PhilRice video story wins international award By Sosimo Ma. Pablico The video story of PhilRice (Philippine Rice Research Institute) was recently adjudged honorable mention winner at the 13th Annual Communicator Awards competition (video category), which was held in Hollywood, California, United States. The video story, “PhilRice: Our Best for Our…

Discredited, disrespected, disdained By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. There are times when the truth is not easy to say, much less pleasant to hear. But truth knows no party that is why it sets even partisan personalities free. The truth is that the incumbent Malacañang occupant is much discredited,…

Celebrating the sea By Marifi Jara I rode my bike to the beach last May 1, day of the Pista’y Dayat (Sea Festival), to pay my homage to the sea. Some of my most enchanting childhood memories are holidays spent here, at the San Fabian beach. Our family’s summer sojourns…

Pangasinan beaches, pre-election ‘hot spots’ on May 1 By Gerry Garcia ROADS leading to Pangasinan’s coastal cities and towns will most probably be bursting at the seams on Tuesday, May 1 which, besides being national Labor Day, is also the start of the province’s Pista’y Dayat  (sea festival)… meaning, the beaches…

Pingcoy runs DOH like he was a candidate! By Jun Velasco OUR friend in the media, former publisher and senator wannabe Prospero “Butch” Pichay,  is a versatile  and hardworking member of congress, but lacks the charm that would ensnare  Ilocanos who want to be mystified like the charisma of Bung…

Earth-moving concern By Gonzalo Duque YESTERDAY, an ice drop vendor at the Tondaligan Park told my driver that he was given a whooping Pl,000 and a basket of relief  goods. Wildly pleased, the boy started running around telling the whole world about the biyaya that he received from the politicians….

NSIC releases new hybrid rice variety By Sosimo Ma. Pablico The National Seed Industry Council (NSIC) released last week a new hybrid rice variety that is high yielding and suitable in Luzon and seven other regions in the Visayas and Mindanao.  It is recommended for transplanted culture in irrigated lowland…

Jueteng Curse By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. Up to now, the present administration has not yet learned a plain and simple lesson: Jueteng is a curse to those who promote and even protect it. The past administration learned it the hard way. The present one however refuses to learn…

Not by accident By Marifi Jara Fact #1: More than 1,000 children and young adults under the age of 25 years are killed in road traffic crashes every day. Road traffic injuries are the leading cause of death for 10-24 year olds. Fact #2: Most young people killed or injured…

Pacman’s next beat – with a woman By Gerry Garcia IT seems odd that today more people are getting sick and feeling uneasy because of summer’s heat waves which have not  stopped rising despite the expected onset of the rainy days in May . . . and the month is…