Smoking giveaways By Johanne R. Macob IT’S just a little more than four months before election, so even if the election period hasn’t started, it really did not surprise me to see some of our official-wannabes already on a roll to put their best foot forward, or should I say…
Be Kind and Merciful By S. Bill Jimenez KINDNESS and mercy are gifts from God. They are the fruit of the Spirit. As gifts, we notice that even little children are endowed with them. My grandson, Jordan, has exhibited them at early age. On a number of occasions as I…
Meet Col. Chan, new Pangasinan police director By Jun Velasco “If you claim a position, you don’t have the correct view,” Manjushri IT’S the time of the year when we try another resolve to take a new, another look at things. Maybe it would be appropriate because by dint of our…
MadiLIM & MakuLIMLIM By Gonzalo Duque HAPPY New Year! We had two pre-election casualties. Mayor Ruperto Martinez of Infanta, who was slain under mysterious circumstances, and Mayor Hermie Romero of Mangaldan, who died after delivering a speech in San Fabian. He was a candidate for board member. What a way to…
Why not Happy All Year Round? By Al S. Mendoza WHETHER it’s by habit or tradition—what’s the difference?—we always greet everyone, “Happy New Year” days leading to New Year’s Eve. And even on the first few days of the New Year. It is a habit—tradition?—as old as the universe, if…
Helping others in need By Bebot Villar MASAYA ba ang 2012 n’yo? In good and bad times, dapat marunong tayong magpasalamat sa Diyos. If we lost an important item or a person na labis na mahal na mahal, this should not stop us from being grateful. Rather, this must keep…
“Happy New Year” By +Oscar V. Cruz, JCD “HOPE springs eternal,” so the saying goes. May the coming year be still hopeful for a better socio-economic development, for a better peace and order situation in the country. So should it be: May the coming year be free from despair particularly…
Goodbye Mayor Romero By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. LATE evening of December 23, I was roused from slumber by a shocking text message informing me that our Mangaldan Mayor Herminio A. Romero suffered a heart attack, taken to a hospital in Dagupan City, and was declared dead on arrival. I…
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