The right message By Gonzalo Duque WHILE the US is still locked with election politics, dominated by Hilary Clinton and Donald Trump, the Philippines is fast turning in a new leaf in the art of governance. Our new President Digong has just received a 91percent acceptability ratings. No president of this country…
You won your love but no romance on wedding night By Al S. Mendoza WEIRD, it was. I mean, we won but we could not celebrate. We won but our cheers were banned. We won but we could not flaunt the triumph, let alone breast-beat. What kind of a…
Of Duterte, drug lords, pork barrel By: Ulysses R. Butuyan CHINA TOLD: WORLD IS WATCHING YOU. China replies: We are just waltzing you around. DUTERTE STARTS PRESIDENCY WITH EXCELLENT TRUST RATING. Drug addicts and pushers trust him, too. They’re now surrendering, fearing for their lives, as the drug lords…
Surrender or else By Bebot Villar ACCORDING to PNP Chief Bato dela Rosa, more than 65,000 drug users and pushers have voluntarily surrendered since the anti–illegal drugs crackdown started. Kasama na dyan ang napabalitang 1,177 na sumuko sa Urdaneta City na nasaksihan mismo niPDEA Director General Isidro Lapeña at ilang city elective and police officials! Even a…
Ransacked By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. LIKE in previous years, I covered the first leg of the Milo Marathon qualifying race that started at Judge Jose de Venecia, Sr. Boulevard and finished at the compound of CSI Mall dawn of July 17. For the first time in this annual footrace, my two sons participated in. My eldest and my…
Here comes his SONA By Johanne R. Macob TOMORROW, Monday, July 25, we will all be hearing and seeing a very fresh take of the State of the Nation Address (SONA) event. This is not merely because we have a new president, but more so, because the new president…
BINCE BROTHERS, NOT SO ALIKE. As expected, the provincial board of Pangasinan is never the same again without Sixth District Board Member Alfonso Bince Jr. This, I frankly told Sir Alfie, in a phone call immediately after the board’s session on July 18. It was like eating bland food, I told the very…
Who’s not afraid of the police? By Ermin Garcia Jr. LATELY, the local media have been swamped with daily reports of hundreds of drug pushers and users surrendering to the police and barangay officials. Here’s a quick latest update I received Dagupan Police Chief P/Supt. Christopher Abrahano on the…
Digong wows fellow Bedans! By Gonzalo Duque OPINIONS vary on the 3-6 month Oplan vs criminality and corruption in our country. That, everybody knows. It’s funny though how some people – like some PR people ng isang mayor who are trying to belittle President Duterte’s campaign to promote their…
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