PRC to bring gov’t closer to people By Gonzalo Duque GOOD news to nursing board exam takers. The government regulation body – Professional Regulation Commission – will hold the Nursing Board Exams in Region 1 on July 3 and 4 this year and no longer in Manila or Baguio, for the benefit…

“ Ang Bayan Naman! ” By +Oscar V. Cruz JCD There is this new song that is often heard these new times with new hope. It is not hard to decipher what motivated the composer to write it as well as what inspired the singers to render the song with…

Zambales’ delicious mangoes By Jun Velasco AT press time, we heard losers Kim Lokin and Arthur Celeste were filling election protests against Congressman-elect Pol Bataoil and reelected Mayor Nani Braganza. This confirms the joke that in Philippine elections, there are only winners and whiners that they were “cheated.” Jess Garcia suggests the protesters undergo…

Ty, Governor Spines By Gonzalo Duque WITH the grand opening of classes, we are met anew with the usual sob issues, name it we have it. Because we are on the education front, we are familiar with certain Smart Alecks the likes of the clever variety which exhibit martyrdom with…

Independence Day By +Oscar V. Cruz JCD IT is “INDEPENDENCE DAY” once again – a day once a year when Filipinos pause from their usual chore in order to thank the GOOD LORD for those heroic as well as ordinary individuals who laid their lives on the line to gain…

A President and a Pangasinense By Marifi Jara QUELIMANE, Mozambique–Live stream proved frustrating but youtube.com saves the day for those like me who are far but never in spirit away from home. I was, of course, curious to hear the country’s newly-proclaimed boss. But first let me tell you a…

‘There can be no eternity if you choose not to live today’ By Jun Velasco THIS should be a sequel to our column with the head “Seize the day” a couple of weeks back. Last Wednesday evening at our Rotary Club’s turnover, as we transferred the presidential mantle to Henry Asistin, who is…

Pangasinan’s rich history By Gonzalo Duque LAST Thursday was the 40th day of Kuya Ado’s (the late Dr. Salvador T. Duque) passing. Many of his friends were wondering why we did not deliver a eulogy during his wake. But in his last two nights at the LNU multi-purpose hall, we made…

PHILIPPINE PESO – AMERICAN DOLLAR EXCHANGE RATE By +Oscar V. Cruz JCD There was a time the American dollar had a fixed exchange rate of two Philippine pesos. Thus it was when the equivalence was observed for decades with neither questions asked nor hesitations made. Then it came to pass…

Freedom’s enemies By Marifi Jara QUELIMANE, Mozambique–A century, a decade and two years (officially) from Spanish colonization. Half a century, a decade and four years (technically) from American occupation. Two decades and four years from the Marcos dictatorship. It would be fair to say that those are long periods now since…