A safer place to live in THE criminal elements in Dagupan City are on notice. Its government has shifted its efforts in its campaign to combat criminality to high gear with its 1-2-3 strategy. The first step was the reactivation of the Peace and Order Council. The Fernandez administration is…
More objections By Ermin Garcia Jr. IT’S just as well that the provincial board deferred approval of its preposterous proposal to compel restaurants and malls to construct a third toilet exclusively for the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) ostensibly to allow two board members who failed to attend the…
Punchline
A drug rehab of hope By Jun Velasco “He who labors diligently need never despair; for all things are accomplished by diligence and labor.” Menander of Athens OFTEN, if not daily, we are confronted with the pervasive illicit drugs problem that includes bizarre, inhuman, and unthinkable killings including…
Think about it
Danger of ‘Daang Matuwid’ cited By Gonzalo Duque LAS VEGAS, Nevada—We arrived here filled with anxiety on what’s happening in our country. The PDAF and DAP national scandals have brought great shame to our country, even if our beleaguered President P-noy Aquino is crazy over his ambitious program Daang…
Playing with Fire
RSA is secret of Cone’s success By Al S. Mendoza HISTORY was rewritten in the just-ended PBA (Philippine Basketball Association) Season 39. San Mig Coffee won on Wednesday the coveted Grand Slam, a sweep of all three conferences staked for the year. This was after San Mig Coffee had…
General Admission
Pope Francis –“No to any kind of drug use.” By Bebot Villar THE last statement of the Catholic Bishop’s Conference of the Philippines qualifying its support for “the availability of even narcotic substances in the face of excruciating pain and terminally ill patients and others in similar condition are…
Deretsahan
Sterilized preaching By Oscar V. Cruz IF one would attentively listen to and dutifully analyze the loud and repeated teachings of a good number of the so-called “Ministers of the Gospel” – irrespective of the Christian church, religion or sect they belong to – a good number of them engage…
Viewpoints
Football, most popular sport in the world IN OUR country, like the United States, soccer football is not one of our top three favorite games. Philippines most popular sport is basketball, boxing and billards while U.S. has its football, baseball and basketball. Proof – As of May 28, 2014, football…
Sports Eye
Viva, Vigan! By Johanne Margarette R. Macob BECAUSE the success of a fellow is ours, too. The inclusion of Vigan City in the 21 finalists for the New 7 Wonders Cities was announced last Monday (July 8), from a list of 77 cities announced in October 2013, chosen from over…