See what I mean? By Al S. Mendoza QUICK, all the rumors you hear about the Pacquiao-Mayweather fight not materializing, toss them out the window. Be sure of yourself, of your conviction. Pacquiao will fight Mayweather in May or it won’t rain in Dagupan come June. By divine will,…
Mourning after the euphoria By Bebot Villar AFTER the euphoria during Pope Francis’ visit to the country, the whole nation is now mourning because of the death of 44 policemen belonging to the Special Action Force (SAF) in an alleged ‘misencounter’ with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front fighters. By…
Of death and peace By Hilda Austria THE whole nation was shocked and grieved with the massacre of some 44 Philippine National Police (PNP) Special Action Force (SAF) members in Mamansapano Maguindanao last January 25. After the incident, many questions were raised. Who holds the responsibility for the aftermath…
HAZARDOUS STREET BARRICADES. Recently, a concerned citizen informed The PUNCH of the dangers posed by the steel barricades in Asingan, “unmanned even at night, obstructing traffic and causing accidents.” It will be recalled that DPWH Sec. Rogelio Singson issued Department Order No. 29 directing all DPWH field officials to strictly…
Where are the CCTV cameras? By Ermin Garcia Jr. THE provincial board should already call for an audit on the level of compliance to the provincial ordinance requiring business establishments to install CCTV cameras in their premises. Here’s why. Going by the experiences of cities of Metro Manila, the…
Worldly politics is back By Jun Velasco “Among mortals second thoughts are wisest.” —- Euripides IT’S back to mundane politics in Pangasinan, a week after the Papal visit. Monitor publisher Orly Guirao and this columnist recently had a brief chat with Caloocan Congressman Egay Erice at a coffee…
Shortchanged by over centralized gov’t By Gonzalo Duque PANGASINENSES will have a distinct privilege to see and handglad the amazing Davao City Mayor Rody Duterte “up close and personal” at our Lyceum Northwestern University on February 18, not February 16, as previously announced. Our computer is getting to be…
How San Miguel Beer won its all-time 20th PBA crown By Al S. Mendoza FROM sure winner to sure loser. And then ending up a lucky winner. That was San Miguel Beer in the just-ended PBA Philippine Cup. San Miguel Beer looked a sure winner early on by building…
Are our police helpless? By Bebot Villar THE rash of shooting incidents last week involving motorcycle-riding men as suspects had alarmed Pangasinan residents. At dapat lang dahil sa loob lamang ng dalawang araw, Saturday and Sunday, lima kaagad ang nabaril at napatay. Then last Tuesday, a shooting incident took…
Heartbreaking title victory By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. WE watched how the powerful San Miguel Beermen escaped with a heartbreaking victory over the ‘never give up’ Alaska Aces last Wednesday night to earn their 20th championship tiara in the PBA since they entered the professional league in 1975. Up to…
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