Father’s Day By Jesus A. Garcia, Jr. TODAY, June 19, is Father’s Day, and also the natal day of our national hero, the martyr Dr. Jose P. Rizal. Like you guys I’m also a proud father since July 14, 1967 with my first son Jazy, my only child that followed…
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We’re not ready for K-12 By Johanne R. Macob DURING our internship days, my three classmates and I took turns in writing for this column. I remember one of the column articles I wrote was about the K to 12 (K-12) program. I have always been irresolute about the…
Young Roots
WRONG WAY TO EPAL —This board member does not run out of gimmicks in his district just to gain mileage. During the campaign, he placed giant tarpaulins right in the middle of fishponds. After the campaign, he again posted his life-size tarpaulins enough to cover a business establishment, thanking the…
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SANDIGANBAYAN TRIAL ORDERED OUTGOING Governor Amado Espino Jr. expressed confidence he and his colleagues will eventually be acquitted by the Sandiganbayan on the graft cases filed against them in connection with the alleged illegal black sand mining on the shores of the Lingayen Gulf. Interviewed by newsmen on Tuesday, a day…
Espino, Baraan, Bigay post bail
SO HELP ME GOD — A pupil at the West Central Elementary School in Dagupan City, who obviously was made to wake up early for the first day of class, could not stifle a yawn while his classmates prayed intently for guidance. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
SO HELP ME GOD
LINGAYEN—As the province celebrated the 118th Philippine Independence Day with a short program held at the Bengson-Yuson Ancestral House, Lingayen on June 12, 2016, outgoing Gov. Amado T. Espino, Jr. urged his constituents: “Let’s go back to our old, good, reliable values. There’s nothing wrong with that.” “Kung anong nangyari…
Guv urges change to “good old values”
FOUR oversized illegal fish pens in various rivers of Dagupan City constructed on parts of rivers allegedly covered by land titles continue to delay the work of the Task Force Bantay Ilog which to date has already demolished the last of 68 illegal fish pens. At the same time, Maximo Solis, head of…
Fish pens with land titles stymie task force
WAR VS ILLEGAL DRUGS LINGAYEN—Here’s good news at the frontline in the war vs. illegal drugs. The number of minors arrested in buy-bust operations in Pangasinan has dramatically decreased by 75 percent from January to June 5 this year. Last year, 12 minors who were suspected drug couriers/pushers were arrested…