Sultan Kiram should talk to China By Gonzalo Duque AS we wrote this, President Pnoy would have been in two Pangasinan cities – Dagupan and Alaminos – and Malasiqui town. Why was not Lingayen not included in his itinerary? Andi bali ni. We leave that to his staff. But,…
Who wants Sr. Supt. Chan removed? By Bebot Villar WHY are some Pangasinan officials itching to have Senior Supt. Marlou Chan relieved as officer-in-charge provincial police director of our province? Sa tingin ko hindi naman nya pinapakialaman ang mga jaiteng operations nyo ah. Business as usual naman kayo, di ba?…
“Matira ang Matibay” By +Oscar V. Cruz, JCD PRESENTING: Malacañang VS Church in the Philippines. The former has much earthly power and big temporal might. The latter has but spiritual strength and moral ascendancy. The former does not only have partisan influential political allies but also has secular forces…
Vote buying By Jun Velasco “When someone says, “trust me,” hold on to your wallet.” Anon YOU should get a copy of the latest— Valentine’s – edition of Pacebook, a Dagupan-based national magazine. A young girl who saw the magazine’s cover at MouseHouse pulled the arm of her ma and…
Two worthy senate bets By Gonzalo Duque CONGRATULATIONS to Atty. Manuel F. Manuel for his election to the Integrated Bar of the Philippines-Pangasinan chapter. Inonaan to tayo nen Jun Velasco ya nanawns na eleksyon nen kaiban Manny. Our new IBP czar deserves more than just the announcement of this…
“Team Buhay.” “Team Patay.” By +Oscar V. Cruz, JCD ALL of a sudden, life or death has become but a political issue, nothing more than a partisan political matter. To speak openly about this reality is no taboo for the citizens of the Philippines. To choose publicly between the…
Women: Stepping out, pressing on By Johanne R. Macob MARCH is Fire Prevention Month but apart from that, it’s also Women’s Month. Well, just saying for the sake of those who were not aware. Anyway, Women’s Month always reminds me (even more) of the ever-cunningly-existing ‘crusade’ towards sexual equality. At…
Hospital war By Jun Velasco “I will turn their mourning into gladness; I will give them comfort and joy instead of sorrow,” says the Lord.” YOU’LL be amused at the many smart and clever strategies candidates use to capture public attention. On our way home last night, we saw attractive tarpaulin posters of…
Swan Song to PRISAA By Gonzalo Duque AFTER overseeing a successful edition of the national PRISAA games, we delivered our Swan Song. Why? We wish to let you in on our letter addressed to PRISAA member-schools. May I please inform you that Lyceum-Northwestern University has withdrawn, effective February 14, 2013,…
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