Editorial Cartoon
Collateral damage THE impact of the intensified police operations against illegal drugs has began to take its toll on many Muslim families that have since migrated to Pangasinan, beginning in the mid-1980s, particularly in the cities of Urdaneta and Dagupan. Many of these families, mostly residents of communities that have…
Editorial
Guv Pogi, carry on erpat’s golden record! By Gonzalo Duque MAYBE it can be told now. With the high-flying and superb performance of President Duterte, and a jubilant electorate, the character of our electoral system, we believe, must have been very much upgraded. Congrats, 16…
Playing with Fire
Zeroing in on Pacquiao & Diaz By Al S. Mendoza MANNY Pacquiao and now, Hidilyn Diaz. They are both sports heroes. But before achieving success, they were both dirt-poor. The duo came from Mindanao—Pacquiao a fish vendor from GenSan, Diaz a water-gatherer from Zamboanga. The commonalities end there. For,…
General Admission
Cops, drugs and drug lords By: Ulysses R. Butuyan PANGASINAN COPS DRUG TESTED, ONE POSITIVE. How come he has not yet been killed in a “shootout” while many among mere suspects have already been murdered? STRICT ENFORCEMENT OF TRAFFIC ORDINANCES ORDERED. Is there an ordinance banning the obese from…
Punching Bug
Wrong equation By Bebot Villar IT seems we have politicians who discuss the drug problem but have no idea what is all about! Take Senator Ralph Recto for example. He recently said that it would take 200 years for us to rehabilitate the estimated 1.3 million drug users in the country!…
Deretsahan
Knocking with both fists By Angel C. Gumarang ALLOW me (at the outset) to thank Sunday Punch Publisher-Editor Ermin Garcia Jr. for considering me to run a sports column in this prestigious newspaper. Boss Ermin’s invitation came my way with the advice that Sports Eye of my esteemed mentor,…
