Still enough gas left in Pacquiao’s tank By Al S. Mendoza MANNY Pacquiao is a champ again and the nation jubilates. And not just a champ as he reclaimed his throne a third time. The late Muhammad Ali had also retaken the world heavyweight crown three times. Pacquiao, indeed,…
US-PH ties, drug war, gender equality By Ulysses R. Butuyan PHL NO. 1 IN GENDER EQUALITY IN ASIA. To be sure, many Filipino wives are even more equal than their husbands. PNP EXECS PONDER DIFFERENT TACK IN DEADLY DRUG WAR; 14 DRUG SUSPECTS IN METRO MANILA KILLED; 7 ADDITIONAL…
Punching Bug
Kiew and the Poetree Festival By Virginia Pasalo THE call for participation in an anthology of tree poems began 22 September 2015 under the working title, “Trees: Embracing a Starlight”. To reach at a least a hundred poems, the project team launched the Poetree Train on 06 March 2016….
G Spot
One down, one up for PH By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. WE watched last Sunday (November 6) how our two world well-known prized fighters battled their foes in world title matches. One done, one up. Yes, we saw how the Filipino-American Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire, Jr. lost his…
Sports Eye
IMPROVED TRAFFIC IN THE CITY – Perhaps, no other administrations in Dagupan has given more time, money and energy in fixing traffic than the present administration of Mayor Belen T. Fernandez. In fact, many mayors before her also zealously tried to untangle the daily traffic mess which had been on,…
Random Thoughts
CAO vs. CLO at city hall By Ermin Garcia Jr. A SHOWDOWN between City Legal Officer Atty. Vicky Cabrera and City Agriculturist Emma Molina appears imminent over the fate of 63 illegal fish pens that remain operating in the city’s rivers and tributaries despite the order and the deadline…
Punchline
Souring relations between FVR and Digong lamented By Gonzalo Duque WE joined President Digong Duterte in Sual to send-off last Wednesday some 17 Vietnamese poachers who were driven ashore on our beaches last September. You could see there President Digong’s “pusong-mammon,” human, compassionate, fraternal, pro-family, Christian. Hindi naman mga…
Playing with Fire
Pacquiao forgiven—and must win By Al S. Mendoza FOR Manny Pacquiao to win on points today would be most welcomed already. That’s no laughing matter. What would be a laughing matter is to insist that Pacquiao would knock out Jessie Vargas. Vargas is the reigning WBO world welterweight champion….
General Admission
Gender equality, drug rehab program By Ulysses R. Butuyan PHL NO. 1 IN GENDER EQUALITY IN ASIA. To be sure, many Filipino wives are even more equal than their husbands. PNP EXECS PONDER DIFFERENT TACK IN DEADLY DRUG WAR; 14 DRUG SUSPECTS IN METRO MANILA KILLED; 7 ADDITIONAL DRUG…




