Our communities are not safe By Bebot Villar WHEN will our public officials in Pangasinan finally act laban sa droga? Hindi pa ba sapat na dahilan na 80 percent of crimes reported, especially mga heinous crimes, ay drug-related? Aren’t they concerned na halos lahat ng towns and cities in Pangasinan…

“Same Sex Marriage” By +Oscar V. Cruz, JCD WHAT do people say about marriage? What does the 1988 Family Code of the Philippines state about marriage? What does the 1986 Constitution of the Philippines provide about marriage? What does the Church in the Philippines teach about marriage? What does the…

LIFE 101 Lesson #1: Life’s a game By Johanne Margarette R. Macob SO the province’s going to host another national sports event, the PRISAA National Games! Yes, games. Now that made me think of the string between game and life. Is game a life or is life a game? I…

Enrile self-destructs By Jun Velasco  “If any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold all things are become new.”– 2 Corinthians 5:17 MANY of you must be sporting long faces as you ogled at your TV news detailing fishwives’ exchanges between Senate…

How do you solve a problem like the Reynas? By Gonzalo Duque GOOD news for sports-minded people. The national PRISAA games hosted by our province will reel off on February 10 and last till Feb. l6. Venue is the spic’n span Narciso Ramos Sports stadium. Don’t miss it, fellas? Have you…

No clear-cut policy on jueteng By Bebot Villar BANGAYAN nang bangayan because of illegal numbers game—mapa jueteng, loteng, jaiteng na pare-parehong jueteng din naman yan with different names, masiao at iba pa. How many campaigns have been launched para patigilin yan? Ilang klaseng shame campaign na ba ang isinagawa to…

The Family Code of the Philippines By +Oscar V. Cruz, JCD “I, CORAZON C. AQUINO, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby order and promulgate the Family Code of the Philippines, as follows:

Kinon ed Luyag Nen Santiago Villafania ANACBANUA (Child of the Sun), say manaltalon pilikulan anlong ed salitan Pangasinan nen Christopher Gozum ya akagamor na Prix de Signes award dia ed 10th International Festival Signes de Nuit ed Paris, France nen imbeneg ya Oktobri. Analo met na Digital Lokal Lino Brocka…

A trip west By Johanne Margarette R. Macob I WISH to share the trip we had in the city best known for its — well not exactly a hundred — Hundred Islands. So here we go… It was a little more than an hour trip by land from the provincial…

Make that Jaycee tenet work By Jun Velasco   “The company of just and upright men is better than wealth and a rich estate.”- Euripides. TWO or more people called our attention to the role of the intelligentsia in influencing public opinion especially during the election season. “Nada,” the duo said….