Gambling is a deadly game By Al S. Mendoza THERE’S a big difference between a gambler and a gamer. A gambler mostly bets money and a gamer rarely bets money. I am game to a lunch bet on who would win between Manny Pacquiao and Jeff Horn. Well, to…
Singapore sports heroes By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. UNLIKE my first and third visit to Singapore which were both related to sports activities (2010 Youth Olympic Games and 2015 SEA Games), my fourth trip to the beautiful and booming city-state Singapore last June 2-6 was like my second, for…
PANGASINAN, A CRADLE OF HEROES – On the occasion of Philippine Independence Day on Monday, we dug up an old article we posted on the Internet a long time ago and which can still be accessed till today. We wrote that the province of Pangasinan attained its full independence from Spain…
MAKING THE PHILIPPINE FLAG – The iconic scene from National Artist Fernando Amorsolo’s painting that depicted the making of the country’s flag is interpreted and replicated with the use of rattan, bamboo and other raw materials found in Pangasinan as the centerpiece of SM City Rosales in observance of Independence Day. (Punchphoto…
LEADERS of Moro communities in Pangasinan have assured the police of their cooperation to ensure that there will be no sympathizer of Maute-ISIS in their midst. This was conveyed by some 80 leaders, including Imams and Ustadz affiliated with the Pangasinan Muslim Association that gathered at the headquarters of the…
ABANDONED GETAWAY VAN – A police officer walks around the abandoned van used by the killers of the PO2 Jimbo Agtarap, a member of the anti-drug enforcement team of the San Carlos City Police Station. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
DRUG-RELATED MURDER PANGASINAN Police Provincial Office (PPPO) already identified initially two suspects in the killing of the intelligence officer and wounding of another police officer of the San Carlos City Police Station. P/Chief Inspector Norman Florentino, PPPO information officer, said murder and frustrated murder cases were filed against Danilo Fernandez and…
MALACANANG Palace has declared June 20, Tuesday as a special non-working day to enable Dagupeños to celebrate and participate in the observance of its 70th Charter Day anniversary. Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea signed on May 30 Proclamation No. 219. This year’s celebration is anchored on the theme “Dagupan Pitoran Dekada…
WHERE LUPANG HINIRANG WAS COMPOSED — Caretaker Jesus de Guzman shows the Casa Hacienda in Bautista town, the house where Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo established his Luzon headquarters in 1899, used by Gen. Antonio Luna when he worked with the La Independencia staff, and by Gen. Arthur McArthur as his quarters in 1898….
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