Sports buff Nerez By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. AFTER the very successful staging of the first “PD Marathon” last July 7, our provincial Police Director Sr. Supt. Isagani Nerez is thinking of holding other sports activities in the province like chess, scrabble, martial arts and even a writing contest for…
Truth is a lie is the truth! By Emmanuelle Surely, you know about Mary, Mary quite contrary? She contradicts herself beyond belief. Probably, when she says “Yes!” she shakes her head furiously from side to side. Possibly, when she says “No!” she nods and nods and nods. Have you read…
“Gifts” – again! By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. From roads to bridges, houses to water pumps, irrigation projects to electrification—these and other government projects and public works are customarily and proudly, shamelessly even, are called “Gifts” (“bigay”) from the national leadership as again recently reported from Northern Luzon. The…
More bad news from Guv Spines By Ermin Garcia Jr. Here’s my first piece of unsolicited advice to Governor Spines. Beware of the notorious “Kurbata Boys” of my then favorite mayor Benjie of Dagupan City who I am told are now being recruited by your newly appointed provincial administrator Raffy…
Why we’ve stopped singing “O say, can you see…” By Gerry Garcia We were graduating seniors of the Dagupan Institute High School on Arellano on December 8 of 1941 when World War II reached our shores through the infamous Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, dawn of the same…
Spines looks beyond himself By Jun Velasco AT the Wednesday victory party of Governor Amado Espino at the Narciso Ramos hall for his 4th district constituents, we saw a new approach in governance in the province. Spines, the spitfire’s nickname, wants to serve notice that the office is made for…
Opposition senators self-destructing too soon? By Gonzalo Duque WE in the education sector paid a courtesy call on Speaker Joe de Venecia at his beautiful residence at Forbes recently. All of us from Cocopea and Pacu were impressed by the warm and touching hospitality of the speaker and his lovely…
Lotto, best proof of the absence of peace and order By Al S. Mendoza AN American couple recently won $126 million in lotto play in Oklahoma. Before that, a Filipino from the Visayas reportedly won P98 million in lotto play in the Philippines about a month or so ago. I…
Covering Dagupan council sessions again By Eva C. Visperas WHILE listening to Bombo Radyo Friday morning, I heard local journalist Edmund Abubo saying that Dagupan City Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez has just beat his record for being the early bird in the city hall for many years now since he’s…
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