Vote-buying By Bebot Villar MARAMI na raw nag wi-withdraw ng pera sa mga banks. Of course, expected ito from the candidates or their financiers, pwedeng jueteng lord or drug lord or a businessman na may vested interests. They need a lot of cash para mas maraming votes ang mabili,…
Athletes die hard? By Jesus A. Garcia, Jr. DOCTORS say athletes die hard because they are very energetic and super active in exercise. I would say “yes” but I would also say “no.” No because there are some athletes whom I knew died young despite being very active in sports….
maASNA tan Balangon na Pangasinan Nen Santiago Villafania Congratulations ed saray ASNA tan Balitok awardees tayo ed saya’y koma-433n Agew na Pangasinan! Saray maASNAn Romeo C. Mananquil (Visual Arts), Dr. Josephine Arquillano (Fisheries Education), Brig. Gen, Antonio L. Tamayo (Education and Culture); saray ASNA-Balitok Dr. Florangel Rosario Braid (Journalism…
Judas 9 on Holy Week By Ermin Garcia Jr. THE unrepentant and incorrigible Judas 9 in the Dagupan City council, many of whom are in the MadiLIM and MakuLIMLIM ticket, tried but failed to reenact Judas’ biblical betrayal of Jesus in observance of the Holy Week. Reminiscent of their…
Illegal fishpens By Jun Velasco “An educated person is one who knows how to be ignorant intelligently,” E.C. McKenzie OUR friend from Bani, Pangasinan Procopio “Pepe” de Vera called up yesterday from Beijing to inform us of China’s freezing weather (“parang ini-sliced ang laman ko”). He said via his…
Michael should accept Brian’s dare! By Gonzalo Duque IT’s Holy Week while we wrote this column. That’s why we’ve been praying hard we wouldn’t descend to unholy thoughts due to the very libelous broadcasts we have been getting for two weeks now. Our lawyers are poring into the libelous…
It’s showtime! By Al S. Mendoza LOOK how crazy this country is, or has become. Last Friday, March 29, was the first day of campaigning for persons running for councilor, mayor, congress, vice governor and governor. Don’t tell me you didn’t know what was last Friday—Good Friday. The day…
There is still hope By Bebot Villar HABANG pumuporma na ang mga candidates for the May 13 elections, pinag-aaralan kong mabuti who among them ang may advocacy o plataporma against illegal drugs. Most of them ay naka-focus sa fight against poverty, pagbibigay ng tamang education, livelihood, sapat na pagkain, health…
The Pieta By +Oscar V. Cruz, JCD THERE was once a mother tenderly holding her newly born Child, silently enjoying His looks of innocence, conscious of His utter dependence of her and attentively protecting His helplessness. There was a Child feeling good, cozy and safe in the arms of…
Le Tour and Ronda By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. IT was in 1973 to 1976 when there were at least two professional multi-stage cycling road races in the Philippines. The following made it three: the eight-day Tour of PICCA (Phil. Industrial Commercial Cycling Association organized by the late Antonio…
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