Chinese encounters here and overseas By Jun Velasco “Give man a fish and he will eat for a day; teach him how to fish and he will eat for a lifetime” — Confucius “THEY are muddling the issue.” That’s the usual plaint of politicians who find themselves on the…
Think about it
Hoping against hope By Gonzalo Duque TALAGANG mahal ni Mar Roxas ang Dagupan at Pangasinan, ano, Jovy? He was here last Tuesday, right after All Saints’ Day. He was getting impression he’d end up the ONLY candidate for president. How? And why? Certain quarters are saying Grace Poe will…
Playing with Fire
Betrayal of public trust By Al S. Mendoza I humbly give way to my buddy, Rico Agcaoili, the brilliant lawyer from Quezon Province whose dear roots he proudly points to Ilocandia, and who is presently the president of plush Baguio Country Club in the City of Pines: “The ‘Laglag…
General Admission
Black propaganda at its worst By Bebot Villar ELECTION time is fast approaching! In every corner we see various eye-catching propaganda materials of politicians trying to impress voters. Kanya-kanyang pa-pogi ang “peg,” ika nga. There’s nothing illegal about these at karapatan talaga ng ating mga kandidato ang magpasikat habang…
Deretsahan
Missing trees and sunbathing rice grains By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo LAST November 5, Atty. Judith Morden and I drove through the whole stretch of Villasis, Urdaneta, Binalonan and Pozorrubio, and by our own physical count, the remaining trees along the Manila North Road (MNR) did not add up to…
G Spot
Visiting Macau and Hong Kong anew By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. I WAS in Hong Kong and Macau last week for a four-day respite (Nov. 1-4) and for a change of ambiance with my son Jazy and his girlfriend Irene. We had 14 hours in Macau and the rest…
Sports Eye
TROUBLED PROFESSOR. This college professor flew high and mighty fast in her career as if climbing the ladder of success, not one step at a time, but by quantum leaps. Her instant change of fortune recently brought her quick changes in her attitude, sadly, from good to bad. It was…
Random Thoughts
Business as usual for Binloc Gang By Ermin Garcia Jr. DAGUPAN made big news last week when combined elements of the Dagupan City Police, provincial PNP, PDEA, LTO, naval Intel, Regional Intel Unit raided a drug den in Barangay Bonuan Binloc. A number of young female suspects, not your usual…
Punchline
Is Dagupan’s prime wealth, our rivers, vanishing? By Jun Velasco A FLASH report from Bayambang says Guv’nor Spines’ esteemed high school classmate, mayoral candidate Cesar T. Quiambao, is receiving many visitors daily. Instead of the candidate reaching out to them, it’s the other way around, we’re told. Quiambao is the…
