Hidden nightmares?
Posted on January 21, 2007 - Filed Under Punch Forum | Leave a Comment
Jeremias A. Carrera
21 Jan 2007
To Mr. Rafael L. Oriel Jr. from Manitoba, Canada:
I am not going to argue further with you but I firmly believe that your postings are "WORDS FULL OF DREAMS BUT FULL OF HIDDEN NIGHTMARES". If you really believe that the Philippines is not a land of scalawags and [...]
The tax-exempt Church revenues
Posted on January 21, 2007 - Filed Under Punch Forum | Leave a Comment
Rafael L. Oriel, Jr.
21 Jan 2007
I cannot understand why some religious leaders are taking part in an activity that feeds the wrong food for our thoughts and spirits. As members of religious organizations, they should know by heart that it is not the word of politicians that is essential to our spiritual growth [...]
Lambino threatens to bolt Lakas, will fight as Biskeg
Posted on January 21, 2007 - Filed Under Headlines, News | Leave a Comment
JUNKING PERIOD BEGINS
MALASIQUI—Vice Governor Oscar Lambino, co-chairman of the Lakas Christian Muslim Democrats in Pangasinan and its most loyal leader in the province, has threatened to jump ship if he is given a "raw deal" in the selection process for the administration party's gubernatorial bet in the May election.
In his most fighting form yet, Lambino [...]
Alex de V backs vice mayor in Magsaysay Park imbroglio
Posted on January 21, 2007 - Filed Under Headlines, News | Leave a Comment
VICE Mayor Alvin Fernandez, who has been vigorously questioning the controversial P84-million tourism building project on Magsaysay Park in Dagupan City, has found another equally vocal ally in Councilor Alex de Venecia.
In a privilege speech before the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) Monday, De Venecia called on his colleagues who voted 'yes' to the conversion of [...]
Comelec, PNP identify 'areas of concern' in 2007 polls
Posted on January 21, 2007 - Filed Under Headlines, News | Leave a Comment
LINGAYEN–The Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Commission on Elections (Comelec) have identified six towns and one city in Pangasinan as "areas of concern" in the coming national and local election.
The list was drawn up during a coordinating conference held Friday at the Police Provincial Office presided over by Police Provincial Director Alan Purisima and [...]
Fil-Am Dagupeño:"MacArthur landed in Dagupan"
Posted on January 21, 2007 - Filed Under Headlines, News | Leave a Comment
A Filipino-American first cousin of House Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. told the city council Monday that it was really in Dagupan City beach where General Douglas MacArthur landed on November 9, 1945 as the head of the Liberation Forces that freed Luzon from the Japanese invaders.
Dr. Guillermo de Venecia, an eye specialist who now [...]
Suspended Aguilar mayor seeks TRO
Posted on January 21, 2007 - Filed Under Headlines, News | Leave a Comment
AGUILAR—The town’s mayor who was recently suspended by the Office of the Ombudsman last week along with other local government officials in different parts of the country, has filed a petition for a temporary restraining order (TRO) from the Court of Appeals.
Mayor Ricardo Evangelista, who was suspended along with two other town officials for a [...]
Arrested German commits suicide in cell
Posted on January 21, 2007 - Filed Under Headlines, News | Leave a Comment
A German national arrested by joint elements of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and Bureau of Immigration (BI) for two cases of acts of lasciviousness died after he hanged himself inside his detention cell Thursday morning.
Lawyer Jose Doloiras, NBI provincial chief based at the NBI district office told local reporters that Uwe Krause, alias [...]
VMUF grad in top 10 list
Posted on January 21, 2007 - Filed Under Headlines, News | Leave a Comment
SAN CARLOS CITY—One of the fresh graduates of the Virgen Milagrosa University Foundation (VMUF) here landed in 9th place among the 19,712 successful examinees in the nurse licensure examination last December 2006.
The Board of Nursing of the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC), which conducted the nationwide test, identified the 9th topnotcher as Joyce Ann Pablo-Cabading of [...]
Cruz warns against jueteng’s impact on elections
Posted on January 21, 2007 - Filed Under Inside News, News | Leave a Comment
DESPITE his earlier pronouncement that jueteng money will not affect the elections in May as much as in previous voting exercises following the clamp down on the illegal numbers game, Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Oscar Cruz still warned against its impact on the outcome of the coming national and local plebiscite.
Cruz said the infamous triad of jueteng [...]
