Saving the country with honesty By Roselle P. Gale IT feels like hope for our country to bloom is just a myth or a legend that is still in search of a hero. Some believe that there is already a hero, some do not, and some do not really care….
Criminal cronyism By Ermin Garcia Jr. THE tactical plan of Dagupan City Police chief Romeo Caramat to increase police visibility particularly at night is serving the city well. The apprehension of four workers of 888 Dagupan Properties Inc. dumping filling materials at the illegal reclamation site along Calmay River, albeit temporary, close…
Pangasinenses, take a bow By Jun Velasco THERE are no takers (almost) for Antonio Margarito in today’s much-awaited showdown in Las Vegas starring himself and our very own Manny Pacquiao. Boxing fans go for the skillful, smart and fair fighter, not the below-the-belt and brute force villain. So the show would be in what round the hero…
Americans rooting for Pacquiao, too By Gonzalo Duque SAN FRANCISCO, CA–WE would be watching the Pacquiao-Margarito fight on our last day in Las Vegas today, Saturday here. Filipino-Americans are naturally pro- Pacquiao, but the whites and the blacks, the pure Yankees are also mostly anticipating a Pacquiao victory. That’s good news for…
Pacquiao to win in 3, if not 6 rounds By Al S. Mendoza NOTHING to lose, everything to gain. That is the battle cry today of Antonio Margarito when he fights Manny Pacquiao in Arlington, Texas. If he loses – and I’m almost sure he would – Margarito won’t lose…
Marriage By +Oscar V. Cruz JCD Taking into account what is marriage and what for is marriage, it becomes but just and proper to bring to fore certain plain thoughts and simple conclusions – for the consideration of those willing to listen and to take into account, less a supposedly…
Successful basketball officials’ seminar By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. I ARRIVED late and attended only half of the first of the two-day seminar-clinic and accreditation event organized by the National Amateur Basketball Referees Organization (NABRO) last November 6 and 7 at the St. John’s Cathedral covered court. The occasion was…
More than luck By Marifi Jara QUELIMANE, Mozambique–Boa sorte! That’s how we say ‘good luck’ here. Sending my boa sorte wish to Pangasinan and the town of Rosales for having been shortlisted in the top five local government unit (LGU) best practices award for Region 1 in the annual competition…
Making a liar out of Guv Spines By Ermin Garcia Jr. THE wild rumor from the grapevine last week is the impending return of jueteng in the province this week, barely a month after Guv Spines declared in the Senate that he will never allow jueteng to operate and flourish…
‘Desecration’ By Jun Velasco ROBINSON mall’s ongoing construction in Calasiao, Pangasinan is expected to radically change the economic landscape of this town, casually dubbed as the emerging Makati of Pangasinan. The giant mall will open its doors in December next year, says Vice Mayor Macanlalay.
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