The off-and-on Philippine quintet By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. FILIPINO sports enthusiasts are keenly following how far our Philippine basketball team called “Gilas Pilipinas” can go in the ongoing 2013 FIBA Asia Championship being held at the Mall of Asia in Pasay City. From barbers to jeepney and tricycle…
‘Tayug…my home, my pride’ By Noel Cabobos AS I am observing the way of life of the Tayugueños or the people of Tayug, in fact, I’ve been into this state of mind for a couple of weeks now shortly after I arrived here for a well-deserved break. Well, sometimes,…
Get up, Lingayen! By Johanne Margarette R. Macob I WAS born and raised in the capital town of our province. I completed my grade school and high school here but earned my college degree somewhere else. Nonetheless, there was not a weekend during my college days that was not spent…
What’s next? By Ermin Garcia Jr. “HE did that?” This is the common reaction of former Mayor Benjie Lim’s close friends who feigned knowing him well to be upright and honest in his governance. They are incredulous over The PUNCH’s weekly reports of uncovered anomalies in the city hall…
Barangay Lucao takes center stage By Jun Velasco “All politics is local,” unknown OVER a cup of coffee, Eleazar Quinto met with old friends at Al and Macky’s favorite hangout—Pedrito’s, where else?—ostensibly to feel the public pulse on his new project: run for barangay chairman and win, yup,…
Federate civic clubs By Gonzalo Duque AS we pack up for a long delayed U.S. trip, Dagupan City Hall insiders sent us damaging documents (Again!) that a brass and plate maker ElJohn was trying to collect payment for hundreds of business plates he delivered at the One Stop Shop…
Opportunity of a lifetime By Al S. Mendoza ELEVEN days August 1-11. That’s the duration of the Fiba Asia Cup at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. Known before as the ABC (Asian Basketball Confederation), the Fiba Asia Cup features Asian and Arab countries vying for the…
Espino’s pledge: A drug-free Pangasinan By Bebot Villar HAPPY ako na in-involved ni Gov. Amado Espino Jr ang mga kabataan, mainly the provincial government scholars, sa laban contra illegal drugs. There were speeches, lectures from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), kantahan, candle lighting ceremony, manifesto signing, sa ginanap…
Anti-Reproductive and Unhealthy Law By +Oscar V. Cruz, JCD SO sad yet so true: The so-called – now infamous – “REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH LAW” is in fact a pitiful yet deliberate misrepresentation of the prime mover thereof in the Palace plus his closely allied and much favored legislators plus his…
Filipino pro boxers’ jinx continues By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. OUR Filipino world-rated professional boxers’ jinx continues to roll in world title fights. The latest victim was Milan Melindo who failed to seize the WBA and WBO flyweight crowns of Mexican ring gladiator Juan Francisco Estrada last July 27…
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