A President for our times By Gonzalo Duque EVERYDAY, as Election Day comes nearer, our attention goes to names, some popular, others, notorious, still others ubiquitous, and unwinnable but still trying hard to get into our awareness. You’re right, all of them are so-called presidential wannabes. Of course, nandiyan…
If Pacquiao can’t win by KO, Lutong Macau By Al S. Mendoza IF Chris Algieri will mix it up right at the opening bell, he will be knocked out before Round 1 is over. That’s how confident I am. In Manny Pacquiao, Algieri will finally meet his real acid…
Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Week By Bebot Villar IT was gratifying to see an overwhelming response from the citizenry of Dagupan City sa ating panawagan para sa kanilang pakiki-isa sa kampanya laban sa illegal drugs. I saw this during the kick-off activities for the celebration of this year’s…
My sixth world boxing title-watch By Jesus A. Garcia, Jr. AS an adventurous former athlete, I gallivant and every time I have enough means to finance a trip to watch an important sporting event, locally or internationally, whether cycling, basketball or boxing, especially if the protagonists are my country mates,…
Law enforcers as lawbreakers By Hilda M. Austria DESPITE the clarification of the city legal officer of Dagupan to the Public Order and Safety Office (POSO) on the right interpretation and implementation of the recently upheld ordinance 2013-2014, also known as the “Ordinance Instituting Certain Security Measures for the…
GO, MANGO, GO! I agree with the decision of the Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office 1 to choose mango as the top commodity to be developed under the Philippine Rural Development Program. Our very own mangoes are comparable to that of the sweet variety of Guimaras. And Region 1…
Pangasinan’s stake in Bangsamoro Law By Ermin Garcia Jr. TO many of us in Luzon, particularly in Pangasinan, the fate of the Basic Bangsamoro Law (BBL) may appear to be irrelevant and, therefore, we are not the least interested nor concerned how it evolves. That may be true if…
Nuggets gleaned from his latest book By Jun Velasco “Learn to speak kind words–nobody resents them,” –E.C. McKenzie WE couldn’t help sharing a few nuggets found in a book Wonder of Words by former President Fidel V. Ramos as compiled and edited by his biographer Mel Velasco. The…
Swimming lessons By Gonzalo Duque SOME people laugh at the people of India because of their habit of going to the movies if they are hungry. Yeah, to escape hunger, they watch a movie. When we heard this, we thought Filipinos beat the Indians with their own unusual habit….
Big punch, big heart for Pacquiao By Al S. Mendoza NOT only does Manny Pacquiao have a big punch but also a big heart as well. His right hook, if not his left straight, can send a foe immediately to dream land. That has been proven nearly 40 times…
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