Malacanang folly By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. Foolishness, inanity, absurdity – these are some of the realities similar to “folly”. And when such is appended to “Malacanang”, it means the folly of its reigning occupant or ruling chief. Put it together, “Malacanang Folly” has reference to the foolishness, inanity…

Counting the days By Therese Soriano Colegio de Dagupan HOW time flies. I hardly noticed that the month of March has set in. That means just a few more weeks to go and I would be leaving the portals of my college life in Colegio de Dagupan. No more boring…

The nationalist option By Jun Velasco TWO friends who have no love lost for the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund swear that the United States government has acquired a vulture image because of these two giant funding institutions. Nationalist writer Alejandro Lichauco and Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA)…

A new tack for education By Gonzalo Duque FOR sometime now, we have been seeing a lot of improvements in our educational system, thanks to the present leadership. Well, the political opposition will always shoot down many of the good things — growths, feats, innovations and reforms — undertaken by…

Stealmulus package By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. True or otherwise, it is said that the Filipinos are good copycats, i.e. that they have the uncanny ability of doing what foreigners do. In other words, they seem to have the ingrained inclination to imitate – to “ape” – the values…

The many benefits from Brown Rice By Dr. Sosimo Ma. Pablico IT’S ABOUT TIME Filipinos should be eating brown rice instead of the well polished white rice. Brown rice offers lots of benefits to the human body, as well as to the economy. Dr. Marissa V. Romero, food chemist of…

Traveling away from home By: Divina Gracia Colegio de Dagupan I have always been captivated, somehow obsessed, by the idea of seeing what the world is like outside Pangasinan. Images I have seen – in pictures, television and in my imagination – seem to be breathtaking. And I know that…

Encore, Jed Madela! By Jun Velasco LOOKS like the World Bank entering our convoluted country works like a final dash on what has been eating our hearts out vis-à-vis corruption in high places. Look at the First Gentleman. He was stung and reacting to charges that he had a hand…

A pat on the back for Dr. Raul Sabado By Gonzalo Duque THERE’s a lot of preparations being made by the Dagupan City government to ensure the slam-bang success of Bangus Festival on April 30-May l under the leadership of Mayor Al Fernandez and Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez. That’s great.

Know more about the rice you eat: 2 By Dr. Sosimo Ma. Pablico THE B VITAMINS support and maintain the rate of human metabolism, enhance healthy skin and muscle tone, promote cell growth and division, including the red blood cells that help prevent anemia, reduce the risk of pancreatic cancer,…