From Arroyo to arrogance By Al S. Mendoza SONS versus a son. Father and son versus sons and parents. The country’s No. 3 versus No. 1. A triad of encounters. Who will win? The sons will. Superiority in numbers. The sons and parents will. Superiority in numbers. The No. 1…
RP’s first line of defense against climate change By Sosimo Ma. Pablico THE ESTABLISHMENT of a Research Institute through an executive order of President Gloria Arroyo as the country’s first line of defense against drought and climate change is now being proposed by two noted scientists from the Ilocos provinces…
“Moral Revolution” By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. There is a formal and standing call for a “Moral Revolution” made by no less than a then high ranking official in government in direct response to the pronouncement of an also highly placed Churchman at the helm of the CBCP openly…
Bold move By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. Two weeks ago, we printed here a petition letter handed to me by one of our national cycling team members, accusing their head coach, Jommel Lorenzo, of serious irregularities. The letter was addressed to Bert Lina, the president of PhilCycling, the national…
Think MDGs, act LGUs By Marifi Jara The Millennium Development Goals, or the MDGs, has for a while now been a buzzword among the development sector. Non-government organizations and civil society groups have been keeping watch on the numbers as reported by the national government, particularly by NEDA and the…
Beware: Children Crosssing! By Emmanuelle CONNECT me if I were wronged, but did we witness the lower housing stand united for one glorious or inglorious (no Gloria pun intended, please don’t Amparo me) moment in music history? Or did we just see it give birth again to yet another faction…
Dagupan City police chief should resign By Ermin F. Garcia Jr. The recent arrest of Dagupan City’s suspected most notorious drug pushers is an added feather to the cap of the Regional Police Office under Chief Supt. Leo Bataoil, and specifically, Sr. Supt. Jane Aonso, head of the Philippine Drug…
The ‘Tabako’ nearing 80 still dances the Cha-cha By Gerry Garcia A majority of Pangasinenses sensing the “imminence” of JDV’s ouster as Speaker of the House do not think the day will soon come considering the number of times he had held on to the post in succession on the…
JdV’s impending ouster By Jun Velasco MOST Pangasineses are worried about the perceived impending ouster of Speaker Joe de Venecia allegedly due to Malacañang’s machinations. We don’t think it would be easy to pin down a master of the game. If we know the myriad factors that built the partnership…
Bataoil’s troops best nationwide By Gonzalo Duque CONGRATULATIONS to our regional police force headed by Gen. Leopoldo “Pol” Bataoil, regional director, for the Grand Slam they got nationwide from the national evaluation committee. Our chiefs in Pangasinan, Col. Isagani Nerez, provincial director, and Dagupan City Chief, Col. Dionicio Borromeo, were…
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