PUNCHITERIA
Editorial Cartoon
Time to call in the NBI By Ermin Garcia Jr. IT’S been two years since the suspected widespread land-grabbing of premium beachfronts in Dagupan City was reported in our pages, and nothing has been heard of it since the Lim administration said it launched an investigation of its own….
Punchline
Cris Ilustre, 74 By Jun Velasco AN old hand in Pangasinan media, Cris Ilustre, 74, succumbed to a lingering illness last Wednesday. Although blind for more than 20 years, Cris was able to do what was reserved for a normal person had — manager (an excellent manager at that!) …
Think about it
Guv Spines keeps his promises By Gonzalo Duque IT will soon be April 5—our province’s founding Day! Happy birthday, Pangasinan! It’s also Bayambang’s Foundation Day! Happy birthday, Bayambang! This columnist has a historic stake in the province’s Founding Day. You, dear readers, you all who have followed how the…
Playing with Fire
For Cudia: From soldier to lawyer By Al S. Mendoza A friend of mine has flubbed the bar exams for the second straight time. But that does not diminish the luster of his character. Lawyer or not, what counts is a man’s substance. A good person will always be a…
General Admission
Mandatory drug-testing By Bebot Villar THE Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)-Cagayan Valley proposes to make the drug testing a requirement for the incoming college students. Under the proposal, a student will not be allowed to enroll if he/she has no clearance from PDEA. According to Atty. Sherwin Closa, PDEA…
Deretsahan
Poor Filipinos By +Oscar V. Cruz, JCD THE above expression can have one or more of the following understandings: One, it is a big and deep lamentation about the pervasive poverty and misery the People of the Philippines are immersed in. Two, it is a big worry on the…
