A report card on Pangasinan By Ermin Garcia Jr. FROM a range of 1-10 (10 being the highest), my assessment of the Espino administration’s performance in 2011 is it performed creditably well with an 8. Here are some of the good things we had last year worth remembering. Topping…
“The best of times” By Jun Velasco “And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring.” — Luke 20:25 CHARLES Dickens, author of “The Christmas Carol,” must have…
Probably a gentleman he is not By Gonzalo Duque WE were supposed to drop the “atomic bomb” on a top education official in Pangasinan this week. We changed our mind. No, not now, at least, not yet. Why? Because the new year has just set in, and as our elders would say,…
Incarnation of Integrity By Oscar V. Cruz, JCD SOMEONE who vows to get rid of graft and corrupt practices especially in the government sector, who claims that there is no room during his governance for liars and cheats especially in public offices all over the land, who is obsessed with…
Pangasinan’s best athletes of 2011 By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. SORRY guys if you missed my column last week. I was not able to beat The PUNCH deadline which fell on a Thursday (December 29), not remembering that the following day was Dr. Jose Rizal’s day, a national holiday. My…
Saving innocence By Raqueza Lalangan, UPB ALMOST 1/3 of the Philippine population is composed of the youth, according to the National Census. At the same time, statistics from the Philippine National Police indicate that almost six million children and youth are at risk, including those who are in conflict with…
Saving innocence ALMOST 1/3 of the Philippine population is composed of the youth, according to the National Census. At the same time, statistics from the Philippine National Police indicate that almost six million children and youth are at risk, including those who are in conflict with the law.
Looking back By Ermin Garcia Jr. FROM where The PUNCH sits, there never was a dull moment in covering the news that matter in and around the province from day 1 of 2011. Ever mindful of how local public officials comport themselves in office, how affairs of governance are…
Happy New Year! By +Oscar V. Cruz, JCD WHY not? What’s wrong? Is it silly? After all, the greeting is not identified with bullets that kill and/or with firecrackers that dismember children and adults. Neither is the greeting simply meant to say something without however really meaning it. Nor should…
DCHNS, formerly DCHS Alumni Night By Jun Velasco “Keep thy heart with all diligence.” — Proverbs 4:23 AS in most school reunions and homecomings, the one Alumni Night of the Dagupan City National High school had last Wednesday at the city plaza could only be described in the superlative. Yes to that.
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