Some senators are changing their tack By Gonzalo Duque SOMETHING good is going on in the Senate. They are now coming out of their ivory tower to help PGMA move the nation forward. Instead of allowing themselves locked in investigative work, which is not their job in the first place,…

Public investments needed in improving rice productivity: III By Sosimo Ma. Pablico So what now are the challenges to the “good news”? Dr. Castillo mentioned that along with investments in improving rice productivity, efforts must be exerted to manage the denominator of the rice-population equation, which is rice consumption of…

Happy 100 Islands thoughts By Marifi Jara IT was a good day to visit the Hundred Islands. The staff manning Quezon Island, the biggest and most popular stop among the developed islands, said Wednesdays are usually the slowest during the week. They, of course, are not too happy about that…

“A criminal syndicate masquerading as a government” By Oscar V. Cruz D. D. Truth to say, the above statement qualifying the ruling administration is not altogether right but neither it is completely wrong. It may not be altogether fair and just, considering the still good number of people in the…

The city’s Bangus FISHtival By Gerry Garcia THE celebration of the Bangus Festival, which reeled off last Wednesday, the 16th of this month, was a rousing start headed by the city’s Mayor Al Fernandez at the city plaza in the morning. Street dancers who were in the parade following the…

Ancient poems sparkle By Jun Velasco ASIDE from the food shortage, which economists say is a global phenomenon, the US presidential race is the favorite topic in conversation circles pushing aside the self-punishing corruption tales that have brought shame to the country. Last week, an uncle, Erning Martinez, lent us…

Dr. Lucio Tan Day in Dagupan By Gonzalo Duque LT (not Lorna Tolentino but the business tycoon Dr. Lucio Tan) took Pangasinan, especially Dagupan City by storm, so to speak, last Wednesday. He came to receive a doctorate honoris causa in business management and entrepreneurship from our school, Lyceum Northwestern…

Public investments needed in improving rice productivity: II By Sosimo Ma. Pablico Dr. Castillo’s arithmetic calculations also showed that only 25 of the 97 released varieties ranked among the top 10 in popularity among farmers (1991-2002) over three wet seasons and three dry seasons.  Among the most popular top 10…

Arts scene By Marifi Jara AT a time when we are bombarded everyday by news of rising prices, rice shortage, political bickering arising from deep-seated corruption, and crimes both petty and grave, it is difficult to think about the arts. The arts, after all, is traditionally associated with the elite…

PUNCH linking Dagupan to Florida, USA By Gerry Garcia MORE than half a century has elapsed since two long lost friends, this writer and the son of the late father-founder of the University of Pangasinan, Blas D. Rayos, Jr., separated ways following graduation from the University of Santo Tomas in…