The son also rises By Gonzalo Duque LOOKING at beloved son Nanoy handle his job as coach of LNU Dukes, the new champ in basketball, recently besting UPang-Phinma in a championship duel, we reminisce the days he was still a gangling toddler! Well, most of you who listen to Aksyon…
The cheat By Al S. Mendoza BAGUIO CITY—I am here once again for my yearly vow of working as Rules Official of the Fil-Am Invitational Golf Tournament at both the Baguio Country Club and Camp John Hay. The Seniors 55 years old and above began their play yesterday (Nov. 21)…
Is the candidate a drug protector? By Bebot Villar AS the start of the election period draws near, we should begin to ask whether the re-electionists or the challengers are known to be drug lords or protectors of illegal drugs in our respective towns and cities. Ang totoo kasi, there…
Vulnerability By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo TREES are vulnerable to certain predators, and more and more, they are vulnerable to the unabated push for non-sustainable development and human greed. Vulnerability is the state of exposure to the impact of development concepts, natural elements, and personal agenda, present and sometimes imagined, so…
How the championship was won By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. AS expected the defending champions Lyceum Northwestern University Dukes finished the UCAAP Inter-Collegiate Jimmy Fernandez Basketball Challenge best-of-three championship series with a bang. What they did in the first game was done in similar fashion in the second game. Like…
THROW AWAY THAT MONKEY WRENCH. Minority Councilor Red Erfe-Mejia wants another public hearing on the proposed Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance, a request he already made before and which his colleagues in the majority readily granted. I don’t see why the majority in the Dagupan city council should grant his second request since the issues were…
WAR VS. ILLEGAL DRUGS IN THE CITY A THIRTEEN-year old boy from Sitio Silungan in Barangay Bonuan Binloc was arrested in a drug buy-bust operation conducted by lawmen near the vicinity of the Dagupan Treatment and Drug Rehabilitation Center (DDTRC) at 11:45 of Nov. 18. “Brandon” (not his real name), a…
MNR TREES CONTROVERSY LINGAYEN– Despite vigorous objection from environmentalists, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) remains adamant in its plan to cut down the remaining 543 standing trees along the Manila North Road (MNR) because the trees continue to pose hazards to motorists daily. “We are still pursuing the cutting…
AFTER 10 YEARS LINGAYEN–The Third Pangasinan Highway District was hard pressed to explain itself after the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) learned that several local projects funded by the national government in the Fifth District that were started as early as 2005 or 2006 remain unfinished to this day. Third Pangasinan Highway District Engineer Emmanuel Diaz was made…
CALASIAO—The Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPPO) is already in hot pursuit of the hitman who shot and killed cockpit arena owner and businessman Adolfo Fernandez Jr. last November 15. This was announced by P/Senior Supt. Rolie Saltat, officer-in-charge at the PPPO shortly after the suspect was identified through the facial…
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