Pnoy will check if Spines is unbeatable By Jun Velasco “Seize now and here the hour that is, nor trust some later day!” — Homer PRESIDENT Noynoy will find his Pangasinan visit on MAY 7 as guest of the national Palaro a learning experience in local politics hereabouts. The province,…
Greed By Gonzalo Duque FIRST, we offer deep sympathy and condolences to the family of our friend, Ambie Valero, about a bit past 60, who died of colon cancer last week. His remains will be interred at the Eternal Gardens shortly. We were partly responsible for his appointment as director…
Bonuan Binloc, haven ng drug dealers By Bebot Villar NABULABOG uli ang Dagupan City police after I expressed my dismay over the non-stop selling of shabu in a Muslim community in Barangay Bonuan Binloc. Paano naman kasi, nagiging drug haven na ang lugar na ‘yan at nakapagtataka kung bakit hindi…
Might is Right By +Oscar V. Cruz, JCD THE bigger and better the guns, the mightier the Armed Forces, the more destructive the bombs, the mightier are the countries that have them, the more right they have to do as they please. Poor countries are but diversions and trophies to…
Authentic development of bangus needed By Jun Velasco “From Binalatongan to San Carlos City – – tracing the heroic stand of a people against Spanish rule, one of the first open, mass rebellions that led to the early form of Philippine independence” – Pacebook BEHIND the veneer of Pangasinan’s Annual sea festival…
Blessings and prayer By Gonzalo Duque OUR partner Dr. Macky Samson of the University of Luzon surprised us last week. He brought along a well-known missionary, Sister Emma de Guzman, to Dagupan. A mass was held cum healing and prayer at our school, the Lyceum Northwestern University. According to Sister…
Wish list para sa next PD By Bebot Villar IT’S almost three weeks now pagkatapos na tanggalin as police provincial director ng Pangasinan si Sr. Supt. Rosueto “Boyet” Ricaforte. Pero wala pa ring kapalit si Boyet bagama’t in effect na ang kanyang relief order since April 2. Officer-in-charge lang ang…
Legalizing Jueteng By +Oscar V. Cruz, JCD HERE we go again. Lately, another politico has the brilliant idea of proposing the legalization Jueteng – an illegal numbers’ game that exploits the poor and ignorant, that enriches the police authorities and public officials, with the gambling lords loudly and happily laughing…
Frank Sionil Jose and Pangasinan By Jun Velasco “Writers are unsung architects of the universe,” — Archibald MacLeish DURING the turbulent 60’s many of our young and “forever-young” adults would hang around two bookshops in Ermita, the Erehwon and La Solidaridad to be in tune with the intellectual outrage against US imperialism and…
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