Boys, not girls, are lagging behind AN interesting study by state think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) showed that the gender equality program for girls is achieving its objective but not without a social cost – the boys are lagging behind in basic education. The PIDS study on…
The archbishop’s fake news By Ermin Garcia Jr. I do try to give the good Archbishop Soc Villegas the benefit of the doubt that his constant direct and indirect criticisms of President Duterte and his government are not politically motivated but sharing moral guidance from God. But hard as I…
Fighting back with accomplishments By Gonzalo Duque AS I write this column, I remember that today is President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s 74th birthday. Happy birthday, Mr. President! May you have more birthdays to come! Certainly, we wish that he will finish his term as president of the Philippines. The President has done…
Modernize agriculture, mechanize it even By Al S. Mendoza THE water crisis has not only hit Metro Manila but practically the entire agricultural sector. Look at our rice fields and vegetable plantations. Many of them, if not the vast majority of them, have practically dried up due mainly to the…
Writing Pangasinan By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo DURING the making of the book, Pangasinan Pinablin Dalin: History, Culture and Development, we interviewed several prominent Pangasinan leaders, on how history, culture and development could be woven together to develop a Pangasinan identity and to push for the development of the province. The…
Lingayen vs Manaoag, Urdaneta vs. Sto. Tomas in semis By Jesus A. Garcia, Jr. AS I predicted, three of the top-seeded five teams in the 3rd Governor’s Cup Inter-Town/ City Basketball Tournament landed in the top three and advanced to the league’s semifinals. Joining them bagging the fourth and last…
By: Dr. Ashok G. Vasandani Here’s a story I read in www.moralstories.org. I’d like to share, something we can all learn from. A Blank Question PaperAuthor Unknown ONE day a professor entered the classroom and asked his students to prepare for a surprise test. They waited anxiously at their desks…
Ferret out drug-users in government By Leonardo Micua NOTE that a week after President Rodrigo Duterte exposed 46 politicians in the narco list, Guv Pogi Espino ordered a surprise drug testing on some 300 employees of the General Service Office (GSO). In that drug test, one turned out positive of illegal…
NO PEACE AND ORDER BREAKDOWN LINGAYEN– The Philippine National Police (PNP) declared Dagupan City and four towns in Pangasnan as areas of special concern owing largely to intense political rivalry among candidates running in the May 13 local elections. This was revealed by P/Col. Wilson Lopez, police provincial director, in a…
OFF TO PANATAG SHOAL – Fishermen load their vessel with bags of ice before setting off to the disputed Panatag Shoal to fish for several days. They deny being harassed by the Chinese Coast Guard because they don’t dare come close to the ships. (Contributed)
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