PUNCHITERIA
Editorial Cartoon
A month of compassion and anger JANUARY 2015 will be a month in the Philippines that will long be remembered by millions of Filipino families. It was the month the charismatic and rock star Pope Francis took time to visit the country to remind and teach this nation more lessons…
Editorial
‘Defining moment’ By Jun Velasco “For this God is our God forever and ever. He will be our guide even unto death,” Psalm 48:14 PANGASINAN is very much in the SAF headlines. In case you have forgotten, two of the slain 44 commandos– PO2 Ephraim Garcia Mejia and PO2…
Think about it
Acquit GMA! By Gonzalo Duque WE had a long chat with a man of substance recently, Sir Butch Belgica. O yes, central subject was the pernicious problem that’s been eating our vitals in a debilitating manner. There’s a suspicion this beleaguered nation will break apart if not dealt with…
Playing with Fire
Believe not a word Mayweather says By Al S. Mendoza HERE we go again. Floyd Mayweather Jr. has always been known to sow intrigues. His latest rap on the Manny Pacquiao camp was one of monumental monstrosity. Remember that chance meeting between Mayweather and Pacquiao in Miami during the…
General Admission
Drug lords, still Pangasinan’s worst enemy By Bebot Villar THE report that the price of shabu in Pangasinan is the lowest among the four provinces of the Ilocos Region is talagang worrisome. Iisa lang kasi ang ibig sabihin nito: The demand remains high and there is more than adequate…
Deretsahan
January’s cycling and basketball events By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. NARITA, JAPAN—- I’m making this piece at the Tokyo International Airport during my four-hour stopover in this cool and foggy city of Narita on my way to Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas to visit my relatives (father side) and my Texas nurse…