Piaet ed Kuritan Nen Santiago Villafania BURAREG a tuldek so Pangasinan ed malayug a kuritan na Filipinas angga ni’d natan. Naemel so musia da’ra’y kuan ya umaanlong tan sumusulat, naepel so pluma ra, tan apa so pililikna ra ed rinasimiento na litiratura ed pinablin luyag. the will of…
Mr. Gani By Noel Cabobos PORING over the pages of Sunday Punch got into the sentimental side of me as I try to recall the story of life and those “moving” personal letters of this paper’s founder, Ermin Garcia, Sr. The feeling was even exacerbated by the thought of…
Thoughts & Afterthoughts
When getting high brings you down By Johanne Margarette R. Macob LET’S lay out this article’s theme right away. What’s with illegal drugs? What’s with these drugs that make people want them? Is it because of it’s being illegal? Or is it for that kind of — as how they…
Young Roots
The Non-Stop Train to corruption By Ermin Garcia Jr. THE closely guarded secret scams perpetrated by the Lim administration to milk the city are slowly but surely being fished out of the files. The latest to be uncovered is the payroll-padding racket victimizing not only the city but hundreds…
Punchline
Globally competitive By Jun Velasco “Your enemies will never win as long as you don’t hate them back,” Unknown LAST week was gloomy. Two high school buddies—classmate Roberto “Bobby” Tan succumbed to cardiac arrest. Ditto with Architect Aquilino “Jun” Pastoral Jr. As we wrote this, we were on our…
Think about it
More Dagupan scams unearthed By Gonzalo Duque ANAK ng …censored….. Papaano, pagkasabi lang natin na kalimutan na ang banat, e, may lumantad na namang masamang isyu. Yes, a lady who was supposed to receive her salary at P7, 400 a month plus a sack of rice as emergency worker…
Playing with Fire
Sona marred by security overkill By Al S. Mendoza I LIKE P-Noy’s Sona. I love it. If it were boxing, P-Noy unleashed crisp, telling punches that were more than enough to send his foe to dreamland. It was like seeing Manny Pacquiao at his best – again. But what…
General Admission
Will Pangasinan finally be drug-free? By Bebot Villar ANG tagal-tagal kong naghintay. I almost gave up but I did not lose hope. Sa tingin nga ng iba I already sound like a broken record pero hindi ako tumitigil because I know na ang laban na ito ay hindi para…
Deretsahan
Philippine Politics By +Oscar V. Cruz, JCD THERE are two sides to every matter, to every question and issue. Specifically in conjunction with Philippine politics, it is admittedly rather difficult to be positive about it – to applaud its practice, to admire its spirit, to hail its main characteristics….
Viewpoints
Getting to know the new TdF king By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. UNLIKE the so popular American cyclist Lance Armstrong — who won the Tour de France (TdF) seven times consecutively (1999-2005) only to earn notoriety after finding him positive of doping that resulted in being stripped off of…




