“There is enough for everyone’s need; there is not enough for anyone’s greed.” (Mahatma Gandhi) By Oscar V. Cruz THE above cited plain but profound words of wisdom is not only true but also plain. It is both a rational and realistic conclusion. It is not merely a truth…
Visiting Texas anew By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. ALAMO, TEXAS –My twin daughters, Raina and Raisa, and I are now in this historical, beautiful and big state of America to visit my relatives and to enjoy a brief respite after organizing and directing eleven bicycle road races in our province…
Mito tan Awaran na Pangasinan Nen Santiago Villafania “Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.” — Plato AKAPAMITING ak ed Pangasinan Historical and Cultural Commission (PHCC) nen imbeneg a Mayo, 22, 2014 dia ed Capitol Resort Hotel, Lingayen. Apantongtongan no kapigan so pangipaway na libro na Awaran…
Love heals By Johanne Margarette R. Macob I JUST came across a passage that says a man can love his girlfriend for one month, his wife for a year or so, but his mother forever. I believe the first two claims are both contentious (and yes, relative) but the…
WORKING STUDENTS—-Governor Amado T. Espino, Jr. (4th from right) leads the distribution of salaries to some 100 students who took summer jobs in the various offices of the provincial government. The poor but deserving students were employed under the Special Program for the Employment of Students (SPES) thru the joint efforts…
“WORSENING PEACE AND ORDER” LINGAYEN–The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) has formally invited the officer-in-charge provincial director to appear before the board’s Question Hour on June 2 to give a report on the province’s peace and order situation. “There is a need to assess the current peace and order situation in Pangasinan…
SOME 500 truckloads of silt have already been dug out of the Calmay River as of May 26 and dredging operations continue as part of efforts to minimize flooding in Dagupan City, especially in southern barangays and downtown area. Mayor Belen Fernandez has since advised parents of children who have…
WAR VS. ILLEGAL DRUGS THE GOVERNMENT’S war against illegal drugs is now being fought on the highways. A drug syndicate has devised another surreptitious scheme to transport illegal drugs from Manila to Dagupan: Using public transport drivers and conductors as couriers. This was confirmed after the driver and conductor of…
LINGAYEN—The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) passed last Monday a resolution requesting President Benigno Aquino III to decide on the appeal of Urbiztondo Mayor Ernesto Balolong over the administrative case filed against him. The SP again issued a 60-day preventive suspension against Balolong based on the administrative case filed by former municipal…
THE last 10 remaining illegal fish pens in Dagupan would have been demolished by May 31 by the city’s special task force if the owners had not voluntarily done so. The 10 cover an approximately one-hectare area in Talaib-Tocok in the southern portion of the Calmay River. “I am sure…
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