Winning the war By Bebot Villar   I AM happy to note that our mayors in Pangasinan like Mayor Arthur F. Celeste of Alaminos City and Mayor Ricardo M. Camacho of Bayambang are active in promoting their respective anti-illegal drug campaigns. Dagupan City Mayor Belen Fernandez, meanwhile, continues to be…

Nursing as a vocation By Hilda Austria   NURSING as a profession has never been a choice for me because, firstly their uniform easily gets dirty, secondly I don’t like seeing blood and third, I don’t think I have the patience to bear strangers pains due to illness and their family’s…

‘Defining moment’ By Jun Velasco   “For this God is our God forever and ever. He will be our guide even unto death,” Psalm 48:14 PANGASINAN is very much in the SAF headlines. In case you have forgotten, two of the slain 44 commandos– PO2 Ephraim Garcia Mejia and PO2…

Acquit GMA! By Gonzalo Duque   WE had a long chat with a man of substance recently, Sir Butch Belgica. O yes, central subject was the pernicious problem that’s been eating our vitals in a debilitating manner. There’s a suspicion this beleaguered nation will break apart if not dealt with…

Drug lords, still Pangasinan’s worst enemy By Bebot Villar   THE report that the price of shabu in Pangasinan is the lowest among the four provinces of the Ilocos Region is talagang worrisome. Iisa lang kasi ang ibig sabihin nito: The demand remains high and there is more than adequate…

The Fallen44 and other heroes By Johanne Macob THE bloody event last week in the southern part of our country has left most, if not all of us, wondering anew the view on life of other people. Why did it seem so easy for others to just brutally end others’…

Rep. Bataoil’s view on Mindanao tragedy cited By Jun Velasco   “Mass media information must give way to expert view on security issues,” Walter Lippmann   AT the wedding of Mark Ydeo and Katrina Peralta at the Stadia on Wednesday on Jan. 28), Board Member Pogi Espino showed wisdom and…

Lack of propriety or lack of respect? By Gonzalo Duque   THIS is about propriety and professionalism going haywire — or something worse, much, much worse. It involves, of all people, a Northern Luzon education (kuno) official promoting sports, sportsmanship; being a person expected to play by the rules. Remember…

Mourning after the euphoria By Bebot Villar   AFTER the euphoria during Pope Francis’ visit to the country, the whole nation is now mourning because of the death of 44 policemen belonging to the Special Action Force (SAF) in an alleged ‘misencounter’ with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front fighters. By…

Of death and peace By Hilda Austria   THE whole nation was shocked and grieved with the massacre of some 44 Philippine National Police (PNP) Special Action Force (SAF) members in Mamansapano Maguindanao last January 25. After the incident, many questions were raised. Who holds the responsibility for the aftermath…