The art of lying By Jun Velasco “I had rather my dog bark at a crow than a man swear he loves me,” Beatrice in Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing SOME people did not want the President’s Thursday visit here a total success in terms of a vast red carpet welcome…
Corruption of Dagupenos By Gonzalo Duque THIS is our second-to-the-last column before election day. We’re happy to have participated in the exercise of enlightening the public on matters of great and grave concern. Locally, we have made our arguments clear on our advocacy- why we are not voting for…
God called upon to decide the winner By Al S. Mendoza I will not be surprised if Floyd Mayweather Jr. wins today. But I will not be surprised, though, if he loses. Robert Guerrero is called “The Ghost” because his speed keeps his opponent hitting wind most of the…
Protocol for presidential visits By Bebot Villar MAY mga natuwa, may mga nainis sa last visit ni President Aquino sa Pangasinan last May 2. In the first place, why was he here? Firstly, to inaugurate a 1.6 kilometer Lingayen-Binmaley bypass road sa Barangay Quibaol, Lingayen. Ayon sa Pangulo, symbol ito…
Social Benefits of Ethics and Morals By +Oscar V. Cruz, JCD THE difference between what is right to be done and what is wrong to be avoided according to the dictate of reason – this is ethics. The distinction between what is virtuous to be observed and what is…
Colorful and successful Pista’y Dayat festival By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. LAST year I deliberately did not attend Pangasinan’s annual and widely acclaimed Pista’y Dayat celebration, avoiding the scorching heat that may cause me to suffer a heat stroke, but I dared to go to Lingayen this time with…
AN OLD FRIEND?– The CIO released this photo to the local media showing Dagupan City Mayor Benjie Lim (left) shaking hands with candidate Solo De Venecia whom the mayor regards as an “old friend” to refute the latter’s claim that he was berated by the mayor during the Gilon-Gilon event…
BANGUS FESTIVAL POLITICS A CANDIDATE for councilor of the Liberal Party (LP) in Dagupan has complained that he was harassed by Mayor Benjamin Lim, who is running for re-election under the opposing Nationalist People’s Coalition, in the afternoon of April 29 during one of the events of the Bangus Festival.
LIKE father, like son? A businessman and supporter of Liberal Party mayoralty candidate Belen Fernandez complained to the police that he received a threat on his life a day after Councilor Brian Lim slapped his back hard from behind while watching the Kalutan ed Dalan Bangus Festival event on A.B….
A PROVINCE-wide survey commissioned by a potential investor in Pangasinan shows an overwhelming lead for incumbent Governor Amado Espino Jr. and Vice Governor Jose Ferdinand Calimlim Jr. of the Nationalist People’s Coalition’s (NPC) over Liberal Party (LP) bets Alaminos Mayor Hernani Braganza and Arturo Lomibao.
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