Managing water HEADWAYS have unquestionably been achieved in disaster-preparedness in Pangasinan and efforts towards reducing risks are continuing. Just last week, the provincial government, through the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (PDRRMC), conducted the first tsunami drill at Barangay Tobuan, Labrador as the culminating activity for the National Disaster…
Editorial
The PUNCH’s marketing director By Ermin Garcia Jr. FINALLY, my favorite chief exec, Mayor Benjie Lim, surfaced to react to the reported news about his (and his friend Mr. Jose Mariano Cuña) being charged before the Ombudsman for the alleged anomaly in his 2001 Awai land deal. But I was…
Punchline
Pablo de Asis, 80, takes a bride By Jun Velasco “If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain,” Emily Dickinson WE were on top of Colisao mountain in San Fabian when Orly Guirao called up to say “Benjie is our guest in PPC Media…
Think about it
Obama has the edge By Gonzalo Duque PHILADELPHIA, USA – On our recent trip to the East Coast (we are en route to Washington D.C.) we overheard Americans and Fil-Ams debating on who’d win the presidential contest. It is often admitted that based on articulate-ness, the ability to mesmerize the…
Playing with Fire
Be a millionaire, join the Olympic Games By Al S. Mendoza YOU want to be an instant millionaire? Buy a lotto ticket. But winning the lotto jackpot is a one-in-a-million affair. Like golf’s hole-in-one, a lotto win can only be made by God. There is another way for you to…
General Admission
Ang mga BI sa city hall By Bebot Villar WERE you surprised by the news sa dalawang Dagupan City Hall employees na caught in the act having a pot session? May kanya-kanyang panahon para ma-expose ang lahat ng maling gawain. Malamang matagal nang hooked on drugs ang dalawang nahuli at…
Deretsahan
Gift of Life By +Oscar V. Cruz, JCD HUMAN life is a gift. It is a gift because nothing and nobody can give it to itself and oneself, respectively. In fact, even a dear little plant laying fast sleep in the heart of a seed needs the rain and the…
Viewpoints
Something is majorly wrong in our national sports By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. OUR country sent a tiny delegation to the London Olympic Games composed of only 11 athletes because our sports leaders believe that they are the only athletes capable to win at least a medal in this quadrennial…
