Patience, my dear By Al S. Mendoza President Duterte loves to repeat himself. “You destroy my country and I will kill you,” he’d tell his audiences in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. As always, poker-faced. Always, he’d swear to kill the country’s drug addicts. “I love my country very much…
Shahani. Duterte. Fake News. Goodbye. By Ulysses R. Butuyan GOODBYE, HONORABLE LETICIA RAMOS SHAHANI, the late outstanding senator, diplomat, statesperson, a loving parent and a caring provincemate, friend and relative. Her pain in her sickbed might have been exacerbated by her annoyance, disappointment and bitterness towards current events. PDEA…
Urdaneta, Alaminos avenge defeat, force final match By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. AFTER both teams of Urdaneta City and Alaminos City suffered humiliating defeats in the hands of Binmaley and Manaoag teams, respectively, on March 25 in their first of the best-of-three semifinal games of the First Governor’s Cup…
“Reaping” Agri-Industrial Success in Pangasinan by @SiRVis A travel journal that will give you a pleasant view of people, places, food, culture, history and events from a refreshing perspective ____________________________________________________________ WHENEVER I travel around Pangasinan, I always check out each municipality’s OTOP especially the native delicacies and farm produce….
VP LENI NO LONGER THE SAME — Pangasinan newsmen, your Tita here included, were aghast at how security escorts assigned to Vice President Leni Robredo, treated us when her honor visited Dagupan City on March 25 as guest speaker for the graduation ceremonies of the Mary Help of Christians Seminary…
The politics of bishops and Holy Bible By Ermin Garcia Jr. THE PUNCH was in receipt of a media advisory informing us that Vice President Leni Robredo will be the graduation speaker of graduating seminarians of Mary Help of Christians on March 25 (last Saturday), and of all places,…
Rep. Toff becomes his own man By Gonzalo Duque WE have it on unimpeachable authority that youthful Congressman Christopher “Toff” P. De Venecia and Bishop Soc Villegas have crossed path on a recent issue – the death penalty bill. By now, you, dear readers, must already have been informed…
Fernandez versus Cojuangco By Al S. Mendoza AS I write this, Ramon Fernandez was poised to sue Jose “Peping” Cojuangco for libel. Fernandez, 63, one of four commissioners in the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC), resented Cojuangco’s public accusation calling him “a game fixer.” Cojuangco, 82, hurled the charge in…
China. Duterte. Impeachment. By Ulysses R. Butuyan DUTERTE: I CAN’T STOP CHINA IN PANATAG. Why not just wage “tokhang” against the Chinese invaders? Being caught in “flagrante delicto,” they are more deserving of summary execution than mere drug suspects who are murdered without due process of law. If he…
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