Season of political plunder By Ermin Garcia Jr. AS we await the outcome of the initial investigation of the Ombudsman on the basis of the case filed by Bugallon Mayor Ric Orduña against Guv Spines, here are some interesting trivia revealed by Sen. Miriam Santiago in her privilege speech in…
Make that Jaycee tenet work By Jun Velasco “The company of just and upright men is better than wealth and a rich estate.”- Euripides. TWO or more people called our attention to the role of the intelligentsia in influencing public opinion especially during the election season. “Nada,” the duo said….
Sayang! By Gonzalo Duque WE understand Dagupan City has a new City Auditor in the person of Mr. Virgilio Quinto. He has replaced a Benjie Lim partisan. So this should be for the good of the city—meaning the city folk, not the city administration. We’re told Mr. Quinto won’t tolerate…
The gun ban By Al S. Mendoza P-NOY loves guns. I have no beef with that. Everyone’s entitled to own his favorite toy. And, obviously, the gun is P-Noy’s favorite toy. Guns make P-Noy happy as columns, both the good and the bad varieties manufactured anywhere in the world, also…
Disappointing By Bebot Villar I WAS extremely disappointed nang marinig ko taped reaction ni Vice Gov. Ferdie Calimlim sa tanong ko sa column ko last week kung bakit mukhang walang anumang campaign against illegal drugs sa Pangasinan na ginagawa nya or by the provincial government for that matter. Alam ko…
Divorce and Questions Marks By +Oscar V. Cruz, JCD THERE are a good number of not only elementary but also concrete questions that come to mind when rather close allies of Malacanang especially in the Legislative Department as well as from the secular and/or ideological sectors of society, are earnestly…
Armstrong, disgraced but honest in exit By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. FINALLY the Lance Armstrong doping scandal that has baffled world cycling fans is over. Armstrong obviously exasperated, tired and maybe pressured during the last two years for being accused of using performance-enhancing drugs to catapult him to win seven…
Tears in my eyes, and I am not crying By Emmanuelle STEALING ideas from one person is plagiarism. Stealing from many is research. So said Wilson Mizner, an American playright better known for his witty one-liners rather than the fame of his literary works. This article, then, is research. Haha….
My Genesis By Johanne Margarette R. Macob I don’t really like writing about myself here. For one, this isn’t Facebook. But sorry, for once, I will, sort of…maybe because there’s nothing much to talk about this past week (or at least there’s nothing much for me to comment on) or…
WHAT PLUNDER CASE?—Alaminos City Mayor Hernani Braganza, in a press conference in Dagupan last Wednesday, clarifies that there is no plunder case filed against him before the Ombudsman but merely a request for investigation. (Photo by Cesar Ramirez) Back to Homepage
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