Unethical and highly irregular By Bebot Villar LAST July 7, 2015, Comelec released a list of 36 candidates who ran during the 2010 and 2013 elections nationwide, who will be charged for alleged overspending. The list did not include a single candidate from our town, Sto. Tomas. Hence, I…
Digitally Yours By Virginia J. Pasalo OR how OFWs deal with “homesexness.” In 1990, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) and the Women in Development (WID) Foundation developed the Pre-Departure Orientation Seminar (PDOS) to prepare departing overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) face the challenges of working overseas. This program was…
G Spot
Nietes, my hero and idol By Jesus A. Garcia Jr MANY of us who had a chance to watch on TV the World Boxing Organization (WBO) light flyweight title battle last July 12 in Cebu City between Filipino world champ Donnie “Ahas” Nietes against former IBF-WBC minimum weight titleholder Francisco…
Sports Eye
MAYOR WANTS ONE MORE CHANCE. The wife is mestiza, beautiful and sexy. The husband is a good-looking mayor. They were picture perfect for being happy family until the shocking news was whispered by a confidante. They have parted ways. “What?,” I asked in complete disbelief. The culprit was the man’s…
Random Thoughts
Doing a “Ping Lacson,” “Duterte” By Ermin Garcia Jr. I HATE to rain on the parade of Dagupan City Police chief Christopher Abrahano, who was recently cited for his “Outstanding Police-community Relations” program by the Pangasinan Provincial Police Office. But unknown to him, there are scalwags in uniform quietly…
Punchline
Jojo Binay invaded Pangasinan By Jun Velasco “The presidency is destiny,” Senator Bongbong Marcos CLIMATE Change. This phenomenon is starkly creating havoc in our environment. The extended downpour from typhoons Egay, Falcon and, Gadang is sending us a message that life is no longer the same, and we…
Think about it
Ashok, be a statesman, not politician! By Gonzalo T. Duque WE’RE back! Sorry for our unexpected long absence. We purposely did not give our esteemed publisher Ermin and confidant Jun V an idea where we had been. We just wanted to be “alone,” well, to do something different and…
Playing with Fire
Formula for election success By Al S. Mendoza I just don’t know if somebody had already proposed it. As far as I know, no one from either the Congress or Senate had done it. But if I’d been beaten to the draw, which I doubt it very much, I…
General Admission
Success depends on cooperation By Bebot Villar CONGRATULATIONS to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)-1 Regional Director, Adrian Alvarino, Pangasinan PPO OIC Provincial Director PS/SUPT Rollie M. Saltat and P/Chief Inspector, Abraham B. Hambon, OIC, Rosales Police Station, Rosales, Pangasinan for their successful operation last July 8, 2015. They…




