Punchiteria
Editorial Cartoon
Sign of the times WHILE the peace and order in Pangasinan is generally stable, with no unusual rise in crimes indices taking place, we have to acknowledge that we live in a volatile situation today, with acts of terrorism happening in the country and around the globe. There is no…
EDITORIAL
Stop plea bargain for drug offenders By Ermin Garcia Jr. WEEKS ago, the dilemma of Dagupan City police chief, P/Lt. Col. Abubakar Mengelen Jr. caught my attention. He wondered why he was seeing the same persons being arrested in buy-bust operations. How was that possible, he asked. Indeed, how? When…
Punchline
Reward/gift versus bribery By Al S. Mendoza GIFT or reward? Or, what is a gift? What is a reward? Here’s a police officer’s story to buttress the obvious: “Sir Al, listen to me,” he tells me. “OK, fire,” I say to him. “I rescued a kid from his kidnappers,” says he….
General Admission
Breathing spaces By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo HE sat on his chair, blued, like the walls. He remembered his wife. He remembered the women with whom he had fathered his children. He remembered all his women. He knew bits and pieces of them. He remembered the peculiar tastes of intimacies, and…
G Spot
PBA, Gov. Pogi’s league winding down By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. WE watched last Wednesday night how the multi-titled San Miguel five survived a come from behind victory over TNT, 99-94, and seized the 2019 Commissioner’s Cup best-of-three championship series, 3-2, one win away for the throne. It was impressive…
Sports Eye
By: Dr. Ashok G. Vasandani Here’s a story I read in a page on www.moralstories.org. I’d like to share, something we can all learn from. The Dilemma of Love and Regret of LifetimeAuthor Unknown She was a simple homely girl from a small town who had many dreams. He was…
Learnings in Life
Brian’s indecisiveness By Leonardo Micua AFTER drawing flak for suspending classes of pupils and students too late on August 9, Mayor Brian Lim made another slip four days later on August 13 (Tuesday). He told newsmen in an ambush interview: “Sa lahat ng decision-making na nagyayari sa City Hall, ang pinakamahirap…
