VM Belen and Lucy Honrado, ok kayo By Gonzalo Duque MOST of us in Pangasinan are uneasy and anxious at the political turbulence gripping Malacañang and the House of Representatives. We share the mutual hurt that is slicing the hearts of two close allies, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and Speaker…
Lauriat in Tokyo with Rene So By Al S. Mendoza GUESS what Rene So and I did only a while back? We had dinner in Tokyo together with, among others, Danny “Sir John” Isla and Elijah Sue Marcial. It was held on October 23 in a plush hotel where only…
Compost, liquid fertilizer from vegetable refuse By Sosimo Ma. Pablico The huge amount of vegetable refuse and other biomass generated everyday at trading posts, bagsakan centers and large public markets could very well be processed right away into compost and li-quid fertilizer that could be used in vegetable production. Profugo…
Forgiver and forgiven By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. In addition to the significance, gravity and implications of the offense done and proven, forgiveness necessarily carries two terminal reference points. These are none other than the forgiver and the forgiven, viz., the person giving the forgiveness and the person receiving…
Fernandez saves Fernandez By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. IS Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez self-destructing or anti-cycling? This is a question which needs a clear and logical answer from public servant Madam Belen pertaining to a cycling event held last Sunday at Tondaligan, Bonuan. I was not the organizer of last…
Dagupan’s ‘Bayani’ By Marifi Jara The October 21 fire that razed most of Sitio Aling, a wide slum area in Dagupan with more than 100 houses, brings to the fore a gnawing problem that is characteristic of most urban places in developing countries within Asia, Africa and Latin America. Slum…
Speaker JdV’s serious dilemma By Ermin Garcia Jr. Up until the end of the 13th Congress, Speaker Joe de V remained the most envied congressman around. Today, his is an image not only of an embattled political leader but one who finds himself divided between his loyalty to his President…
New traffic stall at CSI Lucao By Gerry Garcia After being unconditionally pardoned or given executive clemency by PGMA, former President Erap E sounded more relieved than contrite when he said he has had enough of politics after decades of service to the nation as town mayor, senator, vice-president and…
Learn from our departed By Jun Velasco WITH All Saints Day just around the corner, it may be well for most of us, especially our national leaders, to ponder the temporariness of life. The confusion at the top has been draining our energies. Colleagues, family members and kins are lost…
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