Harvest Time
Posted on February 4, 2007 - Filed Under Harvest Time, Opinion | Leave a Comment
PhilRice to receive another grant-in-aid from Japan
By Sosimo Ma. Pablico
The Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) expects to receive another grant-in-aid from the government of Japan, as the Philippine Investment Coordination Committee and the Cabinet committee chaired by Secretary Margarito B. Teves have already approved the agency’s proposal calling for the improvement of the [...]
Viewpoints
Posted on February 4, 2007 - Filed Under Opinion, Viewpoints | Leave a Comment
Four – Party Summit
By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D.
It was announced that the national leadership is calling a “Four-Party Summit” for a clean, honest and orderly election” this May 2007. For this purpose, it was said that the “Summit” would be participated in by the [...]
Sports Eye
Posted on February 4, 2007 - Filed Under Opinion, Sports Eye | Leave a Comment
Unbecoming and afflicted with amnesia
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr.
We, the sports lovers, particularly the cycling buffs, knew that our very own Romeo Bonzo, the 1983 Marlboro Tour champion, already passed away. This was widely reported on TV, radio and in the national and local newspapers.
His sudden death due to a vehicular accident shocked the nation’s [...]
Feelings
Posted on February 4, 2007 - Filed Under Feelings, Opinion | Leave a Comment
The Courtship Dance
By Emmanuelle
Our brothers and our sisters who live high up in the Cordilleras have this ritual dance, complete with resounding strings and gongs.
A maiden steps daintily around a tight circle, now and then venturing lightly out of its circumference, but stepping quickly back to the safety of its smallness. In his [...]
City dads question towing contract, unauthorized fees
Posted on February 4, 2007 - Filed Under Headlines, News | Leave a Comment
ANOTHER SHOWDOWN LOOMS
Baniqued defends collections
DAGUPAN’s Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) is probing the city administration’s alleged illegal and unauthorized collection of fees for the use of public properties as well as the hiring of a private towing service firm for illegally-parked vehicles without the corresponding city ordinances.
The most controversial issue involves the towing of vehicles, which [...]
Lambino-Agbayani tandem proposed to prevent Lakas split
Posted on February 4, 2007 - Filed Under Headlines, News | Leave a Comment
LINGAYEN–United they stand, divided they fall.
Knowing the old adage too well, members of the Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (CMD) in Pangasinan moved to diffuse tension and a possible break-up among their leaders by proposing a tandem between Vice Governor Oscar Lambino and Dr. Jamie Eloise Manzano-Agbayani in the May 14 polls.
They are now drafting a letter [...]
12 Moros charged for trafficking illegal drugs
Posted on February 4, 2007 - Filed Under Headlines, News | Leave a Comment
URDANETA CITY–Twelve people, 10 of them arrested during a big anti-drug operations at a residential compound in barangay Camantiles here, have been charged with violations of the anti-drugs law in cases filed by the police before the City Prosecutors Office.
Raided by combined elements of the police in Pangasinan and the Ilocos region headed by Senior [...]
De Venecia opts to keep mum, Lim plays coy
Posted on February 4, 2007 - Filed Under Headlines, News | Leave a Comment
ALL’S still quiet in the frontline as the two key players plot their moves.
House Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr., congressional representative for the fourth district of Pangasinan, is keeping mum on the possible candidacy of Dagupan Mayor Benjamin Lim against him in the May election while the latter refuses to say whether he is [...]
Korean officials confirm $2M grant
Posted on February 4, 2007 - Filed Under Headlines, News | Leave a Comment
THREE officials of the Korean government who were in Dagupan last week confirmed that they are giving a $2 million grant, or about P100 million, to Dagupan City.
The confirmation was made by His Excellency Lim Chae Jung, speaker of the Korean National Assembly; Chung Eui-Yong, a member of the Korean parliament; and Korean Ambassador to [...]
Braganza to run versus Celeste
Posted on February 4, 2007 - Filed Under Headlines, News | Leave a Comment
MABINI—Retired Lt. General Alberto “Boysie” Braganza, who hails from barangay Magalong this town, is now preparing for the race to represent the first district of Pangasinan in Congress, where he will be facing off with incumbent Rep. Arthur Celeste from Bolinao town who is now on his second term.
Braganza, a three-star general, officially took his [...]
