Ferdinand Marcos looks like an angel By Gonzalo Dique WE extend our condolence and sympathy to the family of Congresswoman Gina de Venecia on the death of her 96-year old mother, Mrs. Azucena Vera Perez, founder of the Sampaguita Pictures. Ditto to Kuya Joe, former Speaker. Pero sa totoo…
The miracle By Al S. Mendoza WITH only a hint of wrongdoing incurred allegedly by a government official in many Asian countries, including notably South Korea and Japan, that official will resign. Promptly. Pronto. Only very recently, the Prime Minister of South Korea has resigned. Reason? He took the blame…
Malacaňang’s AO 22 By Bebot Villar NOTHING miraculous about the order from Malacaňang. It was expected. Many of the board members natin refused to believe it but last Tuesday May 12, they realized that what I said was true, that the order of the Office of the President is…
Toward globalization in education By Johanne Margarette R. Macob A FEW days ago, an international higher education information provider- Quacquarelli Symonds (QS)- made public its latest ranking of top 300 Asian universities. The country’s premiere state university, University of the Philippines (UP) remains as the country’s top university and moved four notches…
What Cabangon Chua wants, he gets? By Ermin Garcia Jr. LAST Tuesday, I was rudely reminded of four things that we need to continuously monitor: Firstly, the Dagupan City government has not recovered the MC Adore whose acquisition by the Amb Alc Holdings and Management is tainted, as ruled…
Baffled by Dagupan’s growth By Jun Velasco “Memory tempers prosperity, mitigates adversity, controls youth, and delights old age.” –Cicero WELCOME home, cousin Glenn Martinez, 45, of San Francisco California who arrived last Sunday. The son of our late uncle, former US Navy officer Orlando “Ading” Martinez, eldest son of…
PDAF controversy has exposed our officials By Gonzalo Duque OUR countrymen are either amused or disappointed over the on-going quarrel, fighting and grandstanding due to the headline-making news accounts on who is or who are guilty on the Napoles-linked P10 billion PDAF scam. It has become a contest on…
Why Pacquiao vs Mayweather will never happen By Al S.Mendoza MANNY Pacquiao versus Floyd Mayweather Jr. will finally be held this year, possibly in September or November? I doubt. They have just emerged from victories – Pacquiao beating the undefeated American world champion Timothy Bradley by unanimous decision and…
Mayor Balolong is not suspended By Bebot Villar WALANG pagbabago. Believe it or not, Mayor Ernesto Balolong Jr. is still the mayor of Urbiztondo, and it appears na walang magawa ang kanyang mga detractors. Firstly, nasupalpal na ang provincial board when Malacaňang lifted the suspension order it recommended for…
…and then there were three By +Oscar V. Cruz, JCD THE break is over. The Holy Week has ended. The horrible looking effigies were burned. The EDCA was signed. The Obama visit is done. Now back to the rather old normal. The PDAF galore. The PDAF plunder. The PDAF…
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