Capa case another reason P-Noy has gone astray By Al S. Mendoza THIS is the sorry story of Police Senior Supt. Conrad Capa. For having led the arrest of fugitive real estate magnate Delfin Lee (now charged with syndicated estafa in connection with a P7-billion housing racket), Capa was sent…
Red alert in malls and beaches By Bebot Villar RECENTLY, we learned how the criminals work very hard to get rich quick! This so-called “martilyo gang” has been busy operating in the metro manila malls proving that a rob-and-sell of jewelries is very profitable. Wonder ko lang how these armed…
Quotable Quotes By +Oscar V. Cruz, JCD THE personal constitution — mental framework, volitional designs, and emotional state — of a speaker readily revealed by his speeches. And thus it is that the constitutive totality of a person is well revealed by what he says and does not say….
Pacquiao will win By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. FEW DAYS from now, the much-awaited Manny Pacquiao-Tim Bradley rematch will surely be done. Both camps are so noisy, more so the group of Bradley insisting that he, Bradley, won their first encounter despite the catcalls from the spectators after the…
Post-grad degree, anyone? By Johanne Margarette R. Macob YES, summer is a perfect time to enjoy the sea breeze, the heat of the sun, and the laid-back mood the season brings in. Yet, for some, they’d rather be doing something else. “There’s a lot of work to be done,” we…
Myths about GM crops By Crispin C. Maslog THE Philippines recently has become the battleground between protagonists for and against genetically modified food. A few months ago (August 2013) about 400 militant farmers and environmental activists uprooted golden rice being tested on a farm in Camarines Norte.
Time to call in the NBI By Ermin Garcia Jr. IT’S been two years since the suspected widespread land-grabbing of premium beachfronts in Dagupan City was reported in our pages, and nothing has been heard of it since the Lim administration said it launched an investigation of its own….
Cris Ilustre, 74 By Jun Velasco AN old hand in Pangasinan media, Cris Ilustre, 74, succumbed to a lingering illness last Wednesday. Although blind for more than 20 years, Cris was able to do what was reserved for a normal person had — manager (an excellent manager at that!) …
Guv Spines keeps his promises By Gonzalo Duque IT will soon be April 5—our province’s founding Day! Happy birthday, Pangasinan! It’s also Bayambang’s Foundation Day! Happy birthday, Bayambang! This columnist has a historic stake in the province’s Founding Day. You, dear readers, you all who have followed how the…
For Cudia: From soldier to lawyer By Al S. Mendoza A friend of mine has flubbed the bar exams for the second straight time. But that does not diminish the luster of his character. Lawyer or not, what counts is a man’s substance. A good person will always be a…
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