Citizens’ politics By Ermin Garcia Jr. DON’T look now but it seems more political blood in the local scenery will be drawn as the 2016 election nears with a twist. Fortunately, it’s the usual political pot calling the kettle black because that would have predictable results and yield nothing…
Noel E. Verzosa writes from Las Vegas By Jun Velasco “Education is not received. It is achieved,” E.C. Mckenzie A RED-LETTER year. Six Pangasinenses – all graduates of the University of Pangasinan-Phinma College of Nursing — have every reason to blow their horns for landing in the Top…
To be or not to be a politician By Al S. Mendoza I have a confession to make. In 1992, I almost aimed for Pangasinan’s second district seat in Congress. The late Conrado “Tio Condring” Estrella said to me: “Come on, run! You need P200,000 as seed money to…
Good news from the frontlines By Bebot Villar RECENTLY, thanks to high police visibility in Dagupan City, a group of armed men was arrested by the police while on patrol in Barangay Lucao. Nabuko ang plano nila na patayin ang isang businessman. ‘Yan ang Dagupan City! Dahil sa police…
Long overdue By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. THE failure of our Philippine national cycling men’s team to win any medal in the just concluded 28th Southeast Asia Games (SEA) in Singapore is the worst performance that our nationals yet since we began participating in this biennial meet. The debacle turned…
UP loves Pangasinan! By Johanne R. Macob I’LL forever be grateful to the University of the Philippines. This despite the recent controversy which put UP, particularly, my beloved Baguio campus in the limelight, but on a rather negative sense. All 27 students from the same college as I was, College…
BLOOPERS GALORE. Without Board Members Alfonso Bince Jr, Mojamito Libunao Jr and Ranjit Ramos Shahani in the provincial board session, discussions/deliberations become 100 percent boring. While some board members are trying their best to speak out, though their best is not good enough. One board member who loves to talk…
Is government winning the war? By Ermin Garcia Jr. THE new strategic policy of P/Sr. Superintendent Rolly Saltat, newly assigned OIC at the Pangasinan Provincial Police Office, is the “1-2-3 Punch”! It suggests a complete sound and fury action on the ground (especially with the word “Punch” attached to…
Can’t Dagupan revive its shipbuilding trade? By Jun Velasco HISTORIANS in the mold of Fr. Horacio dela Costa have it that in 1780, several boat makers from Pangasinan had an appetite in shipbuilding at the Spanish naval base in Cavite. After gaining skill, they returned to Pangasinan to put…
Destiny’s child By Al S. Mendoza SINCE everybody’s talking about the 2016 election this early, let’s bring it on, fellers. Who will succeed P-Noy? Rody Duterte? Mar Roxas? Grace Poe? Jojo Binay? OK, let’s add three more: Alan Peter Cayetano, Chiz Escudero or Ping Lacson? Next: Who could be…
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