Let us begin with ourselves By Jun Velasco OUR seeming edge in the province— or is it liability? — over Metro Manila is the relative ease in day-to-day life, yes, in the reign of peace and tranquility. The folksy community does not seem bothered by the political tumult in Manila,…
Taby By Al S. Mendoza BACOLOD CITY — I was about to begin writing about my chance encounter here with Mayor Rey Velasco of Sta. Barbara when I heard the news: Taby is dead. Who is Taby? Taby is Zacarias M. Tabaniag, an icon in Philippine sports, who was a…
General Admission
A Pangasinense salvages losing poultry farm By Sosimo Ma. Pablico A NATIVE OF PANGASINAN who is a graduate of Ateneo de Manila has shown his feat by salvaging a losing poultry breeding farm, transforming it into a profitable broiler farm earning at least P5 million a year. Of all people,…
Harvest Time
Think positive By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D Time and again, sincere and genuine efforts are deliberately exerted to think positive and to speak well about the present government, the ruling administration, the Malacañang occupants. In plain and simple language, this is an honest and persistent endeavor in order to…
Viewpoints
My life in cycling and basketball By Jesus A. Garcia DURING the last three weeks, my attention was focused on basketball and cycling events. As the race director of the cycling races conducted in the province over the last three Sundays, it had been my responsibility to make the road…
Sports Eye
The Lozada Fever in Pangasinan By Ermin Garcia Jr. The Lozada Fever is beginning to catch fire in the province. But it’s nothing like the “Paquiao the Pacman Fever”. There is a whale of a difference there. The Pacman Fever brought the nation together to hail the renowned boxer who…
Punchline
Moral reform via Cha-cha By Gerry Garcia THERE’S a sudden upsurge in the rise of “councils for moral reform” in our government following whistle-blower Joey de Venecia II’s expose’ of over-pricing and bribery in the $329-M national broadband network -ZTE Corp., deal, with the ironic twist that the main drive…
Here and There
Joey de Venecia to address IT Dagupan Congress February 26 By Jun Velasco WE often encounter questions that we can’t answer with certainty. Most of these have to do with President Arroyo’s staying in power at the Palace. Is she on the way out? Will the anti- GMA forces be…




