THE JAPAN TRIP AND THE HONOR. Was it because of the Japan trip? The question, from Board Member Ranjit Ramos Shahani, direct but very relevant. Though he didn’t appear combative as he is for, RRS, one of the very few bright boys in the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, asked Board Member Alfie…
Proudly certified By Ermin F. Garcia Jr. A FRIEND just arrived from a 4-day tour in South Korea. As one would have guessed, she thoroughly enjoyed Seoul City, the place to shop for value-for money quality products these days. One particular shopping day, she could not but pause to…
A political star is born By Jun Velasco “A man’s character is his fate,” –Heraclitus PRESIDENTIABLE Grace Poe, the phenomenal senator with Pangasinan roots being the daughter of the late FPJ, was in town last Tuesday. On the invitation of our friend Rosendo “Sendong” So, the graceful senator guested at…
Let’s make Philippines drug-free, ala Davao! By Gonzalo Duque THIS citizenship case being filed against Senator Grace Poe may be tough. It’s not refreshing news. People were festive when she blew into town – thanks to the invitation by our friend Sendong So, the guy who was FPJ presidential…
Grading Grace in politics By Al S. Mendoza IN the word war between Grace Poe and Jojo Binay, there is not one winner emerging. Both were winners. The media mileage they got, and continue to get, made them stars for all seasons. That’s because politics is the art of…
Sto. Tomas drug- free for 3 decades By Bebot Villar I WOULD like to clarify an item in last week’s editorial of The PUNCH that read “no other town except Sto. Tomas, can claim that it is now drug-free since Guv Spines declared war contra illegal drugs last year.”…
Curry versus James By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. UNDOUBTEDLY the talk now in the world of sports is the NBA championship between Stephen Curry’s Golden State Warriors and Lebron James-led Cleveland Cavaliers. Filipino diehard basketball buffs say the battle is really between the season’s reigning Most Valuable Player (MVP) Curry…
Election fever By Hilda Austria OUR vote-rich province Pangasinan has been a favorite place to visit by politicians vying for national elective positions for 2016 election. The most recent visitor was Senator Grace Poe, who admitted it was a plain visit to Dagupan City and San Carlos City, hometown…
INVITE ME! Are politicians or their PR people supposed to invite all working mediamen in Pangasinan during press conferences? This was raised by a journalist after hearing a broadcaster complain on air the guy was not invited during the press conference of a senator eyeing a higher office, in Dagupan…
Waging war with numbers By Ermin Garcia Jr. WE don’t know much about the province’s new PNP OIC-provincial director, P/Sr. Supt. Belli Tamayo, except that he, like his predecessor, P/Sr. Supt. Reynaldo Biay, has roots in Pangasinan and he’s a former police chief in Sultan Kudarat and now, serving…
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