Editorial
Posted on March 12, 2007 - Filed Under Editorial, Editorial Cartoon, News | Leave a Comment
Kung-kung and Our Vote
IN the whirl of all the political and election-related news, it is easy to overlook what we call in journalism parlance as "color stories".
Stories like the "Kung-kung saves the day" in our last issue. While this is a rather charming tale of the use of a simple and indigenous tool to avert [...]
Punchline
Posted on March 12, 2007 - Filed Under Opinion, Punchline | Leave a Comment
Joe de V, no longer "Mr. Nice Guy"
By Ermin Garcia Jr.
Well, well, it looks like the stakes in the political poker game in Dagupan City and in the fourth district have more than doubled. My favorite mayor Benjie Lim's earlier [...]
Here and There
Posted on March 12, 2007 - Filed Under Here and There, Opinion | Leave a Comment
Highway intersection within Calasiao town
By Gerry Garcia
THE long stretch of road starting from the city's main traffic intersection and leading northward to its immediate neighbor Calasiao town, is always [...]
Think about it
Posted on March 12, 2007 - Filed Under Opinion, Think about It | Leave a Comment
Politics should unite, not divide us
By Jun Velasco
AT a birthday bash of a friend (Edwin Mendaros), a Jesuit scholar who looked like Alex Benedicto, deputy secretary general of the Partido Demokratiko Sosyalista ng [...]
Magic-DepEd to award 10 outstanding teachers
Posted on March 12, 2007 - Filed Under News, People & Events | Leave a Comment
The Magic Group of Companies, in partnership with the Department of Education-Dagupan, will honor the 10 most outstanding public school teachers in Dagupan City during a formal awarding ceremony for the Search for Matalungaring ya Maestra on March 19 at the People’s Astrodome.
Forty elementary and high school public teachers from all over Dagupan City [...]
Understanding the value of a dream
Posted on March 12, 2007 - Filed Under Punch Forum | Leave a Comment
Godofredo Sison
12 Mar 2007
Mr. Pontaoe,
Once again you entertain us with your eloquence, talking about stars, black holes, and galactic death. I am not much of a writer, so I will state my point plain and simple. Mr. Pontaoe, if you believe the Philippines is beyond repair that is ok. You are, after all, entitled [...]
It’s unconscionable
Posted on March 12, 2007 - Filed Under Punch Forum | Leave a Comment
Ronaldo Casten
12 Mar 2007
It's unconscionable that we have candidates for the senate or representatives with tainted backgrounds as Speaker Joe de Venecia who, until now has not explained his (Landoil Co.) odious loan from the World Bank guaranteed by the gov't amounting to $160 million. Is he paying for this loan or the gov't? Let's [...]
Putting the issue to rest
Posted on March 12, 2007 - Filed Under Punch Forum | Leave a Comment
Eduardo Pontaoe
12 Mar 2007
Mr. Oriel,
Let me put to rest this thing we are in. We're going nowhere. Running around the truth and not accepting the fact, is an insult to the people who watch and participate in the Forum. Let us avoid what we do in the Forum, become senseless and farcical. Your way [...]
Playing with Fire
Posted on March 12, 2007 - Filed Under Opinion, Playing with Fire | Leave a Comment
A JDV legacy
By Gonzalo Duque
GOVERNMENT and education policy makers have long thought about this, but they did not have enough guts and determination to push it to its logical conclusion [...]
General Admission
Posted on March 12, 2007 - Filed Under General Admission, Opinion | Leave a Comment
It's all about money
By Al S. Mendoza
WHO can run and who cannot?
That is the most common question asked during [...]
