A press council needed here By Gonzalo Duque We had two meetings with the President (GMA) lately in which we tackled certain critical issues including   education. Our suggestion regarding the need to involve all stakeholders in an organization or government agency when planning a budget has won the President’s approbation….

Farmers etch new image for war-torn ARMM By Sosimo Ma. Pablico Farmers in the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao [ARMM] are slowly but surely etching a new image for this war-torn region as a technical cooperation project guides them towards higher productivity and better attitudes. The project is conducted by…

Christmas message By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. Christmas is such a great event and marvelous reality that its inherent significance and invaluable lessons remain inexhaustible. This is why after some two thousand years of repeatedly celebrating it, Christmas still continues to mean many things to many people. Allow me…

I am a Subolite, Pangasinan and proud. By Fe May Dulay It is always with deep pride and pleasure when I tell people that I hail from our province and a UP SUBOL SOCIETY member. When I entered the University of the Philippines Baguio in June 2004, I was not…

Good news for home-grown singers from a San Fabian doc By Gerry Garcia HERE are encouraging words from Dero Pedero, doctor-columnist of Phil Star’s Health & Family section who is from San Fabian of this province: Singing is good for your health. Bulletin correspondent Jun “frustrated Elvis” Velasco, especially, and…

Martinez clan is one for Ripley By Jun Velasco SOME of the Rotarians thought they were listening to Raul Manglapus when Joey de Venecia hammered at the tough issues Tuesday night at Charlie Ngo’s Star Plaza.  The  inter city  Rotary  meeting led by Downtown president Romel Partosa , however,  were…

Aguinaldo By Gonzalo Duque WE were sad to learn that our Capitol employees will not be given Christmas bonuses because the province’s founding date is not yet an established historical fact. Wait, whoever was behind this preposterous reasoning must be unChristian.  Even your columnist is being blamed for the sorry…

Rough road to development By Sosimo Ma. Pablico The mountainous portion of Buldon town in Shariff Kabunsuan, formerly a part of Maguindanao province, was known as the camp of Muslim separationists and fierce encounters between the rebels and the military had been top of the news several years back. This…

Unpriestly priests By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. Time again from the arrival to the territorial incarnation of the Catholic Church in the Philippines during the Spanish regime to these days, time and again there are downright scandals—immoral acts and dishonest living—committed by the members of the Catholic Clergy here…

Back in August 17, Mr. Isidro Ramos, one of our regular contributors in the online PUNCH Forum, wrote this: Dear editor, my teenage granddaughter is very much interested in the  Philippine culture and other happenings among teens in Dagupan. Is it possible to have a teen columnist in place of…