A different kind of election By Jun Velasco WHILE the country just came off — thank God! — from its recent political bedlam, the 2007 elections, this one at the De La Salle University on Taft Avenue was a model of beautiful democracy, clean, talent-based and orderly exercise. What of…
Governor-elect Spines in focus By Gonzalo Duque I WANT to start this column with a smile. First, kudos to all the election superstars led, of course, by come backing Speaker Joe de Venecia (sigurado na yan, according to a Kampi insider), governor-elect Amado Espino, vice governor-elect Marilyn Primicias, Congresswoman-elect Rachel…
New anti-smuggling czar By Eva C. Visperas He phoned in the good news to me a few days ago. But truth is, he had been saying his reservations about accepting his new position because it’s really a very tough job. In fact, when the news was relayed to him no…
Priest-politician By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. By simple considering the general, special and distinctive obligations appended to the person and office of a Priest as provided by Church Law premised on faith and reason, one cannot but come to the realization that a Priest-Politician is neither one nor the…
Declining soil and water quality worries scientists By Sosimo Ma. Pablico Scientists are getting wary on the declining quality of soil and water all over the world as a result of continuous application of inorganic fertilizer. Thus, efforts are now being exerted to reverse the declining trend. In effect, this…
I could be wrong By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. I’M writing this today, Wednesday, two days before The PUNCH deadline because I have to travel to Baguio City to meet the Tour entourage and to lend moral support to our Pangasinan road gladiators because I believe they need some. So…
Chicken future By Marifi Jara I LOVE chicken. 101 ways: Lechon manok; marinated in sweet barbecue-style sauce and grilled; tinola cooked with lots of ginger, chili leaves, and sayote; adobo; afritada; cooked in curry and coconut milk; in macaroni soup; ground and made into hamburger patties (a healthier alternative to…
Priest-governor By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. After the clouds have returned up to the heavens and the dust have settled down on the soil, there are certain objective policy concerns begging for attention and resolution. They are basically about the significance and implications brought about by the recent fact…
The Pampanga phenomenon By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. “It’s a divine crusade!” “It’s people power!” “It’s a miracle!” These are some of the impressive and impressing exclamations made by some people on the occasion of the euphoria caused by the election of a priest to the office of Pampanga…
Are we now a nation of vote-sellers? By Ermin Garcia Jr. Now that the people have spoken (either out of conviction or after having sold their votes to the highest bidders), I can only wonder whether Pangasinan’s towns and cities will continue to have a better deal, or more of…
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