Tourney’s meager success By Jesus A. Garcia, Jr. DESPITE the lack of excitement during the elimination round and the quarterfinals, the on-going PRISAA (Private Schools Athletic Association) Pangasinan-Dagupan City Inter-Collegiate Basketball Invitational Tournament has been organized with “flying colors.” Ten teams entered the tourney, and as might have been expected,…
September Morns By Emmanuelle IT was four week ago; it seemed like yesterday. Then, this writer was humming the song September Morn, in joy! over the settling in of the -ber morns. Now, September ends. And yet, not. Actually, September in Latin means not the ninth but the seventh month…
Believe it or not, ‘may pera sa basura’ By Ermin Garcia Jr. The best news we’ve heard this month so far is the decision of the Bayambang municipal government to establish and construct a sanitary landfill in their town to serve not only the waste disposal requirements of their town,…
City’s promising baby, PYO in debut finally? By Gerry Garcia THE call for dismantlement of the Senate, although now an increasingly growing common concern, comes not directly from the people but from amazingly, the lawmakers themselves — mostly congressmen and a smattering of level-headed Senators. Leading this move is the…
From London with love By Jun Velasco LOOSE talks that the vaunted cold war between Speaker Joe de V and Mayor Banjie Lim is thawing should shore up the appeal of former Tapuac Barangay Captain Alfredo Dawana for the two officials to jointly develop a 40-hectare river in Barangays Lucao…
Saving Sabio By Al S. Mendoza FROM THE VERY start, I did not fully agree with the formation of the PCGG. For one, the PCGG is an aberration because its establishment defeats the very purpose of the existence of government: Service to the people. Creating an agency for that merely…
Lessons from Alcala By Eva C. Visperas There is no doubt the SARS scare in Alcala is over. The town which was first known as Dangla, a barrio of Bayambang, became Alcala. It celebrated its 131st Foundation Day last September 19 with a noisy celebration. Noisy because drum and lyre…
Organic and inorganic fertilizers work well By Sosimo Ma. Pablico Organic fertilizers are not enough to provide the nutrients needed by the rice plant. Inorganic or chemical fertilizers must be added for higher yield. PhilRice [Philippine Rice Research Institute] researchers led by Evelyn F. Javier made this observation in a…
Destabilization By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. “Destabilization”. This is the in-word now as far as the present administration is concerned. The way the executive branch of government speaks and acts, it sees destabilization practically everywhere involving practically everybody. In the right, the left and the center even. It is…
Villaflor golf classic XIII set today By Lito Ang To celebrate its 25th anniversary, the Dagupan Doctors Villaflor Memorial Hospital ((DDVMH) will host today September 24 the “Barkadahan Golf tournament”, the longest running local golf tour at the Dagupan Golf Course. Tee off time is set from 6:00 to 8:00…
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