Kudos to Fab Four in National Milo Open By Al S. Mendoza FROM HERE ON, remember them: Guv Spines, Mayor Al Fernandez, Raffy Baraan and Alvin Fernandez. They are the new Fab Four of Pangasinan. Together, they gave us something not only to cheer about but also to think about…
Why Pangasinan riders lost in Padyak Pinoy By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. HOUSTON, Texas- I intended to write this last week but time constraints kept me from doing so. I’m so sorry dear readers. After a stressful pell-mell at the Padyak Pinoy 8-day bikefest, I’m taking a vacation here in…
How it all started By Ermin Garcia Jr. On May 20, The PUNCH marks the 43rd death anniversary of our founder-editor Ermin E. Garcia. It was on May 20, 1966 (during the Marcos regime) when then Lingayen Councilor Rudy Soriano pumped three bullets in my father’s chest in his editorial…
Avarice, covetousness, greed By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. It is said and rightly said that good things or good news come in groups of three such as: truth, justice and peace. Human life, human dignity and human rights. Faith. hope and love. But sad to say, it is also…
All 3 bets for vice gov are courting Spines’ eyes By Jun Velasco TEXTING from Papua New Guinea, kabayan Wilson de Vera of the FVR (Friends Voting for Ranjit) group says: “Manong Jun, paki-abot ang masugid kong pasasalamat sa mga sumusuporta sa pagpapaunlad ng kabuhayan para sa ating mga kababayan.”
Fighting corruption By Gonzalo Duque WE missed the visit of Philippine Sports Commission Chairman Harry Ang Ping to Dagupan and Lingayen last Wednesday. We were happy to learn though that he enjoyed his short but action-packed visit. He has been our buddy since our Philippine Jaycees days. He was then…
Ludong could be the most expensive fish in the world? By Al S. Mendoza A FISH for P4,000 a kilo. Who can afford that? Ate Glue can but not me. On second thought, maybe, with my eyes closed, I’ll buy a fourth of a kilo. Curiosity. But not after cutting…
Of all places to be! By Emmanuelle AND the world of her words seemed but just a hairbreadth away. This intern, whose quiet footsteps I follow, monitors the patients on the chart supposedly by the hour. Each round, though, takes more than an hour, even two hours to complete. These…
DepEd’s inconsistent policy Back to Homepage Last week, there was a news item about DepEd’s new initiative in the provinces of Laguna, Batangas and Cavite. The project was about the introduction of a new teaching module aimed at modifying the content for teaching the subject Hekasi, specifically to aid the…
Boxing lessons By Jun Velasco IT will take some time for us, “genuine victory”-starved Filipinos, to get over the national euphoria brought home by boxing icon Manny Pacquiao after his “annihilation” of Ricky Hatton last week. They say that in the Philippines, it’s only in the realm of sport where…
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