 2l, 20l2. To clear…
Fight of The Century? No, Fake of The Century By Al S. Mendoza WHAT’S the latest in the Pacquiao-Mayweather fight? As I was writing this, it’s still a no go. Nil. Nada. N’yet. Mayweather, if the lady judge in Nevada doesn’t change her mind a second time, will start his…
Self-destruct By +Oscar V. Cruz, JCD USUALLY applied to weapons that are prepared in a way that it self-detonates in a given time and opted place – this is the usual understanding and implication of the phrase “self-destruct.” Prepare the power keg as desired and designed. Leave it alone, and…
SK cagefest returns in Mangaldan By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. AFTER an absence of five years due to the lack of interest of the former Mangaldan SK federation president in basketball, the town’s new SK federation prexy Charlene Joy Flores is reviving the annual cagefest dubbed this year as “Bakbakan…
Why the Need for K-12? By Allanah Paragas “Develop a passion for learning. If you do, you will never cease to grow.”–Anthony J. D’Angelo The Philippine education system has been changing decade after decade. And now, one of the biggest changes in the system is taking place. Though this change…
EMPTY SEATS–Members of the Sanggunian Panlungsod led by Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez face empty seats reserved for department heads during the first day of the public hearings on the proposed P581 million 2012 budget of Dagupan City last January 17. The department heads snubbed the hearing. At the hearing are…
GAG ORDER STILL IN EFFECT APPROVAL of Dagupan’s proposed budget for 2012 could be delayed further after all department heads of the city hall were a no-show during the start of the hearings at the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) on January 17. City Administrator Vladimir Mata, who was expected to read…
ENTER the Dragon. Dagupan City, home to generations of many Filipino-Chinese families, is welcoming the Year of the Water Dragon on January 23 with a grand festivity anchored on the theme “Understanding the Chinese Culture”.
LINGAYEN–A top official of the Department of Education announced here that the new K+12 program, which requires students to undergo kindergarten plus 12 years of basic education, will start in the coming school year 2012-2013 which opens in June. “It’s definitely a go this coming June. It is final and…
CONSTRUCTION of the Sual International Shipping Port is now in full swing. The first phase, which will be able to accommodate small ships, including barges and LCTs (Landing Craft Tanks), is targetted for completion by the end of the year Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) Region 1 Director Silverio Mangaoang said…
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