Mayor Cerezo has political will By Gonzalo Duque THE public is applauding the impressive first act of greenhorn Mayor Enzo Cerezo in dismantling the illegal fishpens in Binmaley town. Bravo, senior Enzo, your act shows decisiveness and political will. Mukhang luma ang paborito kong Mayor Lim a.

“Kung walang kurap, walang mahirap” By +Oscar V. Cruz JCD THERE goes the battle cry of the new President, the governing chief Executive, the incumbent Commander-in-Chief. The message is clear, and its context is right. Corruption was the clear and strong trademark of the past administration, and poverty is its…

To be gay By Marifi Jara QUELIMANE, Mozambique–Africa is a difficult place to be gay. Not gay as in happy, but gay as in gender gay. South Africa, host of the recently-concluded 2010 FIFA World Cup games and long been the continent’s poster child for progress, where same-sex marriage is…

The best way to help the country By Jun Velasco OVER a cup of coffee at his Monetary Board office, former Press Secretary Ignacio “Toting” R. Bunye betrayed a deep wish for Filipinos to reassess PGMA’s performance and give her a kinder place in history. The dapper ex media czar told us  “let’s praise…

Makulimlim na naman? By Gonzalo Duque THE exciting PRISSA days will begin on August 22 at the People’s Astrodome. Some eight to nine teams from the different stellar schools in Pangasinan are expected to slug it out in the games. As for us at LNU, we, particularly our LNU Dukes…

Responsible Parenthood By +Oscar V. Cruz JCD “The marriage covenant… is ordered for the well-being of the spouses, and for the procreation and education of children…” (CANON 1055 par. 1 CIC). Thus provides the Law of the Church, because thus too stands the teaching of the Church, whereas thus finally…

A book for fun, not an exam By Marifi Jara QUELIMANE, Mozambique–It’s National Children’s Book Day in the Philippines on Tuesday, June 20. The first book I remember having is a copy of The Ugly Duckling. I vividly recall how it looked like: perfectly child-friendly as the 8×11-inch pages were…

Top Pangasinenses in US honored By Jun Velasco ALREADY, the sunny skies that welcomed Noynoy’s ascent to the Presidency is getting stormy. We need not be unsettled though as this could be due to what they call birth pains. As we posited here earlier, Noynoy won’t be surprised because his own Liberal Party…

“Dagukan City” and “Sangganoang Panlungsod” By Gonzalo Duque WE don’t like what’s starting to boil at the Dagupan City Council — or better still, Sangganoang Panlungsod (SB). We are not exactly swallowing hook, line and sinker what neophyte Councilors Brian Lim and Red Mejia told us in a chance encounter at…

Zero Tolerance By +Oscar V. Cruz JCD IT is worthwhile looking into the significance and connotation of the phrase “Zero Tolerance” because this is the objective and substantive equivalent of the battle cry of the Aquino Administration categorically against graft and corrupt practices especially in the government he inherited. It…