Bedol: handle with care By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. One of the inherent weaknesses of conspiracy is when one of the conspirators squeals their misdeed. When one of the collaborators “lets the cat out of the bag”, the consequence is disastrous to all concerned. They are all exposed to…
Spines to capitol employees: “You should have sports” By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. IN MY June 17 article, I said our new governor Amado Espino Jr. is a sports-minded person. He proved that before during his time as a police officer and he wants to prove it anew, now as…
Sports Eye
Jules’ Eulogy By Emmanuelle On Saturday, July 6, we laid to his rest one of Pangasinan’s famous legal minds, Atty. Julio F. Desamito, retired COMELEC Commissioner. A native of the eastern municipality of Pozorrubio, he was considered to be one if not the most loyal Pozorrubian. Jules’ eulogy, penned by…
Feelings
Blood all over the land By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. There are countries that already conquered spaced, reached the moon and are even ready to go farther. It is already the age of e-commerce and cyber-education. Science and technology have already made big advances and are still looking forward…
Viewpoints
Another good news, bad news! By Ermin Garcia Jr. First the good news. Dagupan City Administrator Raffy Baraan is finally out! Now, the bad news – the new provincial administrator is Raffy Baraan! You have to hand it to the guy. While other government appointees now out of job would…
Punchline
Final homecoming for Pinoy Armboy By Gerry Garcia PANGASINENSES have every reason to be proud like the bereaved parents themselves over the military honors the Iraq-based US Infantry Regiment gave a Fil-Am soldier during his recent burial at a Catholic cemetery in Lingayen. The late Fil-American, 25, happened to be…
Here and There
Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez blends talent and service By Jun Velasco A NEW set of officials under the presidency of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has just taken their oaths of office. Many of us don’t give a damn any more, courtesy of the kind of do-nothing and corrupt officials we have…
Think about it
Go for it, Guv’nor Spines! By Gonzalo Duque I HAVE addressed him Guv’nor Spines – without the “elect” anymore— because by the time you are reading this, our new governor, small but terrible Amado “Spines” Espino would already have taken his oath as Pangasinan governor. Hooray, Spines, congrats, again! Also,…
Playing with Fire
If I were Spines By Al S. Mendoza FROM General to Congressman to Governor. That’s Amado T. Espino, a.k.a. Spines. Spines was the former provincial commander of Pangasinan before he became congressman of my beloved Second District where I had been voting since Cory’s reign. A two-term congressman beginning 2001,…




