In Memoriam By Jun Velasco THE text message we received late Monday evening simply said, “Julius Vinluan passed away just now.” Before we could make a move, before we could react, more text messages and calls from high school classmates, friends and personal acquaintances followed like a torrent of nervous…
Do you want our province named Eugenio Perez? By Gonzalo Duque Do you want our province named Eugeno Perez Province? FIRST, our happy greetings to you all after our month-long trip to the US. It was a great respite from an action-packed life in Pangasinan and the Philippines. Nice to…
Kissing cousins By Al S. Mendoza THE shotgun issue is a cousin of the jueteng issue. Not just a cousin. First cousin. Both are hot topics; have always been. People talk about both issues with the same intensity and passion as when we argue over Obama’s capabilities to handle the…
Styrofoam for human illnesses, anyone? By Sosimo Ma. Pablico THAT WHITE disposable food container commonly used in food chains nowadays, called styrofoam, has become increasingly popular among food store operators and consumers. However, environmentalists in Ilocos Norte, led by Dr. Ma. Victoria Domingo and Fr. Leo Ruiz, are up in…
Hopkins victory, a warning to Pacquiao By Jesus A. Garcia MANNY PACQUIAO’s trainer Freddie Roach keeps on saying that his ward will win against Oscar de la Hoya and most likely via knockout. He maintains De la Hoya can no longer pull the trigger because De la Hoya, at 35…
Pista’y Inatey By Marifi Jara ONE of our readers, a US-based Pangasinense who requested that we use his penname AG, contributed this piece saying he was inspired “to write about my youthful experience of the Pistay Inatey in San Carlos which is now like a black and white picture framed…
Tongue-tied! By Emmanuelle THERE are these three recipes which call for ox or beef or pork tongues. Tongue with pureed peas instructs the cook to boil it until its white coat can be scraped off easily. Throw out boiled water with the plea to all souls and elements: bari-bari, laki,…
Heartrending “MOA AD” By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. At the start, there was the avid design and great effort to keep the so called “MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT ON ANCESTRAL DOMAIN” a top secret government venture—on account of three pivotal and sequential reasons: First, to pompously bring peace to Mindanao….
Vintage Alfie and shotgun supplier react By Ermin Garcia Jr. IN the spirit of fairness, and respecting their ‘right of reply’, I’m giving way to the two letter reactions to my column last week. I am withholding comment to give them their due. I’ll give my reaction next issue. The…
Colonel Barba upstaged the press boys By Jun Velasco OUR new police Director Colonel Perceival Barba showed the local press boys led by Pangasinan Press and Radio Club prexy Jess Perez that he was “game.” He “invaded” a PPRC meeting right in Jess’ newly constructed eatery and offered himself as…
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