FINALLY, A CURFEW! — The imposition of curfew hours for minors in Dagupan City ahead of many other cities in the country, invoking a long standing ordinance enacted way back in 2003, is certainly a welcome move. It is a step closer towards attaining the grander plan to clear the…
Prayers, not vigilant collaboration By Ermin Garcia Jr. THE recent tirade of President-elect Rody Duterte against Catholic clergy, specifically the bishops, did not really come as a surprise to many. After all, Mayor Rody, the candidate, then, was always at the receiving end of incessant name-calling for his “unprecedented”…
Why Belen almost lost? By Gonzalo T. Duque TV and print news accounts are lately showing that some policemen are showing their “gilas” (expertise) by raiding drug centers and getting away with millions of hush money. We all have seen on TV a cop displaying a huge pile of…
Reluctant candidate, resounding winner By Al S. Mendoza ALMOST, it’s all over but the shouting goes the cliché. That should very welI refer now to Leni Robredo’s impending win as vice president of the Philippines. Even as the Comelec count is yet to be done at this writing, Robredo…
Of Changes, Duterte, Catholic Church By Ulysses R. Butuyan All roads lead to Davao. Only for non-smokers. Villar is Senate’s lone billionaire. Are there no undocumented ones? Leftists switch from Poe to Duterte. The Poes in the North are now better known as Southpaws. COA: P74M meant for calamity…
Cycling kills again By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. I WAS stunned and very sad to know from my cycling child Jazy that another cyclist died on May 21, not in competition but while riding his bike along the national highway of San Fabian town. After my visit to Our Lady…
Make it a Rated ‘PG’ By Johanne R. Macob BOARD members of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) were here in the province recently to promote the advocacy of responsible viewing. They underscored the power that each person has in choosing which television program or film…
GRACIOUS IN DEFEAT, NOT THREATENING. Some people are so heartless. They invent stories in a bid to further pull down a defeated. Bagsak na nga, tinatadyakan pa lalo. I woke up Friday morning reading a message from a neophyte elected municipal councilor of Mapandan town about lies spread against former…
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