PGMA embarrasses Sec. Pingkoy By Ermin Garcia Jr. I pity our two kabaleyans in the cabinet, who, as good soldiers for the wrong commander, are bearing the brunt of PGMA’s handling of the Cheaper Medicines Act willy-nilly. Mrs. Arroyo certainly had no qualms embarrassing Health Sec. Pingkoy Duque and Trade…

Soon, another white elephant? By Ermin Garcia Jr. Now that the impasse at the Sitio Russia in Bonuan has been settled, the illegal settlers have been relocated and the construction of the seafood processing plant in Dagupan is finally set to start next week, what next? While I can understand…

A privilege at 53 By Ermin Garcia Jr. YOUR PUNCH is 53 years old this month, July 5 to be exact. To say that our stint since the death of our founder- editor Ermin Sr., has provided us with a high sense of self-fulfillment as we pursued an advocacy for…

“So young and so corrupt” By Ermin Garcia Jr. Our editorial this week puts the leadership of the Sangguniang Kabataan federation in the province on the spot. Evidently, the organization, supposedly composed of budding political and community leaders, have been paying lip service all along to their primary mandate –…

Rich Squatter, Poor Squatter By Ermin Garcia Jr. The poor squatters in Sitio Russia are obviously being misled by the affluent making the former believe that they have every right to stay in the land they occupy. Granting for the sake of argument that they may have the right to…

The new “republic” in Dagupan By Ermin Garcia Jr. Now that Guv Spines, the province’s environment czar, has finally expressed alarm over the daily pollution of the Lingayen Gulf, courtesy of the Dagupan District Jail, perhaps there is now reason to be optimistic that solutions are forthcoming. The Dagupan City…

Yesterday, the KBL; today, Lakas-Kampi By Ermin Garcia Jr. The ugly head of contemptible traditional politics made itself more evident over the past few months, thanks to President Arroyo and her allies in Congress, in particular. While farmers stood wearily and anxiously by the gates of the Batasan to press…

Smiley PD Barba Formula By Ermin Garcia Jr. Three weeks ago, the PUNCH reported how the provincial police succeeded in curbing cattle rustling in the province. No shot was fired. It only took a few copies of the PNP stationery that contained a uniform short, courteous yet stern message from…

How it all started By Ermin Garcia Jr. On May 20, The PUNCH marks the 43rd death anniversary of our founder-editor Ermin E. Garcia. It was on May 20, 1966 (during the Marcos regime) when then Lingayen Councilor Rudy Soriano pumped three bullets in my father’s chest in his editorial…

DepEd’s inconsistent policy Back to Homepage Last week, there was a news item about DepEd’s new initiative in the provinces of Laguna, Batangas and Cavite. The project was about the introduction of a new teaching module aimed at modifying the content for teaching the subject Hekasi, specifically to aid the…