By Gonzalo Duque THE chaos around the world has started to engulf several countries, especially underdeveloped and developing ones, like the Philippines, as a consequence of the Iran-Israeli conflict, which has been raging for more than one week now. But instead of addressing our myriad of economic problems spawned…
By Leonardo Micua AS I was writing this piece, breaking news from CNN came on TV about President Donald Trump reviewing an Iran attack plan and holding off for now. Many lives have been lost, maimed and decapitated on both the Israeli and Iranian sides since the war between…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo TWO reports filed on 07 June 2025 puts Pangasinan on the spot light one again, with social media saying, “fishing is now profitable” in Pangasinan: “Fishers recover P1.17-B “shabu” off Pangasinan”, Yolanda Sotelo Philippine Daily Inquirer “1.17 billion shabby found floating in Pangasinan” Cesar Ramirez,…
By Farah G. Decano BEFORE Torrens Title to real properties can be transferred through succession, donation, or sale, the government must first authorize the transfer. This requires the payment of taxes – estate, donor’s, or capital gains – to the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR). Documentary stamp taxes are…
By Eva C. Visperas DURING the Regional Development Council event in Lingayen on June 19, as media men, Second District Rep. Mark Cojuangco once again found time to speak on a subject close to his heart: nuclear energy. I’ve seen him in many forums over the years, and the passion with which…
By Rex Catubig THE patriotic fervor was at its crest. The centuries of unrest and uprising against two imperial powers and the gruesome resistance against a third would-be colonizer, had finally paid off. In July 4,1946, the Filipinos proudly raised its flag up high as it gained its penultimate…
By Ermin Garcia Jr. AT the rate the impeachment fever is affecting most everyone, we may soon see a loose cannonball that’s going to wreak havoc aimlessly in our faces. Yet, if one looks closely at the facts, there’s hardly anything that should make people highly emotional about the…
By Gonzalo Duque THE 19th Congress has just concluded with some legislations still pending. The attention of the legislature has been mainly confined to the impeachment of our Vice President Sara Duterte. The orchestration and the magnitude of the process can only be summed up to what I call…
By Leonardo Micua THE most recent attempt to smuggle over one ton of methamphetamine hydrochloride (shabu) valued at P6. 89 billion into Pangasinan was foiled by law-enforcement authorities with crucial help from local fishermen. Unfortunately, this is not an isolated incident. Similar illicit operations have taken place in the…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo TODAY, a big miracle happened to Vishwas Kumar Ramesh, a British national, lone survivor of the Gatwick-bound Air India flight, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner that crashed in less than two minutes after take-off. There were 242 passengers, including 12 crew members. Of the 230 passengers,…
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