We ain’t seen nothing yet By Ermin F. Garcia Jr. Typhoons come and go in Pangasinan. They have come with such regularity that most of us have stopped being too overly concerned with each storm alert raised. “So how will this next typhoon hurt me?” is how we meet news…

We ain’t seen nothing yet By Ermin F. Garcia Jr. Typhoons come and go in Pangasinan. They have come with such regularity  that most of us have stopped being too overly concerned with each storm alert raised. “So how  will  this next typhoon hurt me?” is  how we meet news…

The day ‘Ermin Garcia’ was killed By Ermin F. Garcia Jr. It’s been 42 years since my father, Ermin Sr., was shot in the PUNCH’s editorial office. It was in May 20, 1966 when a councilor of Lingayen barged into his office in an attempt to stop the publication of…

The Urdaneta template By Ermin F. Garcia Jr. With Urdaneta’s City Mayor Amadeo Perez Jr. at the helm, Urdanetans will undoubtedly be one of the more fortunate Pinoys who will never have to go hungry in the face of a food crisis. The city’s Tulungan sa Purok, a food production…

The boy… and sex By Ermin F. Garcia Jr. Summer season is that time of the year that most boys aged 5-11 either look forward to or dread coming. ‘Tis the time for circumcision! It means pain and a test of one’s courage. It means passage to maturity, affirmation of…

After JDV, Archbishop Cruz is next By Ermin F. Garcia Jr. In case you are not aware yet, the vengeful yet threatened Arroyo government has been flexing its muscles looking at its targets in Pangasinan straight in the eyes, promising dire results. The Malacañang operators have discerned that their notorious…

Meet the BBs! By Ermin F. Garcia Jr. I received an email from my sister Frieda in Illinois last week enjoining me to read a column that appeared in New York Times penned by David Brooks. His piece was titled “The Great Forgetting”.  I knew why she sent it. The…

Keystone firemen in the city By Ermin F. Garcia Jr. The news item about the discovery of Dagupan’s gallant firemen and fire volunteer brigades that the specifications of the city’s water hydrants are not compatible with their equipment is another sad commentary of how governance works around here. Nostalgic images…

A cheap shot at the truth By Ermin F. Garcia Jr. NBN-ZTE whistle-blower Jun Lozada came and went.             Except perhaps for the opportunity given the curious among us as to what he’s really like in the flesh being a media celebrity, perhaps his visit could have been largely gone…

Killing us softly with rice By Ermin F. Garcia Jr. The utter lack of transparency and candor on the part of the Arroyo government is again noted in the latest “rice crisis”. The longer it waffles on the issue, the more suspicious the public becomes. Worse, as it gingerly avoids…