Gov’t personnel empowerment By Gonzalo Duque   OUR birthday was on January l6. We are a Capricornian, fiery, but all loving, kaya mapalad ang loved one, ang ating asawa. Well, we marked our day with a dry run of our 8-story Le Duc Hotel. Le duc is French or duke in English,…

Mayors missing in war vs. illegal drugs By Bebot Villar   I love my own… that’s why I love Pangasinan, ang aking probinsyang sinilangan. I feel bad whenever I hear of drug-related stories involving and victimizing our youth.  How can they be the future of our nation if they are…

“Perhaps. Perhaps. Perhaps.” (“Quizas. Quizas. Quizas.”) By +Oscar V. Cruz, JCD   THERE is a rather well known song in Spanish with the above equivalent title in English. The singer wants to deny the truth, to console himself and play it safe by deliberately attempting to excuse someone who has…

Mikanika na Tinapay Nen Santiago Villafania   NAIMBITAAN ak na sakey a kaaron Italianon umaanlong a si Michele Caccamo a mangipalapag na baylinggual a libro ed salitan Italian tan Pangasinan ed sayan taon. Say titulo tonia et Say Mikanika na Tinapay | ed maanlong a krimin na biskeg pan-ikonomiya ono…

Ph, a ‘potential atomic bomb?’  By Jun Velasco   “Explore daily the will of God,” —C.G. Jung   FELLOW columnist Gonz Duque may have touched off a most sensitive chord in his column last week with his forecast of the new year (2014) as a potential political atomic bomb. Sorry…

No objection to proposed new school opening but… By Gonzalo Duque   WE wish to congratulate Region 1”s new chief Director Teody Taguibao, an Ilocano like you and us. He hails from Cagayan. He replaced Dr. Caridad Abuan who is now in Region III. Dr. Caring has done superbly well….

Drug lords’ main target: Children By Bebot Villar   FIRST of all, I would like to thank my kumpadre, Gonz Duque, for greeting me “Merry Christmas.”  He is such a good sport and understanding and he is a true kumpadre and friend.  There are many whom I also worked with…

The Political Community By +Oscar V. Cruz, JCD   IN few and simple words, the political community is the composite of individuals called politicians precisely by practicing politics. The politicians, in turn, as commonly known and repeatedly said, are public officials meant for public service for the good and welfare…

Uni Berso Nen Santiago Villafania   LIKUD ed awaran tan kultura na luyag, anto so napantotongtongan tan singbatan na sakey a pari, umaanlong, kulturati, tan urbai (inaon ed Urduja tan Babaylan) bilang komisioner na Pangasinan Historical and Cultural Commission (PHCC) kasumpla na miting da?

Here’s to our present-day heroes By Johanne Margarette R. Macob BANG went the gun and another hero was known. Well, we have been used to defining hero as a person who has sacrificed his life fighting for democracy, independence, freedom, liberation, or whatever you want to call it. Our national…