Practical solution to helmet ordinance By Ermin Garcia Jr. MANY local governments have began issuing executive orders and ordinances to combat and neutralize the criminal syndicates that use riding-in-tandem hitmen and thieves for their operations. Manila wants jackets with plate numbers emblazoned on the back. Mandaluyong wants all motorcycle…
We were speaker at Toti’s graduation day By Jun Velasco “There are no permanent friends, only permanent interests,” —Nicolo Machiavelli BALON Biskeg has been adopted the official battlecry by the Dagupan City National High School alumni to drumbeat for their annual December 28 “Nite of Nites” at Mayor…
Bravo, Leo Angeles! By Gonzalo Duque GEORGIA, U.S.A—In case you think Fil-Ams are not in step with goings-on in the islands, think again. Baka niparokan kayo, mas maraming alam na tsimis ang mga kabaro natin dito sa Land of the Green Apple, kesa mga taga diyan. Yang mga ma-tsiks at…
P-Noy human again in last Sona By Al S. Mendoza SO, President Aquino can be friendly after all. He proved that in his last Sona (State of The Nation Address), showing the world, grandly, that he was human again. If he appeared monstrously villainous in his four previous Sonas,…
Police officers now responsible for drug cases By Bebot Villar WITH the signing last month of a new law that amended the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, by President Aquino, we can expect more illegal drugs traffickers to be sent to jail soon. Under the new law, Republic…
Pope Francis: Vicar of Christ By Oscar V. Cruz UNLESS otherwise decided for whatever supervening cause to the contrary, Pope Francis is formally scheduled to make an Apostolic Visit to the Philippines – come 15-19 January 2015 – to personally meet and be with the people who are still suffering…
Running By Jesus A. Garcia, Jr. EVERYTIME I visit the western part of the province including CSI Lucao, I frequently use the Judge Jose de Venecia highway extension to avoid the perennially traffic congested downtown of Dagupan. And whenever I pass this U.S.-like access road, my attention is caught by…
Alternatives By Johanne Margarette R. Macob IN our present-day world where our needs, or better yet, our wants continue to increase while our resources grow less, it is but wise to consider using alternatives, and well, it’s even wiser to opt for it. Recently, we had this friendly exchange of…
THE P75 MILLION LOAN OF CALASIAO. The town wants a whooping P75 million loan for a slaughterhouse, sports and commercial complex and streetlights, but no one is protesting. The proposed loan was approved by the Sangguniang Bayan. I wonder if some residents of Calasiao are happy about it. Are those…
CIVIL CASES VS HELMET ORDINANCE THE helmet ordinance recently passed by the Dagupan sanggunian finds itself mired in yet another legal question, this time before the court. A former judge opposed not only one provision of the ‘ordinance but the ordinance itself. Atty. Victor Llamas Jr., a resident of barangay…
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