Respondents: Lim, Baraan et al. By Ermin Garcia Jr. First the good news! A Dagupeño has shown us the way how to fight corruption. Edward Santos Jr. filed a complaint against former Mayor Benjie Lim, former City Administrator Raffy Baraan, the Siapno cousins (Mark and Alex) and members of the…
Lingayen, sleepy town no longer By Gerry Garcia LINGAYEN’S days of being a lazy sleepy town are numbered. An energetic hands-on mayor is presently at the helm of administration and is leaving no stone unturned, especially when a military-man-turned-congressman became this province’s new governor. Former Gen. Amado “Spines” Espino, now…
Here and There
Ayoy will match erpat’s achievements By Jun Velasco WHAT we saw yesterday worried us no end. First scene: Two internet shops near a public high school in Dagupan were full of boisterous students playing video games during school hours. Their wild behavior showed they have kicked out their lessons for…
Think about it
A humiliating report By Gonzalo Duque TO US in the education sector, the Speakership should go to our Congressman Joe de Venecia. It is for selfish reason that we do so. Because his focus as well as that of President Gloria’s is on education, how to elevate if from where…
Playing with Fire
Still on lotto By Al S. Mendoza THEY say they come in threes. And so, this will be the third time in three weeks that I’m going to write about lotto. This one’s tragic, though. Not all lotto stories are happy, you know, or have happy endings. Normally, it starts…
General Admission
Watch your back, Dr. Estira By Eva C. Visperas PANGASINAN State University, the only government-run higher education institution in the province, is celebrating its 28 glorious and fruitful years on July 20. Naturally, this is a big day for PSU which has a strong network of eight campuses in the…
Business Log
760M corn postharvest losses in 3 major provinces By Sosimo Ma. Pablico Corn farmers and traders in three of the country’s major corn producing provinces lose at least 760 million a year due to postproduction losses, according to results of a study conducted by the Bureau of Postharvest Research and…
Harvest Time
Super task-force By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. It is both interesting and strange why a “State of the Nation Address” (SONA) requires much safeguard and the military in full force are being called upon to secure the occasion. People can expect the display of a good number of bullets…
Viewpoints
PRISAA cagefest ’07 and Gonz By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. TO HOLD a big sports activity is no joke. Organizers, supporters, coaches anticipate woes, ataxia, and intrigues before, during and even after the tournament. This happened to me many times before and until now as an organizer of sporting events…
Sports Eye
Thoughts in the air By Marifi Jara An international airport in Pangasinan to boost tourism. Hmm. Not, in my opinion, the most soaring (pun intended) of ideas. From an environmental perspective, air travel is one of the biggest contributors to carbon emission worldwide. The additional carbon footprint that will be…




