Editorial Cartoon
The “bahala na” in K to 12 THE K to 12 educational curriculum which started implementation in 2011 with the compulsory enrollment of children in kindergarten is set to implement the next major phase, the senior high schools (SHS) phase. Without a doubt, the shift from the country’s usual…
Editorial
Still not legit By Ermin Garcia Jr. NOT a few readers continue to ask this corner if the Citystate Savings Bank branch operations at the old MC Adore Hotel building in Dagupan are already legit. By inference, the phrase “operating legit” obviously wants to know if Citystate has already…
Punchline
Bach and Beatles concert in Baguio a hit By Jun Velasco “Tune your ears to wisdom, and concentrate on understanding. For the Lord grants wisdom.” Proverbs 2:2, 6. AFTER the over-hyped boxing riff-raff (we told you it won’t do us any good!), two recent, surely more meaningful, more beneficial…
Think about it
BTF gets a 7.5 By Gonzalo Duque THERE’S a radio commentator who was heard saying that this columnist and Mayor Belen T. Fernandez have a falling out. Ahhh…. maybe he mistook our column “Farrah Dagupan” for another thing. Not true. We always base our support for Mayor Belen on…
Playing with Fire
Don’t worry, the rematch is on By Al S. Mendoza WE wanted Manny Pacquiao to win. That’s natural. He is the everyday man. He personifies everything heroic about us—from Lapu-Lapu to Dagohoy, from Soliman to Silang, from Bonifacio to Ninoy. Most important, Pacquiao represents the Filipino, the proudest race…
General Admission
Revealing advertorials By Bebot Villar SOMEONE said, “The cat is finally out of the bag” while people watched the fight of the century between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather last May 3 live on USATV. No, it was not about the fight itself kung saan marami ang luhaan because…
Deretsahan
Lousy, dull and boring By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. WE saw how our national treasure in boxing Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao lost his WBO welterweight belt to the haughty American pug Floyd “Money” Mayweather via unanimous decision last Sunday. The three judges scored a lopsided verdict, 118-110, 116-112, 116-112, that caused…
Sports Eye
Deadly Rabies By Hilda Austria THE twelve recorded deaths in the province due to rabies in the first quarter of this year alarmed the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) board members and prompted them to pass a resolution urging local government units (LGUs) down to the barangay officials to intensify their…
