‘Defining moment’ By Jun Velasco “For this God is our God forever and ever. He will be our guide even unto death,” Psalm 48:14 PANGASINAN is very much in the SAF headlines. In case you have forgotten, two of the slain 44 commandos– PO2 Ephraim Garcia Mejia and PO2…
Acquit GMA! By Gonzalo Duque WE had a long chat with a man of substance recently, Sir Butch Belgica. O yes, central subject was the pernicious problem that’s been eating our vitals in a debilitating manner. There’s a suspicion this beleaguered nation will break apart if not dealt with…
Believe not a word Mayweather says By Al S. Mendoza HERE we go again. Floyd Mayweather Jr. has always been known to sow intrigues. His latest rap on the Manny Pacquiao camp was one of monumental monstrosity. Remember that chance meeting between Mayweather and Pacquiao in Miami during the…
Drug lords, still Pangasinan’s worst enemy By Bebot Villar THE report that the price of shabu in Pangasinan is the lowest among the four provinces of the Ilocos Region is talagang worrisome. Iisa lang kasi ang ibig sabihin nito: The demand remains high and there is more than adequate…
January’s cycling and basketball events By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. NARITA, JAPAN—- I’m making this piece at the Tokyo International Airport during my four-hour stopover in this cool and foggy city of Narita on my way to Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas to visit my relatives (father side) and my Texas nurse…
The Fallen44 and other heroes By Johanne Macob THE bloody event last week in the southern part of our country has left most, if not all of us, wondering anew the view on life of other people. Why did it seem so easy for others to just brutally end others’…
THE EPALS ARE BACK. Will somebody tell a couple politicians in the east to remove their flyers showing their respective photos on projects being built by the government out of the people’s money? And we are not just talking here of one or two flyers but many flyers spread over a single project.
Prepare for the worst By Ermin Garcia Jr. PANGASINENSES perhaps may still feel far removed from the bloody massacre of 44 of the Special Action Forces unit in Maguindanao because it did not happen anywhere near the province. The truth is, the massacre will have an impact on the…
Rep. Bataoil’s view on Mindanao tragedy cited By Jun Velasco “Mass media information must give way to expert view on security issues,” Walter Lippmann AT the wedding of Mark Ydeo and Katrina Peralta at the Stadia on Wednesday on Jan. 28), Board Member Pogi Espino showed wisdom and…
Lack of propriety or lack of respect? By Gonzalo Duque THIS is about propriety and professionalism going haywire — or something worse, much, much worse. It involves, of all people, a Northern Luzon education (kuno) official promoting sports, sportsmanship; being a person expected to play by the rules. Remember…
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