Praiseworthy initiative THE Dagupan City government outdid expectations of the city populace anew when it convinced the Dagupan Doctors Villaflor Memorial Hospital (DDVMH) to do what was unthinkable – to adopt the “No billing” policy of government by partnering with the city government and PhilHealth. As the PhilHealth official said during the signing…
Editorial
Illegal fish pen owners are back By Ermin Garcia Jr. I HAVE good news and bad news for Dagupan Mayor Belen Fernandez for the nth time. First the good news. Dagupeños are clearly very happy with her management style. It’s been reaping unprecedented results. The waves and smiles she gets…
Punchline
Ming Rosario miraculously survives attack By Jun Velasco “Love all. Trust a few. Do wrong to no one.” — William Shakespeare OUR supposedly peaceful province was lately rocked by the shocking attempt on the life of a most gentle person, former Board Member Jeremy “Ming” Rosario, assistant provincial health officer,…
Think about it
Learning Davao’s best practices By Gonzalo Duque BY the time you read this, we’ve already been to Davao City on the invitation of our friends, James Gaisano and Rene Concordia. We are expected to be joined by our two former law classmates Atty. Fred Lim and Bingbong Medialdia, also a…
Playing with Fire
‘How are you to die, might?’ By Al S. Mendoza SYDNEY—You leave house to learn and the hottest piece of conversation here today is the Pacquiao-Mayweather fight happening nearly two months from now at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Since Floyd Mayweather Jr. made the announcement…
General Admission
Drugs and heinous crimes By Bebot Villar WHO would have thought that a 46-year-old man would rather have sex with a cow, and in public? That’s what happened in Silang, Cavite as reported in media last Tuesday And during the investigation of the pervert na lalaki, he confessed na it…
Deretsahan
A different tour By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – – -AFTER visiting some of my sports-minded relatives and friends in Texas, I flew to California to visit my other children, townmates and cycling friends and where I had so much fun reuniting with co-Mangaldanons in San Jose,…
Sports Eye
THE NIGHT WHEN SISON AUDITORIUM WAS NOT SO GRAND. There were three things I noticed when I attended an event last Thursday at the majestic Sison Auditorium, one of Pangasinan’s pride. In all my news coverage since this edifice was rehabilitated to its grand form under the Espino administration, I…
Random Thoughts
ILLEGAL FISH PENS REMAIN — Contrary to earlier reports of the Dagupan City Agriculture office, there are still several illegal fish pens operating and polluting the city’s rivers. Their continued operation is already deemed a defiance of Mayor Belen Fernandez’s order in early 2014 to ban illegal fish pens in…
