A President for our times By Gonzalo Duque EVERYDAY, as Election Day comes nearer, our attention goes to names, some popular, others, notorious, still others ubiquitous, and unwinnable but still trying hard to get into our awareness. You’re right, all of them are so-called presidential wannabes. Of course, nandiyan…
If Pacquiao can’t win by KO, Lutong Macau By Al S. Mendoza IF Chris Algieri will mix it up right at the opening bell, he will be knocked out before Round 1 is over. That’s how confident I am. In Manny Pacquiao, Algieri will finally meet his real acid…
Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Week By Bebot Villar IT was gratifying to see an overwhelming response from the citizenry of Dagupan City sa ating panawagan para sa kanilang pakiki-isa sa kampanya laban sa illegal drugs. I saw this during the kick-off activities for the celebration of this year’s…
My sixth world boxing title-watch By Jesus A. Garcia, Jr. AS an adventurous former athlete, I gallivant and every time I have enough means to finance a trip to watch an important sporting event, locally or internationally, whether cycling, basketball or boxing, especially if the protagonists are my country mates,…
Law enforcers as lawbreakers By Hilda M. Austria DESPITE the clarification of the city legal officer of Dagupan to the Public Order and Safety Office (POSO) on the right interpretation and implementation of the recently upheld ordinance 2013-2014, also known as the “Ordinance Instituting Certain Security Measures for the…
GO, MANGO, GO! I agree with the decision of the Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office 1 to choose mango as the top commodity to be developed under the Philippine Rural Development Program. Our very own mangoes are comparable to that of the sweet variety of Guimaras. And Region 1…
LESSER DRUG USERS CITED WHILE the government is winning the war against illegal drugs, there is still a need to maintain vigilance and sustain police operations in order to protect the gains made by the nation so far. This is was the assessment of Sec. Antonio Villar Jr., chairman of…
“STAY away from our children. Stay away from Dagupan.” This was the stern warning of Mayor Belen Fernandez, chairman of the Regional Peace and Order Council (RPOC), to drug syndicates, dealers and pushers that continue to operate clandestinely in the city and in other communities victimizing the youth. She said…
JUSTICE DELAYED, JUSTICE DENIED—Members of Pangasinan Press Club, local chapters of Kapisanan ng Brodkasters sa Pilipinas, National Union of Journalists of the Philippines, and journalism students from different colleges light candles at the Dagupan City Plaza to commemorate the 5th death anniversary of journalists who were waylaid in the infamous Ampatuan…
BCS TRANSFER CONTROVERSY BAYAMBANG— To help settle the controversy surrounding the planned permanent transfer of the Bayambang Central School (BCS) from its original site in Poblacion to Barangay Bical, a resolution calling for an investigation, in aid of legislation, was filed before the House of Representatives on the propriety and…
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