Promiscuity. Irresponsibility. Amorality By +Oscar V. Cruz JCD NO. This is certainly not but rhetoric poetry as the title might insinuate—but a downright hard-hitting reality. Yes. This is about the now infamous “Reproductive Health Bill” that is seriously dividing the Filipino people—courtesy of the Malacañang occupant and his friends. By…

New Deal for Dagupan City By Jun Velasco Nature and wisdom always say the same.— Juvenal WE were momentarily taken aback by the unusual turn of events in Dagupan City’s political play recently. Before it tumbled into a defensive position, Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez’s all-for-one, one- for- all camp (that’s Councilor Alfie’s phrase)…

Super active media By Gonzalo Duque THE revitalized Pangasinan Press Club’s go-go-go action month seems to have paid off. Look, the Patrima group headed by publisher Lilia Sy started a couple of days ago its own regular kapihan. We attended their forum if only to show that we are fully in…

Band-aid solutions By +Oscar V. Cruz JCD BAND-aids are little strips of tapes with a little gauge placed on little wounds hopefully to cause some cure. Needles to say, their key reality feature is “little”. It is little in size and coverage, little in scoop and finality. Band-aids wherefore are…

Greatest love story By Jun Velasco “The foundation of true joy is the conscience.”— Seneca CHRISTENDOM, these days, is dramatically facing anew a litmus test. In this season of Lent, we try reflect on the series of devastations that have ravaged of Mother Earth. While we enjoy, thank God, relative calm, we are worried by environmentalists’ continued warning of a Big…

Salamat, Governor Kuan! By Gonzalo Duque WE had a grand time a couple of days back with Commissioner Fe Mangahas of the National Historical Institute when she guested as our speaker at the Pangasinan Historical and Cultural Commission (PHCC). Full of valuable insights and encouragement, she inspired everyone, even describing the…

Faith By +Oscar V. Cruz JCD TO believe in oneself, to believe in relatives and friends, to believe in famous individuals and well-known characters—all these can be anything but faith as it is meant to be. Thus: Faith is virtue—a conviction, a disposition, a fervor—through which people believe in God…

Open skies, but what about the airports? By Marifi Jara IN the middle of March this year, PNoy signed Executive Orders 28 and 29. Number 28 reorganizes the Philippine Air Negotiating and Philippine Consultation Panels, which would be handling talks for new Air Service Agreements (ASAs) for the country.

Proximity By Jun Velasco OUR province  — asinan country, if you will — has been thrust into the limelight because of nuclear fears brought about by the killer earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Yes, because of our two well-known kababayans, former Rep. Mark Cojuangco and Board Member Alfie Bince who, according to Al…

‘Onsasawa laray totoo ed opisyales’ — Bok Crisologo By Gonzalo Duque WE were delighted by Dangerous Drugs Board chairman, Secretary Bebot Villar, for appointing us a consultant in his office. Our appointment was made in the course of his speech at the Agew ng Pangasinan program last Tuesday in Lingayen,…