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Promiscuity. Irresponsibility. Amorality By +Oscar V. Cruz JCD NO. This is certainly not but rhetoric poetry as the title might insinuate—but a downright hard-hitting reality. Yes. This is about the now infamous “Reproductive Health Bill” that is seriously dividing the Filipino people—courtesy of the Malacañang occupant and his friends. By…

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By May 2, 2011Archives, Opinion

Sports Eye

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Our downfall in sports By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. BASKETBALL’S popularity in this country started to rise tremendously when our national team dominated the Asian Games, winning the gold in 1951 in New Delhi, India, 1954 in Manila, 1958 in Tokyo, Japan and the last in 1962 in Jakarta, Indonesia….

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A sight to behold By Ermin Garcia Jr. SOMETHING really good has happened in Dagupan City. The main tributaries are 99% clear finally of fish pens and other eyesores. Mayor Benjie Lim should take a bow although he must acknowledge it couldn’t have happened without a helping hand from Guv…

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By April 25, 2011Opinion, Punchline

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New Deal for Dagupan City By Jun Velasco Nature and wisdom always say the same.— Juvenal WE were momentarily taken aback by the unusual turn of events in Dagupan City’s political play recently. Before it tumbled into a defensive position, Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez’s all-for-one, one- for- all camp (that’s Councilor Alfie’s phrase)…

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By April 25, 2011Archives, Opinion

Playing with Fire

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Super active media By Gonzalo Duque THE revitalized Pangasinan Press Club’s go-go-go action month seems to have paid off. Look, the Patrima group headed by publisher Lilia Sy started a couple of days ago its own regular kapihan. We attended their forum if only to show that we are fully in…

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Playing with Fire

By April 25, 2011Archives, Opinion

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Band-aid solutions By +Oscar V. Cruz JCD BAND-aids are little strips of tapes with a little gauge placed on little wounds hopefully to cause some cure. Needles to say, their key reality feature is “little”. It is little in size and coverage, little in scoop and finality. Band-aids wherefore are…

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By April 25, 2011Archives, Opinion

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Humbled in our own turf By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. THE four-day 2011 Le Tour de Filipinas concluded last Tuesday and I was there as one of the consultants of the event’s chief organizer Gary Cayton. It was done successfully and I believe it was prepared better and made more…

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Sports Eye

By April 25, 2011Opinion, Sports Eye

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Political will or political savvy? By Ermin Garcia Jr. A TEST of his political will is what now confronts Guv Spines in the real property tax issue. At least that’s how Guv Spines seems to be taking it. What started as a brush-fire in the cold days of January quickly…

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By April 18, 2011Opinion, Punchline

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Greatest love story By Jun Velasco “The foundation of true joy is the conscience.”— Seneca CHRISTENDOM, these days, is dramatically facing anew a litmus test. In this season of Lent, we try reflect on the series of devastations that have ravaged of Mother Earth. While we enjoy, thank God, relative calm, we are worried by environmentalists’ continued warning of a Big…

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By April 18, 2011Archives, Opinion