PUNCHITERIA
Editorial Cartoon
Does anybody know? THE Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) recently identified over 8,000 barangays in the country as drug-infected. We wonder how many of these are in Pangasinan since the province has been tagged as a major transshipment point for illegal drugs? Does anybody know? This is the baseline information…
Editorial
Citizens’ politics By Ermin Garcia Jr. DON’T look now but it seems more political blood in the local scenery will be drawn as the 2016 election nears with a twist. Fortunately, it’s the usual political pot calling the kettle black because that would have predictable results and yield nothing…
Punchline
Noel E. Verzosa writes from Las Vegas By Jun Velasco “Education is not received. It is achieved,” E.C. Mckenzie A RED-LETTER year. Six Pangasinenses – all graduates of the University of Pangasinan-Phinma College of Nursing — have every reason to blow their horns for landing in the Top…
Think about it
To be or not to be a politician By Al S. Mendoza I have a confession to make. In 1992, I almost aimed for Pangasinan’s second district seat in Congress. The late Conrado “Tio Condring” Estrella said to me: “Come on, run! You need P200,000 as seed money to…
General Admission
Good news from the frontlines By Bebot Villar RECENTLY, thanks to high police visibility in Dagupan City, a group of armed men was arrested by the police while on patrol in Barangay Lucao. Nabuko ang plano nila na patayin ang isang businessman. ‘Yan ang Dagupan City! Dahil sa police…
Deretsahan
Long overdue By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. THE failure of our Philippine national cycling men’s team to win any medal in the just concluded 28th Southeast Asia Games (SEA) in Singapore is the worst performance that our nationals yet since we began participating in this biennial meet. The debacle turned…
Sports Eye
UP loves Pangasinan! By Johanne R. Macob I’LL forever be grateful to the University of the Philippines. This despite the recent controversy which put UP, particularly, my beloved Baguio campus in the limelight, but on a rather negative sense. All 27 students from the same college as I was, College…
