How and why Donaire lost to Walters By Al S. Mendoza ALWAYS, there is a reason why a boxer loses or wins. The better boxer almost always wins. But what about in the case of the recent fight between Nonito Donaire Jr. and Nicholas Walters? Because Donaire lost, did…
Still no medical use for marijuana By Bebot Villar PARENTS welcomed the Philippine Medical Association’s announcement that its members are against the legalization of marijuana in our country. Dapat lang! Sabi ng mga doctor that the legalization of marijuana negates the policy of the state to protect Filipinos from…
Deretsahan
A more understanding, embracing, comforting Church By Oscar V. Cruz THE recently held Episcopal Synod – a fraternal meeting of Bishops chosen from all over the Catholic World formally summoned by the Pope in order to assist him in the exercise of his Papal Ministry – received a good…
Viewpoints
Stupendous victory by LNU Dukes By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. “EXPECT the unexpected” as the saying goes. And that’s what happened during the duel of the province’s two titans in college basketball that saw the Lyceum Northwestern University Dukes of Atty. Gonzalo Duque totally drenching the blazing fire of UPang-PHINMA…
Sports Eye
Obverse | Ortograpiya na Pangasinan Nen Santiago Villafania MAINGOTNGOT so manggawa na ortograpiya na anggan anton salita laut la ed dili tin salitan Pangasinan. Nen imbeneg ya Oktobri 17, 2014 imparungtal lamet ed panamegley na Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino so pinasimbalon ortograpiya tayo. Kunsomision balet na kaparak a sumusulat…
Aristos
FOR BLACK SAND MINING LINGAYEN—News of the Ombudsman’s decision to indict Gov. Amado T. Espino, Jr., Provincial Administrator Rafael Baraan and 12 others for allegedly engaging in illegal black sand mining trade in the Lingayen Gulf area, came as a complete surprise to the province’s officials and including the barangay…
Ombudsman indicts Governor, 14 others
LINGAYEN—Give back the sea to us. This is the plea of 70-year old Rolando Rea, “the last man standing” among the original complainants in the Ombudsman case filed against Gov. Amado Espino Jr. et al on alleged black sand mining in the coastal town here. Rea told The PUNCH that…
A retired gov’t employee’s lonely fight for the sea
BAYAMBANG SCHOOL TRANSFER BAYAMBANG–Some 2,000 pupils and teachers of the Bayambang Central School (BCS) will soon find themselves homeless if the “benefactor-investor” fails to get his due from the municipal government, namely the turnover of the old school compound in exchange for the new school complex in Barangay Magsaysay. Businessman…
Investor issues ultimatum to Bayambang LGU
COUPLES TIE THE KNOT IN MASS WEDDING—A total of 60 couples tie the knot on Friday, October 24, 2014 during the “Kasalan ed PAMMA” held at Pangasinan Merchant Marine Academy (PAMMA) Gymnasium, Perez Boulevard, Dagupan City solemnized by Mayor Belen T. Fernandez. The mass wedding is a joint project of…
COUPLES TIE THE KNOT IN MASS WEDDING
MALASIQUI–The petitioner/appellant in the civil case he won involving the lease of a portion of the property of the municipality of Malasiqui to the Magic Group of Companies, has petitioned the Regional Trial Court (RTC) to rule on his motion asking for the issuance of a writ of demolition on…