Propitious times By Gonzalo Duque THE sky was dark and cloudy, threatening lives, because this storm “Ompong” is, weather forecasters say, would be stronger and deadlier than Yolanda. We are heartened by everyone’s preparedness though. Thanks to our responsive government and the Filipino’s heroic side. In spite of what…
Nietes robbed but he’ll come back By Al S. Mendoza MY good friend Jun Velasco, the eminent poet-cum-columnist, was on the phone on Wednesday night. “Why do we still have judges in boxing that destroy the beauty of the sport?” he said. “They should all be erased from the…
Establishing “facts” By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo IN 1997, during his professorial lecture at the City College of Manila, Ambeth Ocampo, former Chairperson of the National Historical Commission (NHCP) said “Personally, I think this controversy like that of the site of the first mass — Limasawa, Leyte or Masao, Butuan…
Another unfair decision in world boxing By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. I’M SURE you and thousand other boxing aficionados who watched the latest world title fight (Pinoy vs. Pinoy) between Donnie Nietes and Aston Palicte for the vacant World Boxing Organization (WBO) super flyweight (115lbs) crown last September 9…
Put the glass down Author Unknown By: Dr. Ashok G. Vasandani Here’s a story or an article I read in a page on www.rishikajain.com. I’d like to share, something we can all learn from. THE Professor began his class by holding up a glass with some water in it….
Everyone moving but the bashers By Leonardo Micua THERE was a lull Thursday morning before the full might of Super Typhoon “Ompong” struck us in Northern Luzon or just few hours before our deadline. Although it rained a little the night before, making the surrounding areas still wet, it…
FOR FLOOD CONTROL PROGRAM FOURTH District Rep. Christopher de Venecia asked the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to conduct a thorough and comprehensive feasibility study on the river systems not only in Dagupan but also in neighboring towns to determine where the critical areas are that cause severe…
SALE DECLARED NULL AND VOID THE Department of Agrarian Reforms (DAR) has declared as null and void ab initio the sale of a 30-hectare property in Barangay Awai, San Jacinto to the Dagupan CIty government sometime in 2002 supposedly to become a sanitary landfill. This was revealed by Mayor Belen…
ANTICIPATING extensive damage to the city by the onslaught of Typhoon ‘Ompong’, the Dagupan City government has been placed on high alert since Tuesday, September 11. Mayor Belen T. Fernandez called for a meeting with the city’s Quick Response Team (QRT), City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO), barangay…
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