Symbol of hope By Jun Velasco   “ A good place to keep your friends is out of politics.” – E.C. McKenzie   KID Kulafu, a new movie on the life of Pambansang Kamao Manny Pacquiao, has a ring of legend that would inspire children of poor parents, to also…

Mar improves, but Duterte zooms! By Gonzalo Duque   THE next few days will be crucial to Secretary Mar Roxas, the LP’s – and President P-noy’s – presumptive candidate for president. He, Mar, was in town the other week to meet sectoral leaders. He also called on Archbishop Soc Villegas….

Who will run unopposed? By Bebot Villar   TO refresh your memory, 21 candidates for Congress, board member, mayor, vice mayor and councilor in Pangasinan in the 2013 elections ran unopposed. Two were congresswomen, two were board members, five for mayor, four for vice mayor and eight for councilor in…

Warning vs those who play around with the hoi poloi By Jun Velasco   “The greatest mistake we ever make is not learning from and correcting the first one” – John Maxwell SUMMER in Pangasinan and its coastal towns including Dagupan City is always with fun and frolic. No less…

Sulong Zambales vs ‘Farah Dagupan!’ By Gonzalo Duque   WE said so. Mayor Rodty Duterte for Malacanang in 2016 and onwards. As we wrote this on Friday, Punch deadline, the SWS reported the following acceptability ratings: Binay – hmm, despite the corruption issues – remains on top with 31%; Grace…

Why not “Senator Rachel” ? By Bebot Villar   WHETHER we like it or not, the political pot in Pangasinan and elsewhere in the country is already brewing. Painit na nang painit kasabay ng patindi nang patinding summer heat. Yung mga prospective candidates have been making their presence felt. Nagpaparamdam…

Second Life By Johanne Macob BEFORE everyone in our family started with our annual Easter Egg hunt, I found myself ‘lost’ for a moment. It was 11 a.m., an hour after arriving in one of our favorite resorts where my nephews’ and nieces’ love to swim and everyone’s choice love for…

‘Mar Roxas is only worthy opponent’—BBM By Jun Velasco   “When the going  gets tough, the tough get going,” — Robert Schuller   A CASUAL talk with a stalwart of BBM otherwise known as Buong Bayan Magkaisa for Bongbong Marcos Movement revealed that the group is seriously, if not fiercely, at work…

Pista’y Dayat beginnings recalled By Gonzalo Duque   IT is with utmost humility that we recall the beginnings of Pista’y Dayat in our province. Our father, the late former Gov. Francisco “Paco” Duque Jr., was its founder when he was governor. This was authenticated by local historian Restituto Basa, who…

Vigilance always pays off By Bebot Villar   THERE are these people who do not give a damn, whether its Holy Week or not, and they will not be stopped from committing crimes they are used to. They are the heartless, callous people who would stop at nothing to attain…