PUNCHITERIA
Editorial Cartoon
That knee-jerk reaction THE decision of the national PNP leadership to suspend the permit to carry firearms outside residence (PTCFOR) issued to licensed firearm holders in Pangasinan is gathering a storm of protest across the province. While this reaction can be dismissed as self-serving for gun owners, the police should…
Editorial
Mayor Belen, the real “Drugbuster”? By Ermin Garcia Jr. FINALLY, Dagupan has a mayor who is prepared to wage a real war against druglords for the sake of the city’s families whose bonds are threatened everyday by the effects of illegal drugs. Hopefully, with Mayor Belen Fernandez finally donning…
Punchline
Dr. Au Reyna, the Pope’s church lay leader “Actually, no one deserves anything from the Lord. Everything is grace and this is a gift of grace from the Lord,” – Bishop Socrates Villegas OUR friend, Dr. Aurora Samson-Reyna, senior vice president of the University of Luzon, must be on…
Think about it
Media work By Gonzalo Duque IT may interest you to know that this columnist is not a sophomore in media work. Fact of the matter is we had a weekly column, “Dialogue,” in The Courier even before the Martial Law years. But we are new in the broadcast industry….
Playing with Fire
A golf game made Pacquiao a basketball coach By Al S. Mendoza JUST because he loved basketball first before boxing, Manny Pacquiao became head coach of Kia Motors basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). I got this straight from the so-called horse’s mouth. She is Ginia Domingo,…
General Admission
Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) By Oscar V. Cruz THE “Program” was supposed to be “Comprehensive” for the “Reform” of huge and impressive “Agrarian” possessions of some blessed and distinguished families all over the Country – a famous hacienda somewhere in Tarlac well-included. In fact, in 1998, Agrarian Reform…
Viewpoints
Damaged friendship By Bebot Villar HOW many politicos have we known who embarrassed themselves if not finding themselves implicated in corruption cases because of the negligence and poor judgment of their staff? A lot. And today, we see three of our honorable senators na sabit sa PDAF scam ay…
