Are we still safe in our homes By Gonzalo Duque ONE day last week, former City Fiscal Johnny Siapno, father-in-law of the former Prime Minister of East Timor, was mauled by a drug addict – or addicts –leaving him unconscious due to a fractured skull. He was comatose as of…
Politics the way it used to be By Al S. Mendoza IF you know your politics, the more that a politician opens his mouth, the more that he tells lies. And on that, here’s one from Otto Von Bismarck worth pondering on: “[In politics] never believe in anything until it…
Kapitan as the drug dealers’ protector By Bebot Villar ALLOW me to share with you one trivia about the anti-drug efforts of Bataan Provincial Police Office under the leadership of the Provincial Director PS/Supt. Rhodel O. Sermonia. I know this guy to be a true officer and a gentleman. Out…
Moving on By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo MOVE on. A mantra that should set one free. That’s what is expected of women who are strong, capable, independent, intelligent and possessing other unique qualities. Move on, it is the right thing to do. Right, and I am moving on. And so are…
Weak Gilas 2015? By Jesus A. Garcia, Jr. IT’S hard to believe how our Gilas 2015 national team could have lost all its three games in Estonia in the four nation Toyota Cup last month. Our Gilas five (ranked 45th by FIBA) lost to FIBA ranked 41 Netherland by 27…
Institutionalizing scholarship programs By Johanne Margarette R. Macob SCHOLARSHIP programs are highly valuable for many in order to earn a diploma. I, too, was a beneficiary of a university’s scholarship program. My siblings, likewise, were scholars. I’m not really sure if all of us in the family would have been…
UNSTUDIED. We are saddened by the report that the touted Alaminos Airport initially supported with funds for land acquisition and building of access roads by the past Arroyo administration will now go to waste. According National Economic and Development Authority Regional Director Nestor Rillon, a major reason cited by DOTC…
SOURCE OF DAILY POLLUTION OF LINGAYEN GULF — The untreated wastes of inmates and jailers inside the Dagupan District Jail flow out from its pipes behind the locality freely and unobstructed to the clear beach water of Todandaligan Beach in Dagupan City. The situation has not been corrected for over 10 years…
IN VIOLATION OF DENR PERMIT POZORRUBIO – While most residents of Barangay Rosario of this town slept unmindful of clearing operations along the Manila North Road (MNR), the cutting of live trees surreptitiously by a DPWH contractor contractor has resumed last weekend. By the time residents realized what was happening,…
WAR VS. DRUGS THE campaign against illegal drugs in Dagupan City has been proceeding without letup amid reports of increasing volume of shabu reaching the city as one of the major transshipment points in the region. This claim is told in an update of its campaign released by the Dagupan…
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