Untenable situation FOR a while, communities in Pangasinan were encouraged by the initial impact of the momentum created by the Pangasinan police in the war on drugs. The results of the Double Barrel strategy and Oplan Tokhang gave renewed hope to thousands of families who were affected by the drug…
Well-placed Pangasinenses By Ermin Garcia Jr. HERE’S a piece of good news that should warm the cockles of hearts of Pangasinenses, and at the same time, a case for transparency on the part of The PUNCH. Know that there are now three Pangasinenses in the Motion and Television Review…
Binmaley five stays unblemished By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. THE 2017 Inter-Town Basketball Tournament is now at the halfway mark. Sixteen of the 38 towns that originally participated are now in the quarterfinals bracketed in two groups, eight teams apiece. I managed to watch the second day of the quarterfinals…
Killer cops. Colombia’s Gaviria. Yasay. By Ulysses R. Butuyan FORMER COLOMBIA PRESIDENT CESAR GAVIRIA SAYS, “MR. DUTERTE IS REPEATING MY MISTAKES.” That’s not true. Gaviria never badmouthed any Catholic Bishop or Pope, a United Nations Secretary General, a U.S. President and an SC Chief Justice with derogatory names and…
Gordon’s own brand of circus By Al S. Mendoza THE circus is on. And I see no immediate ending to it. For, haven’t you noticed? All we get is a litany of nonsense and stupidity from Dick Gordon’s Blue Ribbon committee hearings. This has got to end or our…
Dr. Pingkoy is GSIS chairman By Gonzalo Duque IT’S something of a noble privilege. People congratulated us for our appointment as SSS commissioner two months ago. Thank you, President Digong! And thanks for your congratulations. But here’s a louder THANK YOU: President Digong very recently named brod Pingkoy chairman…
IS PNP UP TO THE CHALLENGE? – The fight against illegal gambling has began. Hooray! Finally! It’s long overdue. Many have been waiting for it. I remember when then Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Oscar Cruz was hated by some politicians but definitely respected and loved by his flock (including non-Catholics) for his…
GARBAGE CRISIS STAVED OFF THE feared garbage crisis in Dagupan City was allayed after city residents were noted to be responding positively to the call of the city government to segregate their household wastes after the city’s open dumpsite in Bonuan had been closed January 21. Mayor Belen T. Fernandez…
PANGASINAN’S LONE DRUG-FREE TOWN STO. TOMAS—Finally, this municipality finally got the recognition it rightfully deserves for being the first and the lone drug-free town in Pangasinan. On Feb. 13, the provincial board through Provincial Resolution No. 167-2017 commended Sto. Tomas, town for being the first drug-free community in Pangasinan in…
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