Editorial Cartoon
More prepared A ZERO-casualty target was a bold and highly optimistic statement by the President as the country braced for the landfall of Typhoon Yolanda (international name: Haiyan), categorized as one of the strongest storms to hit the planet. Can’t fault our government leaders for positivity, but hope and…
Editorial
Dagupan’s Blue Ribbon Committee By Ermin Garcia Jr. THE first investigation of the Dagupan sanggunian’s Blue Ribbon Committee on our complaint about the sudden mushrooming of illegal fish pens prior to the last May elections finally set the tone for establishing transparency and accountability, not only of elected officials…
Punchline
A French Riviera in Brgy. Pantal By Jun Velasco “Courage consists not in hazarding without fear, but being resolutely minded in a just cause,” Plutarch LOOKS like there’s yet no end to our tumultuous days. The Senate’s first day of “inquisition” of Janet Lim-Napoles turned out to be…
Think about it
SP’s probe of fish pen a good start By Gonzalo Duque IT will make Dagupenos happy to know that the local “Daang Matuwid” government of Mayor Belen Fernandez has chalked up an initial increase in tax collections. Where before, it was zero or almost zero, now it hit a…
Playing with Fire
Murderous Miriam unleashed—again By Al S. Mendoza THE script was the same. She was sick and so, will someone please allow her to do her act ahead of the pack? We Filipinos are more fun than any other race. We love not to lose being a gentleman if given…
General Admission
You get the government you deserve By Bebot Villar FEW weeks more at ang mga new set of elected barangay officials will already assume their posts. Rest muna kayo habang may time pero sa December 1, dapat mag-focus na sa work. Dapat priority ang sinumpaang trabaho, huwag ninyong gawing…
Deretsahan
Pitiful Filipinos By +Oscar V. Cruz, JCD “WE, the sovereign Filipino people…” Thus begins the proclamation of the noble ideals and aspirations of the People of the Philippines in nothing less than the “Preamble” of their present Constitution. Among their other sublime yearnings and noble resolves, the following are…
Viewpoints
Boxers Julaton and Donaire By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. FIRSTLY, my warm congrats to the former two-time world super bantamweight queen Fil-Am boxer Ana “Hurricane”Julaton for winning her most recent bout against Mexico’s pride, world ranked Perla Hernandez, held on November 2 at Progreso, Yucatan, Mexico. Her victory…
