Dear Teacher By Marifi Jara QUELIMANE, Mozambique–“Low status, low salary and poor working conditions infringe on the rights of teachers whilst discouraging talented young people from joining and remaining in the teaching profession. The situation must be redressed at a time when the world needs an estimated 10.3 million new…
Jueteng, the new “old hot potato” By Ermin Garcia Jr. WE first saw how the honorable members of the provincial board dishonored themselves by castigating and declaring retired Archbishop Oscar Cruz persona non grata in a manifesto under the pretext of expressing support for Guv Spines who was tagged as…
‘Damaso!’ By Jun Velasco THAT flamboyant tour guide, Carlos Celdran, who insulted the high priests of the Catholic Church at the Manila Cathedral for its alleged interference on government policy, is either a punk or a genius. Judging from the church’s obstinate position against the reproductive health bill and …
Happy birthday, Manang Letty! By Gonzalo Duque THE special committee that’s undertaking a holistic research and study of the province’s history met last Thursday, the official “first meeting” of the newly formed Pangasinan Historical Institute, our local version of the National Historical Institute headed by Prof. Ambeth Ocampo.
Will P-Noy make love and not war? By Al S. Mendoza ENOUGH of the gobbledygook. So, what’s the buzz? To get to the point, then. P-Noy wants the reproductive bill done. That’s been his line all along.
“Legalizing jueteng” By +Oscar V. Cruz JCD THERE is this interesting development in the present Legislature-as well as in the mind of well meaning ordinary citizens—that in order to stop Jueteng once and for all, this downright illegal and pernicious numbers’ games should be instead “legalized”. And the long-standing and…
Cycling blues By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. I WAS stunned to know that my new cycling idol Alberto Velasco Contador of Spain was tested positive for a banned drug after winning this year’s Tour de France and has been formally and provisionally suspended by the world cycling governing body Union…
Sucking up to Guv Spines By Ermin Garcia Jr. PATHETIC. Self-serving. Embarrassing. These summed up the reaction of many who were incredulous on hearing about the manifesto signed by members of the provincial board effectively sucking up to Guv Spines while declaring former Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Oscar Cruz persona non grata.
Governor Spines’ shining side By Jun Velasco BIG man Joe Fabia of the Philippine Information Agency will keynote a timely convention, Global Warming and Climate Change on October l-2 in Dagupan City’s People’s Astrodome. We don’t want to sound like an alarmist. But while there’s still time, let’s try to be like boy…
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