PUNCHITERIA
Editorial Cartoon
Walk the talk on drugs WITHOUT a doubt, the priorities identified by P/Sr. Superintendent Belli Tamayo as the new Officer-in Charge at the Pangasinan Provincial Police Office, sit squarely with the concerns of the populace. In particular, the continued proliferation of illegal drugs in barangays and campuses has made many…
Editorial
Waging war with numbers By Ermin Garcia Jr. WE don’t know much about the province’s new PNP OIC-provincial director, P/Sr. Supt. Belli Tamayo, except that he, like his predecessor, P/Sr. Supt. Reynaldo Biay, has roots in Pangasinan and he’s a former police chief in Sultan Kudarat and now, serving…
Punchline
Why is Rody Duterte popular? By Jun Velasco AT the rate presidentiable Rody Duterte is being bludgeoned and blackened by Human Rights groups left and right, he may yet become a national hero for being “crazy” in eliminating drug lords and hard-core criminals from Philippine society. The enemy or…
Think about it
Safe, healthy water in Dagupan now real By Gonzalo Duque WE’RE glad. While we were doing this column, two gentlemen surprised us with a visit, an engaging visit… we had to park our notes for a while. It was the opportune time to say our heart’s piece about our…
Playing with Fire
If Senate blinks, money wins again By Al S. Mendoza SINCE he occupied Malacanang in 2010, President Aquino has taken the House of Representatives by the nose. But nothing new there, though. Historically, isn’t the Lower House a rubber stamp of the Palace? That the only true nationalists—the so-called…
General Admission
Cooperation, the key to success By Bebot Villar UNIFIED efforts have always proven effective as shown again last May 20, 2015. The Dagupan City PNP, PDEA RO1, elements from Pangasinan PPO, SAF and the Navy Intelligence again combined efforts in an operation that resulted in the seizure of around…
Deretsahan
Mangaldan cagefest’s ‘basketbrawl’ By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. WE have seen a lot of brawls in basketball matches. Many say this is common now in basketball games particularly if big prizes are at stake in spite of slogan that says the tournament’s purpose is to foster sportsmanship, camaraderie and solidarity….