Much two much By Emmanuelle Dee is maybe ten, tall and lanky, mostly all elbows and legs, pig-tails flying, round eyes whirling know-it-all. Her brother Dexter is maybe three years younger. When on tip-toes, his round plump figure reaches up only to Dee’s waist. He is sort of a whiz…
Sonito 52: Basingkaoel By Santiago Villafania arap-arapen la’y basingkaoel alioedoeran da’ra’y dika’y dalin mansisiiman ira’y binoluk nagsitayak ira’y talabutob kua’y sakey ditan ag la ombatik magana’y inkalangsot to salo dia’d say tua oala’y pilalek to ni mapatpatnag so kalareker to oala’ra’y mamibilang la’y siwsiw anggan ag ni nampusnak so nganak…
Campaigning for Ping Lacson By Ermin Garcia Jr. In the spirit of transparency in the paper, I have to confess I have been asked to manage the re-election campaign of Senator Ping Lacson for the May elections. If you are wondering how this promdi got into the picture, it’s not…
City’s needed expansion thru Speaker JdV’s CF By Gerry Garcia THERE has been an unexpected surge in this city’s business sectors after the devastating quake in 1990 as business establishments mushroomed within Dagupan’s limited land area of less than 50 square kilometers resulting in tremendous traffic and its attendant lack…
Is the Orbos magic still around? By Jun Velasco IN the 60’s, a group of 160 Dagupan college students from Manila organized what turned out to be the Vox, actually a break-away group from the Dagupan City Varsitarians Association, who wanted to do more than just swing and party during…
Orbos would be better off as a senatorial candidate By Gonzalo Duque FORMER Governor Oscar Orbos is running for governor as the Catholic Church’s fair-haired boy. According to him, he has no political party to back him. Why, may I ask, is not the church a big, in fact, the…
The moneyman is X-Factor By Al S. Mendoza I WAS HAVING a drink at Rockwell in Makati one time and then, suddenly, a commotion occurred. The waiters serving us had left in a huff. “What’s happening?” I asked the cashier. “MJ is here,” she said. “MJ who?” “Mark Jimenez,” she…
Are they really running? By Eva C. Visperas I tried to get the answers directly from the horses’ mouths, as they say. I saw Dagupan City Mayor Benjamin Lim and his young and simpatico son Brian at the Archbishop’s Palace last Tuesday. I requested a short interview separately with the…
7 New rice lines for release as commercial varieties By Sosimo Ma. Pablico The national Rice Technical Working Group (RTWG) has recommended seven promising rice lines to be released by the National Seed Industry Council (NSIC) as commercial varieties. Agriculture Secretary Arturo Yap, who is also the NSIC chairman, is…
Ceremonial prosecution and symbolic conviction By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. The relatives, friends and supporters of those killed all say that certain military men and some police authorities were the murderers. The Melo Commission report also says that the executions were perpetrated by the same individuals. The UN special…
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