Never-say-die Nani By Al S. Mendoza NANI Braganza, the never-say-die mayor of Alaminos City, has never stopped amazing me. Look, he just held his “Hundred Kisses at Hundred Islands” mass wedding ceremony by way of commemorating the Day of Hearts – Valentine’s Day to the purists. Where in the world…
Goat production in the Ilocos enhanced By Sosimo Ma. Pablico GOAT RAISING has become a farmers’ habit of improving their livelihood and income, thanks to the efforts of the Department of Agriculture regional field unit. Taking off from the experiences of the CASREN (Crop-Animal Systems Research Network) project with Pangasinan…
Harvest Time
GMA resignation mission impossible By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. It is understandable that more groups. Organizations and movements are now in mobilization mode for one and the same finality: To ask and insist for the resignation of the Malacanang occupant. They may have different moral reasons and economic considerations…
Viewpoints
Pangasinan cyclists show strength again By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. I WAS not able to accompany our Pangasinan pedal-pushers when they traveled to the southern part of Luzon and participated in two big races in Calatagan, Batangas and Tagaytay City last Sunday and Tuesday, respectively. Happily, our local riders proved…
Sports Eye
Collecting on the MDGs By Marifi Jara Without awareness of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG), both on the part of the people and public officials, there will be no accountability in terms of keeping these promises. Our local officials must realize that they need to deliver on what our government…
Roots
Pangasinan Ghazals By Santiago B. Villafania ghazal 9 sinumlang ko’y ley na katawenan ta pinabli taka biin Adan imbeneg ko’y dilin sinulmingan ta inaro taka biin Adan pinikewet ko’y sankatunungan lapu ed sika O biin Adan pilalek ko ya pikasakeyan so dilin ponponan: biin Adan dia ed taglang ko ya…
A Kabaleyan’s Thoughts…
Time to walk the talk By Ermin F. Garcia Jr. So much has been written about former Speaker Joe de V’s unceremonious exit from the House of Sinners. I can’t agree more with most everyone’s impression and perception of how and why the massacre happened the way it did. In…
Punchline
Choir Olympics in Austria, Germany By Gerry Garcia IT was through Eva Visperas’ story on page one of last Wednesday’s Phil. Star issue that we learned of the sudden turn-around of some former JDV followers who voted for the Speaker’s ouster: two law-makers each representing the 1st and 3rd districts,…
Here and There
Political storm By Jun Velasco EARLIER, we wrote the head of this column, “Lozada, hero or heel.” We changed our mind. After listening to Rodolfo “Jun” Lozada in the Senate hearing last Friday, we have developed an impression of the guy. His words came from the bottom of his heart. …
Think about it
Sayang! By Gonzalo Duque RECENT events, political ones principally, caught everyone, especially, us Pangasinenses by surprise. Our two highest national officials, PGMA and SJDV, were shown to be at loggerheads. One of them, SJDV, was toppled from his powerful post, the Speakership. We are saddened by this development. The incident…




