FOI = transparency and accountability INFORMATION delayed is good governance denied. For a minute last week, there was a glimmer of hope that President Benigno Aquino III will certify the Freedom of Information Bill as urgent, a certification that could have spelled the difference between the passage or the shelving…
Dishonest. Shameless. By Ermin Garcia Jr. OUR story on page 1 titled: “Who says MC Adore is only P119 million?” should send Dagupeños on a rage. (If it doesn’t I don’t know what will). The documents obtained by the PUNCH show that Mr. Lim had personal and direct knowledge of the…
Daang matuwid here, there and everywhere By Jun Velasco Don’t stay with friends who cheat or do what’s base. Stay with noble friends; stay with the best. —Dhammapada 78 WE found our self on Bonuan Beach at 5:30am Friday wondering why Dagupenos do not patronize this beautiful gift from God that’s…
Pangasinan, the healing province By Gonzalo Duque OK, folks, no political bombs this time. We are about to hold the PRISAA games where politics has no place, so there. Bakasyon muna ang atake, mga agagui! Tamang-tama because we have two guests from San Francisco, California: Diosdado “Mac Mac” Macaraeg and…
Greed, opportunism and duplicity By Al S. Mendoza THE Liberal Party of P-Noy has 12 senatorial candidates like the UNA (United Nationalist Alliance) of BEE (Binay-Enrile-Erap). Fine. Nothing wrong there. But look again, fellas. Three candidates from both sides are the same. Chiz Escudero, Loren Legarda and Grace Poe are…
Our communities are not safe By Bebot Villar WHEN will our public officials in Pangasinan finally act laban sa droga? Hindi pa ba sapat na dahilan na 80 percent of crimes reported, especially mga heinous crimes, ay drug-related? Aren’t they concerned na halos lahat ng towns and cities in Pangasinan…
“Same Sex Marriage” By +Oscar V. Cruz, JCD WHAT do people say about marriage? What does the 1988 Family Code of the Philippines state about marriage? What does the 1986 Constitution of the Philippines provide about marriage? What does the Church in the Philippines teach about marriage? What does the…
Shortest lap proved to be most crucial By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. IT HAPPENED before in the Tour de France and it was not unlikely that it would happen here too in the Philippines that the shortest lap in a multi-stage bicycle racing could be the decisive and the most…
LIFE 101 Lesson #1: Life’s a game By Johanne Margarette R. Macob SO the province’s going to host another national sports event, the PRISAA National Games! Yes, games. Now that made me think of the string between game and life. Is game a life or is life a game? I…
OVER MC ADORE SALE IT MAY still be premature for Mayor Benjamin Lim to rejoice over the controversial sale of MC Adore and the reported full payment by the buyer last January 28. Lawyer Borromeo Bustamante, representing his client Ryan Ravanzo, secretary of the Sangguniang Panlungsod, has filed a motion…
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