Bishop Cruz’s political savvy By Jun Velasco PANGASINAN newsmen who attended the recent kapihan of the newly baptized Engkwentro of the newly renamed Pangasinan Press Club (formerly Pangasinan Press and Radio Club) couldn’t shake off their admiration for Bishop Oscar Cruz. The “encounter” took place at Lenox Hotel last Wednesday,…
Pangasinan ‘history committee’ at work By Gonzalo Duque FRIDAY morning, we had an engaging exchange with Pangasinan historians and scholars who have been busy locating exactly the historic founding day, month and year of our beloved province of Pangasinan. We thank Gov. Amado Espino Jr., alyas Spines, for all this…
Lakers will be NBA champ in 6 games By Al S. Mendoza AS I WRITE this, Game 1 (Friday, June 5) of the 2009 NBA Finals has yet to begin. The Los Angeles Lakers, the Western Conference champions, and Orlando Magic, the Eastern Conference titlists, are supposed to be playing…
Zero moral authority By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. If there is one very distinct socio-political liability now firmly appended to the present lead Malacanang resident, it is zero moral authority. And this is not in any way meant to offend the character concerned but merely to state the truth…
Gracias to my Mexican relatives and friends By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. KAPOLEI, HAWAII–After my stressful trips to Houston , Fort Worth-Dallas, McAllen in Texas, Los Angeles, and Santa Maria in California, I’m finally in Kapolei, the newest city of Hawaii for a one-week vacation. This is my fourth time…
What’s in a name? Teofilo By Erwin dela Rosa Teofilo is such a loving name. Teo is a contraction from “theo”, which means God. Filo is from “philos” meaning love of God. A couple of weeks ago, sis Melba, a blessed single from Bantog, Asingan, Pangasinan, who owns a prayer…
Yesterday, the KBL; today, Lakas-Kampi By Ermin Garcia Jr. The ugly head of contemptible traditional politics made itself more evident over the past few months, thanks to President Arroyo and her allies in Congress, in particular. While farmers stood wearily and anxiously by the gates of the Batasan to press…
Gina de Venecia, a shoo-in for the senate By Jun Velasco ‘Do not say ‘it is morning, and dismiss it with a name of yesterday. See it for the first time as a newborn child that has no name’s Rabindranath Tagore. OVER a cup of coffee in Ortigas, San Juan…
Rep. JdV’s Korea-RP university ill timed By Gonzalo Duque BY way of making up for our many absences (sorry, brothers and sisters in Rotary), we wish to felicitate the brilliant and lovely souls of the Rotary Club of Uptown Dagupan for making waves, yes, lately again. Nayari kayo, rather, nayari…
Malacanang and jueteng By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. One says the other. The other means one. One and the other are one. This is the well perceived inextricable symbiotic relationship that is more and more alive and vibrant between Malacanang and jueteng – since 2001. Protector and protégée, patron…
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