Better alternative to sun drying developed By Sosimo Ma. Pablico A better alternative to sun drying for small scale food processors has been developed by the BPRE (Bureau of Postharvest Research and Extension), which is based at the Science City of Munoz, Nueva Ecija. Called the MCSTD (multi-commodity solar tunnel…

Gambling in the republic By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. The present Administration has a long standing thesis: a gambling republic is a strong republic. Making addicts of legal gambling brings billions of pesos at the disposal of the national leadership. Exploiting the poor through illegal gambling rakes in billions…

‘Micro-loan’ banks for needy Pangasinenses By Gerry Garcia WE rewrite here for you readers who might have missed reading it, a recent Jun Velasco story culled from last Tuesday’s issue of the Manila Bulletin detailing two pieces of good news from our Speaker Joe from Binloc this city. One story…

Character change vs. charter change By Jun Velasco WHATEVER you say about the United States, its recent election was a showcase of an enviable genuine democracy. Out there, we got what we’ve learned in our political science books:  a healthy debate has a bearing on public behaviour. We all had…

What’s the lowdown, Raffy? By Gonzalo Duque THOUGH  late, I wish to greet and congratulate the new Region I police director Leopoldo Bataoil who was a member of our Rotary Club of Uptown Dagupan (until he was recruited by  Jun Velasco for his Rotary Club of Metro Cubao, together with…

Soil scientist corrects notion on organic farming By Sosimo Ma. Pablico CONTRARY to the claims of some sectors, there are no such things as organic rice, organic vegetable and organic fruit, according to a senior consultant of PhilRice [Philippine Rice Research Institute] who served earlier as a professor at UP…

Psychological incapacity +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. Time and again, there is talk about the annulment of marriage especially among movie personalities with failed conjugal unions. And such talk is usually accompanied with the phrase “psychological incapacity” as the usual ground for marriage annulment before the local civil courts concerned….

Raul’s Sigaw: SC should deal with law not fact By Gerry Garcia THE Dawel-Pantal-Lucao diversion road meant to divert traffic around the traffic-congested city will end up, upon completion, at the new center of congestion in the Tapuac CSI Warehouse area. It’s here where bumper-to-bumper traffic is unavoidable due to…

A few lessons from the China visit By Jun Velasco AS SOON  as he stepped down from the Presidential Plane from China, San Carlos City Mayor Jolly  Resuello, who was in the President’s Party, along with Congressman Gener Tulagan and a few others, called up just  to exult how deeply…

Political scenarios in Dagupan City By Gonzalo Duque SOME of my friends called up to say that my column article last week was not in tune with my fiery style. Forgive me, but my topic then was education, and the seriousness of the subject compelled me to be formal and…