Sleeping on the job THE highly irregular if not downright illegal policy of the Binmaley local government dumping its wastes inside the military camp is contemptible at the very least. While Mayor Sammy Rosario graciously and readily agreed to comply with the order of the Provincial Environment and Natural…
Editorial
Is government winning the war? By Ermin Garcia Jr. THE new strategic policy of P/Sr. Superintendent Rolly Saltat, newly assigned OIC at the Pangasinan Provincial Police Office, is the “1-2-3 Punch”! It suggests a complete sound and fury action on the ground (especially with the word “Punch” attached to…
Punchline
Can’t Dagupan revive its shipbuilding trade? By Jun Velasco HISTORIANS in the mold of Fr. Horacio dela Costa have it that in 1780, several boat makers from Pangasinan had an appetite in shipbuilding at the Spanish naval base in Cavite. After gaining skill, they returned to Pangasinan to put…
Think about it
Destiny’s child By Al S. Mendoza SINCE everybody’s talking about the 2016 election this early, let’s bring it on, fellers. Who will succeed P-Noy? Rody Duterte? Mar Roxas? Grace Poe? Jojo Binay? OK, let’s add three more: Alan Peter Cayetano, Chiz Escudero or Ping Lacson? Next: Who could be…
General Admission
Political Will By Bebot Villar LAST week, the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) conducted the “Orientation on Barangay Clearing” seminar in Sto. Tomas, Pangasinan through the initiative of Mayor Timoteo “Dick” Villar III. The activity was held after the awarding of Plaque of Appreciation to Mayor Villar during the Monday…
Deretsahan
Another PH failure in SEA Games By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. WATCHING the 28th Southeast Asia Games Singapore 2015 in the flesh was my first time to do it abroad. To minimize expenses, I and my son Jazy planned only on staying there for three days and three nights only…
Sports Eye
Resignation By Hilda Austria JOURNALISM has been my dream profession since my elementary days, although the passion for it was only ignited when I was in college. It was then when I thought it was just about being seen in the television or heard on the radio or reading…
News Sense
ACKNOWLEDGING THE PROBLEM. The problem posed by the garbage dumpsite in Binmaley town located inside a military reservation appears to be more serious than the controlled garbage dumpsite in Dagupan although both are located near the beach. Fortunately, Mayor Simplicio Rosario did not lose his cool and easily acknowledged that…
Random Thoughts
OUTNUMBERED BY THE ‘ENEMY’–A Philippine Army soldier covers his nose as he bravely stands up knowing he is greatly outnumbered by an ‘enemy’ that grows in strength by the tons every day right inside his camp in Binmaley town. Fortunately, for him, there are signs that the enemy will…
