Pregnancy is cursed. Birth is forbidden. Life is taboo. By Oscar V. Cruz THERE are people who hate people, especially in the so-called “First World Countries,” whose anti-people stance has slowly but surely invaded a “Third World Country” like the Philippines. It is the height of selfishness and egoism that…
2014 Tour de France winner Nibali By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. IT WAS during the quarter-finals of 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil when this year’s Tour de France (TdF) commenced on July 5. Well, despite my immeasurable love of the two-wheeled event being a former professional cyclist, I deliberately…
SONA Vogue By Johanne Margarette R. Macob POLITICS and fashion can and do mix. As expected, there have been many and varied reactions to President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III’s fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA) last Monday, July 28. Some were satisfied, while many wanted to hear more particularly…
WANTED: HRO. THE province not only needs just a Human Resource and Development Officer (HRDO) of the provincial government but most importantly, as human relations officer. This was the firm order, not a request, made by Sixth District Board Member Alfonso Bince Jr, prior to the provincial board’s almost aborted…
GOV. ESPINO CONFIRMED LINGAYEN—The question: Will “Pogi” run for Pangasinan governor in 2016? Governor Espino’s answer: “It’s a go for Pogi (Espino)”. The consequence: Political lines within NPC are drawn. This is the new political scenario in the province after Gov. Amado T. Espino, Jr.finally broke his self-imposed silence on…
ROW ON HELMET LAW MAYOR Belen Fernandez views with serious concern the two contending positions vis-à-vis the implementation of the amended ordinance in the city that impacts on the helmet law in the country. Fernandez, who was recently appointed chairperson of the Regional Peace and Order Council, said while there…
ANOTHER court case hounds the controversial sale of the land and building of the MC Adore International Palace owned by the Dagupan City government last January 7, 2013 to the Amb. ALC Holdings and Management Corporation. This time, a civil case was filed by Mr. Leo Angeles, a resident of…
LINGAYEN– The provincial government recently secured a P1-billion loan from the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) to fund various developmental projects described in the province’s Annual Investment Plan. This was confirmed by OIC-Provincial Accountant Arturo Soriano who witnessed the signing of the loan agreement last Thursday at the Urduja…
SAVED FOR NOW—The remaining uncut trees standing in the way of road-widening projects are spared by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the sanggunian panlalawigan. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao) Back to Homepage
NO PERMITS FOR TREE-CUTTING ROAD widening projects of the district engineering offices of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in the province hit a snag due to suspension of cutting of trees along areas traversed by construction sites. At the recent KBP Forum, the district engineers confirmed that…
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