All systems go THE assurance given by three senators that there’s nothing that will stand in the way of holding the barangay and SK elections on May 14 is indeed, quite reassuring. Even if the congressmen attempt to railroad the process in passing their bill seeking to postpone the elections,…
Green cards for Dagupeños By Ermin Garcia Jr. THERE’S another reason to feel privileged, special and happy about being a resident of Dagupan. On top of all the bold and fresh initiatives of the Belen Fernandez administration, a draft ordinance is now pending at the Sangguniang Panlungsod that gives…
Let’s go for Bong Go! By Gonzalo Duque THERE’S a side of President Digong that political analysts consider “genius.” It’s his uncanny talent in winning public approval. You all saw it in the last elections! Arawi ran amin, anto? Mar Roxas, Grace Poe, Jojo Binay are well known and…
Bacolod beckons, as always By Al S. Mendoza I’M back from Bacolod where I had fond memories again. I’ve been there a thousand and one times, I guess; still, each time, it felt like heaven. Never did I lose the itch to be Bacolod-bound. Always, it’d be a thrill…
Rematch? By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. THE FIRST game of the best-of-three semifinal series of the 2nd Governor’s Cup Inter-Town/City Basketball Tournament held at Narciso Ramos Sports and Civic Center (NRSCC) in Lingayen last March 10 with jam-packed crowd is another successful affair of Gov. Pogi’s sport project. Defending…
Bond of Love and the Truth By: Dr. Ashok G. Vasandani Here’s a story I read in a page in www.pravsworld.com. I’d like to share, something that we can all learn from. A VERY loving couple had been married for over 10 years without any child and it was becoming…
BEWARE OF TRAINING PLANES – When I received a text message morning of March 13 about a Cessna plane that crashed in a cornfield in Barangay Linmansangan, Binalonan, the next quick thing that came to my mind was a resolution earlier passed by the provincial board declaring the Capitol Complex…
ONION FARMS UNDER SIEGE BAYAMBANG—Bayambang becomes the second town in Pangasinan after Bautista that declared a state of calamity due to the onslaught of armyworms, locally called by farmers as “harabas”. At least P500 million worth of onion plants were already reported destroyed by the pest. Bayambang was placed under…
STA. BARBARA–Some 500 hectares of onion plantations in five towns were affected by the onslaught of armyworms, locally known as “harabas”. “I hope this will not worsen further,” said Provincial Agriculturist Dalisay Moya who admitted that armyworms exacted heavy tolls on traditional onion farms in Bautista, Bayambang, Umingan, Malasiqui and Alcala. Moya said there…
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