A new tack for education By Gonzalo Duque FOR sometime now, we have been seeing a lot of improvements in our educational system, thanks to the present leadership. Well, the political opposition will always shoot down many of the good things — growths, feats, innovations and reforms — undertaken by…
Ken’s Yellow Fin By Al S. Mendoza DAVAO CITY–I am still here, covering the PAL Interclub Golf and savoring the durian shake most of the time at the Yellow Fin, that restaurant along Quimpo Blvd. where the city’s best seafood menu is found. Of course, the pride and joy of…
Stealmulus package By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. True or otherwise, it is said that the Filipinos are good copycats, i.e. that they have the uncanny ability of doing what foreigners do. In other words, they seem to have the ingrained inclination to imitate – to “ape” – the values…
The many benefits from Brown Rice By Dr. Sosimo Ma. Pablico IT’S ABOUT TIME Filipinos should be eating brown rice instead of the well polished white rice. Brown rice offers lots of benefits to the human body, as well as to the economy. Dr. Marissa V. Romero, food chemist of…
Traveling away from home By: Divina Gracia Colegio de Dagupan I have always been captivated, somehow obsessed, by the idea of seeing what the world is like outside Pangasinan. Images I have seen – in pictures, television and in my imagination – seem to be breathtaking. And I know that…
The ‘Duh’ and the ‘Aha’ chorus By Ermin Garcia Jr. Here’s an interesting item that went largely unnoticed in local media circles. The chairman of the National Union of Journalists was ousted as officer and member three months ago for breaching the union’s by-laws and the Journalist’s Code of Ethics!…
Encore, Jed Madela! By Jun Velasco LOOKS like the World Bank entering our convoluted country works like a final dash on what has been eating our hearts out vis-à-vis corruption in high places. Look at the First Gentleman. He was stung and reacting to charges that he had a hand…
A pat on the back for Dr. Raul Sabado By Gonzalo Duque THERE’s a lot of preparations being made by the Dagupan City government to ensure the slam-bang success of Bangus Festival on April 30-May l under the leadership of Mayor Al Fernandez and Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez. That’s great.
The city is lucky to have a mayor like Al By Al S. Mendoza I TIP MY HAT OFF once again to Mayor Al Fernandez, the seemingly ageless father of the city. (The mayor and I call each other “Buloy.”) With his patented cool mien and poignant poise, he will…
Know more about the rice you eat: 2 By Dr. Sosimo Ma. Pablico THE B VITAMINS support and maintain the rate of human metabolism, enhance healthy skin and muscle tone, promote cell growth and division, including the red blood cells that help prevent anemia, reduce the risk of pancreatic cancer,…
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