Who pocketed the P10-M? By Ermin Garcia Jr. ATTY. Ope Reyna, the hermano mayor of the 2013 Dagupan Fiesta has shown what transparency and accountability mean in real terms. The terminal report that his committee caused to be published in The PUNCH last week was detailed enough for everyone…
Guv’nor is thrilled by teacher’s visit By Jun Velasco “All who know well how to obey will know also how to rule,” Flavius YOU and us are sure of one thing today, April 13, 2014. The streets will be empty, that is, most people would be in their…
Think about it
Let’s have a solemn Holy Week! By Gonzalo Duque IT’S graduation time, folks! Ok ngarud…smiling, beamings faces lalo na sa mga parents, mga aunties, uncles, kuyas, ates, kanayon, mga pinsan. Happy graduation sa inyong lahat! Tayong nasa edukasyon, feel na feel natin ang damdamin ng mga kababayan sa mga…
Playing with Fire
A knockout, please, or nothing at all By Al S. Mendoza THE world welterweight crown held by Timothy Bradley is on the line today in Las Vegas. But for Manny Pacquiao, recapturing his crown back should merely be secondary. What should be primary for the PacMan is his career….
General Admission
Simply call or text the police By Bebot Villar SOME drug users and traffickers obviously think that concerned citizens will just be deaf, mute and blind to their illegal selling and using boldly! Nagkakamali sila! Proof of this was the recent arrest of two men who were leisurely smoking…
Deretsahan
Killings Unlimited By Oscar V. Cruz IT is bad enough when soldiers kill civilians. It is not really proper to celebrate when policemen kill criminals. It is disgusting when individuals are victims of summary executions. It is lamentable when neighbors kill neighbors. And it is most appalling when parents…
Viewpoints
3 local bets join 2014 Le Tour By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. A WEEK from now, the fifth edition of the four-day Le Tour de Filipinas will be flagged off and only three of our local cyclists will join wearing the colors of the Philippines. Unlike the first four editions…
Sports Eye
Dua’ran anlong Nen Santiago Villafania Villanelle 19 agew lamet na bangus-Dagupan say panangibelyaw ed awanta tawag-imano’y ponsia ed dalan say Gilon! Gilon! tan say kalutan ganagana’y sokung et ligliwa agew lamet na bangus-Dagupan wala so lagiat ed kalapagan dia’d kapitolio’y betel ed talba tawag-imano’y ponsia ed dalan…
Aristos
Of history, development, and unity By Johanne Margarette R. Macob OUR forefathers fought hard for the freedom that our people now enjoy. We succeeded in liberating ourselves from being a mere colony of other countries. Close to a century later, we found ourselves battling more challenges. We had a series…
Young Roots
KALANTIAO, FICTIONAL HERO LINGAYEN—For too long, Pangasinenses thought of Rajah Kalantiao as one prominent historical figure in the province. In fact, one building in the capitol complex was named after him. But this is going to change after a study determined that Rajah Kalantiao whose person and supposed claim to…