Hope in media reforms By Gonzalo Duque THE election of the new Pangasinan Press Club officers by this time would have been finished. Your columnist, encouraged by not a few fellow columnists and newsmen, entered the presidential affair in hopes we could put in our modest share in upgrading not only the…
Another circus, if not farce, in the making? By Al S. Mendoza WHAT have we got here? Hey, if that’s not an outright claim that freedom from prison can be bought in this country, will somebody enlighten me, please? The Philippine Daily Inquirer, where I worked 20 years (the…
Post EDSA 1: One big lost opportunity By +Oscar V. Cruz JCD EDSA I was wonderful for the country, a pride of the Filipino people. It was the end-result of a prolonged rude rule. It was the ultimate effect of incarnate self-service in a public office. It was the blessed…
Quirimit deserves due recognition By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. I HAVE been an avid reader of newspapers since I became an athlete. It’s my practice to read the sports page first before the headlines and other pages. My day would not really be complete if I missed to read any…
The SOCA that never was By Ermin Garcia Jr. TWO interesting separate events were held in Dagupan City last Monday. The first one saw Mayor Benjie Lim meeting with a large select audience at the Dagupan People’s Astrodome for an opportunity to present his plans for the city till he ends…
Buoyant mood By Jun Velasco WE’RE in a buoyant mood somewhat because of the many new faces of triumph in the world these days. Our pugilist icon and congressman Manny Pacquiao just dealt the US government a “first round knockout,” and please don’t be surprised if he begins eying the presidency of the…
Why we did not attend Benjie’s SOCA? By Gonzalo Duque MANY of our friends are asking why we did not attend Mayor Benjie Lim’s state of the city address on February l4. Kailangan pa bang sagutin yan? Okay, because we are game, we’ll tell you.
Another look at the Angie Tragedy ANOTHER look at the Angie Tragedy. Angelo “Angie” Reyes had been invited by the Senate as a “resource person” to hopefully shed light on the plea bargain bid of Carlos F. Garcia. Garcia was the former military comptroller accused of stashing away P303 million…
Constitution of the Philippines – State Policy, Section 12 By +Oscar V. Cruz JCD “The State…shall protect…the life of the unborn from conception.” Thus stands the truth and trust the reality reads about a State Policy basically about someone who is human person, who is not yet born and who…
The tournament By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. AFTER a two-week break due to the unavailability of a venue, the Second Jimmy Fernandez Cup championship, a best-of-three series, finally started last Tuesday with the University of Eastern Pangasinan (UEP) Patriots and the University of Luzon (UL) Junior Golden Tigers fighting for…
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