Mutual Benefits By Johanne Margarette R. Macob JUMP went the school of fishes… and it felt great to witness that. I had my first Banca Parada experience just a few days back. For those who aren’t familiar with the event, Banca Parada is a grand parade of boats in the…
Who’s minding the farmers? By Ermin Garcia Jr. HERE’S a thought for our congressmen and women to contemplate while they assess their future amid the brewing PDAF scandal. Ever since typhoons have averaged 20-25 visits to the country every year, the country has been suffering staggering losses in agriculture…
Punchline
Judas Set the Example By +Oscar V. Cruz, JCD YES, Judas Iscariot set the example – the bad example. Shamelessly, he did what is shameful to do. Historically, he immortalized not only what evil is but how evil man can be. This is why after many centuries have passed,…
Viewpoints
Truth By Jun Velasco “HE has half the deed done, who had made a beginning,” Homer DEMOCRACY at its best—and worst! That’s how observers describe the “political earthquake” — or what’s going on with our public officials, especially those accused of graft and corruption, as in the P10B…
Think about it
Real objective of bangusfest By Gonzalo Duque FRIENDSHIP, sometimes, is just a matter of getting to know the person better. We came to this impression after we met last week a critic of this column and probably this columnist, too…. (we can’t separate the act and the actor,…
Playing with Fire
Pacquiao-Marquez 5 still palatable By Al S. Mendoza MANNY Pacquiao meeting Juan Manuel Marquez a fifth time is almost a done deal. I say that because Marquez will do his damnedest to defeat Mike Alvarado on May 31. Marquez cannot afford to lose. Otherwise, Alvarado could be Pacquiao’s next…
General Admission
Quarrying racket in Villasis hurts TPLEX By Bebot Villar WITH the recent opening of the Rosales segment of the Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway (TPLEx) ang travel time mula Metro Manila papunta sa aking hometown Sto. Tomas is now shorter Of course, people from La Union and the neighboring towns in…
Deretsahan
Gallant Galedo By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. LEARNING a big lesson from a disastrous finish during the 2014 Ronda Pilipinas International two months ago, the two-time Tour champion Mark Galedo poured all he got in the fourth and final day of the just concluded 2014 Le Tour de Filipinas to…
Sports Eye
“Galila ed Pangasinan!” By Johanne Margarette R. Macob SUMMER season is more than a time for swimming escapades, at least in our beloved Pangasinan. In this land of salt, the summer months, particularly April and May, are quite synonymous to beauty, bounty, and unity. In the capital town alone, one…




