Go for it, Guv’nor Spines! By Gonzalo Duque I HAVE addressed him Guv’nor Spines – without the “elect” anymore— because by the time you are reading this, our new governor, small but terrible Amado “Spines” Espino would already have taken his oath as Pangasinan governor. Hooray, Spines, congrats, again! Also,…

Pineapple firm gets prestigious Rainforest Alliance certification By Sosimo Ma. Pablico A  relatively new pineapple firm in Bukidnon, the Mt. Kitanglad Agricultural Development Corporation (MKADC), has received the Rainforest Alliance certification for protecting the ecosystems, wildlife and people in and around its plantations. Only eight years old since it started…

Image perception, reality By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. The national leadership is some kind of an addict in self-image building. No persons are spared, no funds are enough. No holds barred. The avidly desired self–projection of dedication to public service, generosity for the common good and affection for the…

Talking Pangasinan By Marifi Jara About more than one year ago, I attended a forum wherein a graduate student under the Master of Arts in Language and Literature program of the University of the Philippines Baguio presented a proposal for a research paper on the supposed dying Pangasinan language. I…

“Hello Bedi” By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. The ghost of the “Hello Garci” tapes simply refuses to go away, to be laid to rest. The scandalous phenomenon brought forth such one big evil spirit that this continues to haunt the election process in the country—especially the now sitting national…

Contagious By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. A disease is bad enough as it destroys ones health, eats up strength and possibility even cause the death. But a disease is much worse when it is also contagious. It does not only affect the sick but also infects those who come…

Disturbing choice between Jose and Pablo? By Gerry Garcia A GRAND show-down seems to be in the offing between Congressmen JdV and Pablo Garcia of Cebu in the bid for the House speakership. Expected venue: The Batasan Pambansa where an all-party caucus has been planned prior to the assumption of…

Ed, get those cellphone snatchers! By Jun Velasco LAST Thursday afternoon, first year student Dindin Iñigo, daughter of Balita sports editor Dennis Iñigo and Bulletin correspondent Liezel Basa, just alighted from a trike from Mother Goose High School in Dagupan to Calasiao when her Motorola cellphone fell on the trike’s…

Pangasinan has no clear history? By Gonzalo Duque ON the occasion of Dagupan City Day last Wednesday, we locals couldn’t help but be proud of the city’s history. Can we say the same of our province? Sadly, we cannot. We congratulate the outgoing Agbayani administration for the construction of the…

Sad dependence days! By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. Lately, the Philippine Independence Day was celebrated—with the sour note that it was declared a working day plus school opening, the eventual results of which were relatively few celebrants and big traffic jams. As expected, people were exasperated and the national…