The kind of hotel Dagupan needs these days By Jun Velasco   “Courage consists not in hazarding without fear, but being resolutely minded in a just cause,” Plutarch   SOMETHING funny happened to this column last week. Our neighbor columnist/friend Gonzalo Duque called up to say he too was looking…

So what? By Oscar V. Cruz   SO what if many Filipinos wallow in poverty and misery in their own Country, expose even their lives and limbs as OFWs in the hands of cruel people, suffer from the marked incompetence of their government, serve as milking cows of their corrupt…

Bobby Sison refuses to give up on Pol Bataoil By Gonzalo Duque   WE were with a sizzling, warm-blooded and jocund group Thursday evening at the President Hotel in Lingayen. It was Capitol Post’s 1st Anniversary. Sincerest congratulations, especially to our sister-in-law Atchi Mita Sison Duque overseeing the entire proceedings….

Who will watch the children? By Bebot Villar   WHO can forget the image of the 11-year-old pandesal vendor in Caloocan City who was seen trembling, crying and traumatized after a bully snatched his earnings from selling? Naging viral yan sa social media! Galit at awa ang naramdaman ng mga…

Pangasinan tourism makes headway By Johanne Margarette R. Macob THE already famous Shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary of Manaoag in Manaoag town, was recently honored as a “Minor Basilica” of the Roman Catholic Church by Pope Francis, he who is set to visit the Philippines January 15 to…

Is VP Binay a victim of demolition job? By Jun Velasco   “Seize now and here the hour that is, nor trust some later day,” Homer   ALUMNI of Dagupan City National High School may agree to adopting a climate change theme on their Annual Homecoming on December 28. It…

The issue is the candidate By Gonzalo Duque   MOST political balbalita or news bits today are about embattled Vice President Jejomar Binay and his alleged multi-million corrupt record especially during his many years as mayor of Makati City. His entire family has been over exposed in all forms of…

Now, it’s the firemen under fire By Bebot Vilar   OVER the past weeks, it was the scalawag policemen in the news. Last Tuesday, in the news was about a Manila fireman being indicted by the Ombudsman for extortion. He attempted to victimize one businessman applying for a fire safety…

Just for the record By Oscar V. Cruz   WHEN Churchmen denounce errant deeds of public officials and ask for their pursuant punishment as may be imposed by the observance of the pertinent judicial process, it might be good to herein explicitly state that contrary to the common knowledge or…

Of trees and roads By Hilda M. Austria   THE debate on the tree cutting along the Manila North Road (MNR) has already gone too far but the verdict for the remaining more than 700 trees will not likely be known probably after the 2016 elections. One side says the…