Knowing Kuya Hermie By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. IT was afternoon of January 16 when I received a text message from PDI’s famous sports columnist Recah Trinidad informing me that our friend and media colleague Hermie Rivera had passed away in California. The news surprised me since Kuya Hermie…
Sports Eye
Why we should be happy on our birthday By Johanne R. Macob FIRST off, I hope my editor forgives me for rehashing this article that he did not approve of two years ago. I just celebrated my birthday and I must confess that what I had written 24 months…
Young Roots
BARBARIC ACTS. The heat is on. The political pot in Pangasinan is already nearing boiling point which is why methinks it is only right that the province be included in the election watch-list by the Philippine National Police because of anticipated intense political rivalry, especially for the gubernatorial post. I…
Random Thoughts
Daang Matuwid works for drug lords By Ermin Garcia Jr. WONDER no more why we can’t seem to be winning the war vs. the bloodthirsty drug lords. Thanks to Daang Matuwid’s policy, the drug lords are able to resume their strategy in increasing the supply and demand for their…
Punchline
Sec. Lao acts on local Muslims’ concern By Jun Velasco WHO will top the presidential race in Pangasinan? We refer you to a Northern Luzon paper’s poll in Ilocandia, which sampled more than 700 in the provinces of Pangasinan, La Union, Ilocos Sur and Ilocos Norte. Grace Poe is…
Think about it
Is P-noy for or against Mar? By Gonzalo Duque SOMETHING good and noble happened in Dagupan City last week. No, not only good and noble – also historic. In a meeting, the Dagupan City Historical Arts and Culture Commission (DCHACC) officially launched the integration into our school’s curriculum the…
Playing with Fire
Pacquiao’s conditioning coach in hot water By Al S. Mendoza IS Alex Ariza trying to pull our legs? He now wants Manny Pacquiao to leave Bob Arum. And in what capacity that Ariza wields to even counsel Pacquiao on purely legal matters? Ariza is Pacquiao’s conditioning expert—a good one…
