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April 2012

Glorification of fat

By | Punch Forum

Tiburon 22 April 2012 Re: Binibining Bilbilin “The pageant was a departure from the criteria of selecting beauty queens”. Well, anybody with eyes on his head could see that … obesity … is the name of the game. This glorification of … fat … compromises the ongoing program in Pangasinan,…

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Glorification of fat

By April 25, 2012Punch Forum

Born too early

By | Punch Forum

Tiburon 22 April 2012 Re: darling of the press I’ll be jiggered! I think, Ermin and I, were born in the wrong generation. This … darling … might as well be – the face of Helen, the body of Venus, the smile of Mona Lisa, the legs of Tina Turner,…

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Born too early

By April 25, 2012Punch Forum

Editorial

By | Editorial, News

End the drowning AN average of eight Filipinos die every day due to drowning, according to a Philippine report presented at the World Conference on Drowning Prevention (WCDP) 2011. The statistics are based on those who died due to maritime disasters, flooding, and water-related activities such as fishing, boating and…

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Editorial

By April 23, 2012Editorial, News

Punchline

By | Opinion, Punchline

The new onor-onors “30 pieces of silver” By Ermin Garcia Jr. BEFORE I get to the tale of the mother of all corruption circa 2012, I wish to share an urgent email message from Los Angeles-based Dagupeño Rex Catubig about a crisis that has hit home. As the Catubig family…

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Punchline

By April 23, 2012Opinion, Punchline

Think about it

By | Archives, Opinion

Authentic development of bangus needed By Jun Velasco “From Binalatongan to San Carlos City – – tracing the heroic stand of a people against Spanish rule, one of the first open, mass rebellions that led to the early form of Philippine independence”  – Pacebook BEHIND the veneer of Pangasinan’s Annual sea festival…

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Think about it

By April 23, 2012Archives, Opinion

Playing with Fire

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Blessings and prayer By Gonzalo Duque OUR partner Dr. Macky Samson of the University of Luzon surprised us last week. He brought along a well-known missionary, Sister Emma de Guzman, to Dagupan. A mass was held cum healing and prayer at our school, the Lyceum Northwestern University. According to Sister…

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Playing with Fire

By April 23, 2012Archives, Opinion

Deretsahan

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Wish list para sa next PD By Bebot Villar IT’S almost three weeks now pagkatapos na tanggalin as police provincial director ng Pangasinan si Sr. Supt. Rosueto “Boyet” Ricaforte. Pero wala pa ring kapalit si Boyet bagama’t in effect na ang kanyang relief order since April 2. Officer-in-charge lang ang…

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Deretsahan

By April 23, 2012Archives, Opinion