Pangasinenses visit Rody Duterte By Gonzalo Duque DAVAO CITY — We wrote this column in Durian City. Do not be amazed if we are a frequent visitor of the next president of the Philippines. How can we help it? No less than our super friend Mayor Rody Duterte does…
A mere Xerox of the first By Al S. Mendoza WE yearn for a rematch? Because we believe that a rematch will avenge Manny Pacquiao’s loss to Floyd Mayweather Jr.? Quit the crap, fellers. In the return bout, Pacquiao will lose again. In a third fight, Pacquiao will lose…
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Iron hand approach By Bebot Villar PANGASINAN has new officer-in-charge police director. Let’s welcome P/Senior Superintendent Belli Bagaas Tamayo. He succeeds P/Sr. Supt. Reynaldo Biay, who was OIC-PD for several months, he started around August last year. The only thing I know about P/Sr. Supt. Tamayo is he is…
Deretsahan
Mayweather runs again By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. TWO weeks had already passed and the PacMay (Pacquiao-Mayweather) brouhaha over the colossal battle has died down. From barbers to jeepney and tricycle drivers that I had talked to, they still insist that our boxing icon clearly won the fight. Everyone said…
Sports Eye
Inexplicit subjects By Johanne Margarette R. Macob ONE intelligent man once told me to be more precise with what I say and write in this corner. That I should stop being philosophical. That I should always be practical. That I should write and speak in a direct manner. Considering the…
Young Roots
HUBRIS OR PLAIN OVER-SENSITIVE? An elected official thinks being elected should immune him from criticisms. He thinks no one should dare attack him. All he wants is alleluia. He thinks everyone should agree with what he does. He detests criticisms levelled against him and his administration. He likes to brag…
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CAMPAIGN GAINS MOMENTUM LINGAYEN–There has been no let up in the campaign of the Pangasinan police against illegal drug and loose firearms as shown in the number of arrests scored by lawmen last week. These operations were conducted even as the changing of the guards at the Pangasinan Police Provincial…
Police net more pushers, loose firearms
LINGAYEN—There is hope for a successful, intensified campaign vs. illegal drugs. Pangasinan’s new officer-in-charge police director, P/Senior Superintendent Belli Tamayo, who assumed his post last Tuesday, wants police chiefs to intensify their anti-illegal drugs operations through strong police presence and to target big-time pushers. “I know that drugs is a big problem…
New OIC-PD vows intensified war vs drugs
(We are reprinting the news account on the murder of The PUNCH Founder-Editor published in the Saturday edition of the Manila Chronicle on May 21, 1966, to commemorate his 49th death anniversary – Editor) EDITOR SLAIN IN COLD BLOOD DAGUPAN CITY, May 20— Ermin Garcia, editor of the…
PUNCH throwback to May 20, 1966
LOCAL consumers can already be assured that the Dagupan bangus they buy are genuine because of the ‘Dagupan Certified’ tag that the Dagupan City government has began implementing. “Finally, this is a dream fulfilled for our fisherfolks!” said Mayor Belen T. Fernandez when she led the tagging of Dagupan bangus…