Cycling kills again By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. I WAS stunned and very sad to know from my cycling child Jazy that another cyclist died on May 21, not in competition but while riding his bike along the national highway of San Fabian town. After my visit to Our Lady…
Make it a Rated ‘PG’ By Johanne R. Macob BOARD members of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) were here in the province recently to promote the advocacy of responsible viewing. They underscored the power that each person has in choosing which television program or film…
Young Roots
GRACIOUS IN DEFEAT, NOT THREATENING. Some people are so heartless. They invent stories in a bid to further pull down a defeated. Bagsak na nga, tinatadyakan pa lalo. I woke up Friday morning reading a message from a neophyte elected municipal councilor of Mapandan town about lies spread against former…
Random Thoughts
CAUSED BY NEAPTIDE AND POLLUTION BOLINAO—At least P40 million worth of milkfish (bangus) died in a massive fishkill that broke out anew along the Caquipotan Channel in Bolinao and Anda towns. The new fishkill, however, is at least not as big as the one that broke out along the Caquipotan…
New massive fishkill recurs in Bolinao, Anda
UPON her arrival from a weeklong vacation in Spain, Mayor Belen Fernandez immediately met with members of Task Force Bantay Ilog to map out all-out demolition of fish pens, targeting structures that are still standing in rivers. Noting reports from the task force that 47 illegal fish pens have already…
MBTF orders fish pen demolition anew
TO make sure that all the products reaching the city are all safe for human consumption, the Dagupan City government is strictly requiring fish traders bringing their fish products to sell at the Dagupan Fish Market to produce auxiliary invoices. Mayor Belen Fernandez also ordered City Agriculture Officer Emma Molina…
Bangus sold in Dagupan safe, say
THE VIEW FROM HEAVEN — The scene inside the Metropolitan Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in Dagupan City from the church’s loft presented a splendid view of the solemn proceedings of the Episcopal Ordination of the Most Rev. Enrique V. Macaraeg as Bishop of Tarlac Diocese held last May 24,…
THE VIEW FROM HEAVEN
UNSOLICITED ADVICE FOR DUTERTE THOUGH the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has yet to issue a statement at presstime on the recent critical statements of President-elect Rodrigo Duterte, the outspoken Archbishop of Nueva Segovia took the cudgels, defended the Church and gave his own unsolicited advice. “It is…
Archbishop defends Catholic Church
NO “P-I’s, PLEASE! ABSOLUTELY no cussing or expletives on TV or radio will be tolerated, including possibly those from President-elect Rodrigo Duterte. This was stressed by officials of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) during the KBP forum last week. MTRCB Board Member Jojo Salomon told local…
Media networks warned on use of profanity on air
THE Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) held a two- day forum to educate the people on the proper application of the reviews done by the agency and to promote vigilance among adult viewers in protecting children from materials not fit for children’s viewing. Five of its board…