Enforcing the ban vs. tricycles to protect lives THE usual lax and often selective enforcement of laws in the country can be seen in the enforcement of the law banning tricycles, pedicabs, kuliglig, garong, and other three-wheeled vehicles on the highway. Since R.A. 4136 was passed in 2007, no province,…
Editorial
Pork barrel in lieu of CCTV cameras By Ermin Garcia Jr. THE importance of the CCTV in solving crimes is again highlighted in the case of retired police general Marlou Chan’s ambush. Guns-for-hire practically become invisible without the CCTV cameras. Fortunately, initial recovered footages caught images of the suspects. But…
Punchline
Duterte girding for war vs water concessionaires By Al S. Mendoza PRESIDENT Duterte seems determined to engage into “war” the owners of Maynilad Water Services and Manila Water Co. He has drafted a contract to renew the agreements giving both companies the right again to sell/distribute water to the 16…
General Admission
The US-Iran Conflict: What it means to the Philippines By Virginia J. Pasalo ACCORDING to available data, the armed conflict of Iran and the US started sometime in 1988, when “the United States launched Operation Praying Mantis against Iran, claiming that it was retaliation for the Iranian mining of areas…
G Spot
The Farmer By Ashok G. Vasandani Here’s a story I read on Facebook in Demic page that I’d like to share, something that we can all learn from. Author Unknown UP on the mountain, a poor farmer and his wife were struggling to survive. So the farmer decided to leave…
Learnings in Life
Battles for the fifth and last slot By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. AFTER the long break for the holiday season, hostilities in the 4th Governor’s Cup Pangasinan Inter-Town/City Basketball Tournament resumed on January 11. This is still not the next round among the four teams in each conference group (Central,…
Sports Eye
Another proof on MacArthur landing By Leonardo Micua SECOND District Board Member Liberato Villegas, now on his third term of office, rejoiced over the claim of University of the Philippines professor, Ricardo T. Jose, that General Douglas Mac Arthur first landed in his hometown of San Fabian and not in Dagupan…
Random Thoughts
There got to be a law! By Jing Villamil AN hour before the “reunionists” arrive for lunch, the house is smelling clean and fresh, thanks to the wide-open but screened windows, pine-scented freshener and days of vigorous, hand-numbing scouring, scrubbing, sweeping, washing, airing, arranging, re-arranging. It smells cloyingly yummy, too….
Feelings
COOL SUNSET – Families taking a stroll at the San Fabian beach during sunset to take in the cool breeze is a daily familiar sight. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
