Donaire’s Dad a blessing from the start By Al S. Mendoza NONITO Donaire Jr. is world champion again. I am not surprised. Not to brag but I even predicted for a knockout victory. It was close. Donaire dropped Simpiwe Vetyeka twice before their fight last week got stopped after…
Waste of time and effort By Bebot Villar FOUR administrative cases. Four times they hoped that Urbiztondo Mayor Ernesto Balolong will finally be suspended while the case is being heard. Ang kakapal nila. Masyado na silang peste sa buhay ni mayor at sa taong-bayan who voted for him. Four…
Democracy or Democrazy? By Oscar V. Cruz It is neither profound nor enigmatic, much less novel nor mystical. As the word “democracy” is well-known and often invoked, the term “democrazy” is neither that rare to hear nor really difficult to understand. Here then is the long and short of…
Learning with the Mother Tongue By Johanne Margarette R. Macob LAST Monday, young minds entered or re-entered their respective classrooms with the hope of meeting new friends, and of course, of learning something they could make use of to ease their way through life. The Department of Education (DepEd) started…
ROBBERY CRIME SCENE—-An officer of the Scene of the Crime Operatives (SOCO) checks the pockets of the slain member of the robbery gang for evidence that could lead to his identification. He was later identified by relatives, whom the police notified through the suspect’s cell phone, as Alfred Conde Mondares alias…
SECOND BHF PAWNSHOP HEIST IN 2 YEARS CASES of robbery in band, attempted homicide and grave assault against nine persons, three of whom were already identified, have been filed by the Dagupan police in connection with the noon-day robbery holdup at BHF Pawnshop and Gemline on A.B. Fernandez Avenue here…
PEACE AND ORDER REPORT LINGAYEN—It’s still peaceful out here. This was the essence of the report of Senior Supt. Sterling Raymund Blanco, officer-in-charge at the police provincial office (PPO), when he reported before the Sangguniang Panlalawigan last June 2. From January to May this year, 8, 054 crimes were reported…
MAYOR Belen T. Fernandez called for the strict enforcement of Republic Act No. 8550, the Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998, during a coordination meeting with three national law enforcement agencies on June 5 The meeting was organized after the City Agriculture Office recently apprehended on two occasions at the Dagupan…
LINGAYEN—Provincial board member Generoso Tulagan has filed a resolution to protect and nurture the 770 trees left standing along the stretch of Manila North Road (MNR) from the towns of Rosales to Sison. Some 1,059 trees were earlier cut by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), on the…
CHED REMINDER AN official of the Commission on Higher on Education (CHEd) in Region 1 has stressed that higher educational institutions (HEIs) cannot increase their fees without consultation with stakeholders, that include the students and parents. Angelica Dolores, education supervisor II of CHEd Region 1, pointed out that any increase in…
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