Business Log
Posted on January 28, 2007 - Filed Under Business Log, Opinion | Comments Off
SOPA observations By Eva C. Visperas I arrived early because the invitation said the State of the Province Address (SOPA) of Governor Victor Agbayani will be at 8:00 a.m. Friday. The Sangguniang Panlalawigan session, where the governor reads his SOPA, actually started at 8:58 a.m. First came several minutes of discussion. Then the governor, for [...]
Harvest Time
Posted on January 28, 2007 - Filed Under Harvest Time, Opinion | Comments Off
Herbicide resistance can be avoided By Sosimo Ma. Pablico There's nothing to fear about herbicides for as long as it is applied only when extremely necessary as practiced in integrated weed management or IWM. In a nutshell, this was gist of studies by PhilRice (Philippine Rice Research Institute) researchers led by Dr. Madonna C. Casimero [...]
Viewpoints
Posted on January 28, 2007 - Filed Under Opinion, Viewpoints | Comments Off
Glorious rhetorics and notorious realities By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. It has been no less than six long years with anticipation of three more years ahead if not more. Since then, the incumbent national leadership has been honing well its expertise in glorious rhetorics while at the same time ably ignoring the notorious realities [...]
Feelings
Posted on January 28, 2007 - Filed Under Feelings, Opinion | Comments Off
Gently Contrary By Emmanuelle Choose an adjective from a dangling of modifiers. You may be right on target or you may miss by a kilometer. A very touchy situation, that is, especially if you plan to write about one of the most powerful men around . . . presidential cousin, ear, and adviser; kingmaker, and [...]
Lambino has edge over Mrs. Agbayani in Lakas-CMD ticket
Posted on January 28, 2007 - Filed Under Headlines, News | Comments Off
JDV'S EQUITY OF INCUMBENT FORMULA But Dr. Jamie is optimistic THE incumbents will have the edge over the other hopefuls in the May national and local elections as far as the ruling Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (CMD) is concerned, according to House Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr., the party president. In a talk to newsmen at [...]
Cancel all certificates, vice mayor dares DENR
Posted on January 28, 2007 - Filed Under Headlines, News | Comments Off
THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has been dared to cancel or withdraw all the certificates it issued to numerous persons and entities attesting that certain portions of land near the Lingayen Gulf in Dagupan are alienable and disposable. In a recent letter, Dagupan vice mayor and city council presiding officer Alvin Fernandez [...]
Kidnap-For-Ransom gang leader arrested
Posted on January 28, 2007 - Filed Under Headlines, News | Comments Off
LINGAYEN—The leader/negotiator of the notorious Pepino Kidnap-For-Ransom (KFR) group, which was involved in a series of 15 KFR cases nationwide, was arrested Wednesday morning by the joint effort of the Philippine National Police, the Police Anti-Crime Emergency Response (PACER), provincial and regional police in barangay Arnedo, Bolinao town. Arrested was Jessie Ruelas Pepino, alias [...]
Lim says plan to fight JdV will be finalized this month
Posted on January 28, 2007 - Filed Under Headlines, News | Comments Off
IS Mayor Benjamin Lim really running against Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. in the coming polls? By month's end, the people of Dagupan will finally know which position Lim will really vie for in the coming election. The mayor said over a public radio station broadcast that he'll announce his final decision by the end [...]
Gina dV still "discerning" about candidacy
Posted on January 28, 2007 - Filed Under Headlines, News | Comments Off
Speaker Jose de Venecia’s wife, Georgina de Venecia, is not yet giving up on the administration’s offer of a senatorial slot in the May 2007 elections despite her husband’s “opposition” to her possible candidacy. Mrs. de Venecia said she is now resorting to a more intense prayer power. In fact Sunday, Manay Gina, as she [...]
Agri efforts boost province
Posted on January 28, 2007 - Filed Under Headlines, News | Comments Off
AGBAYANI'S LAST SOPA LINGAYEN—The provincial government did well in 2006, especially in the area of agriculture, its centerpiece program since 1998, Governor Victor Agbayani reported in his State of the Province Address (SOPA) Friday. Speaking before the provincial board headed by Vice Governor Oscar Lambino, Agbayani said he focused his attention to agriculture to improve [...]
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