Corruption not population
By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D.
“15 Million Pinoys Live on $1/Day”—thus reads and rings the recent headline of a known broadsheet as a finding of the World Bank. A likewise known survey made earlier said that a big majority of the respondents favored the use of contraception for the country… and as expected, vote-hungry politicos hurriedly aligned themselves with anti-population advocates.
Irrespective of their political affiliations, ethical persuasions and/or social beliefs, it can be rightfully said that all anti-population crusaders sing one and the same song: the bigger the population, the more is poverty. The lesser the population, the greater is prosperity.
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Filed under Opinion, Viewpoints by Sunday Punch.
Living art
 By Marifi Jara
I wonder how many of the almost two million Pangasinenses – including those living here in the province, elsewhere in the country, and in other countries – know Francisco Sionil Jose?
And of those who do recognize his name, how many know that he is a child of Pangasinan, Rosales town in particular?
I bet not too many.
F. Sionil Jose, dearly called Manong Frankie, is one of our very few living National Artists for Literature.
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Filed under Opinion, Roots by Sunday Punch.
Motives
By Emmanuelle
Sometimes, the best can turn out to be your worst. Friends, memories, etcetera. Let me tell you a true story.
To these boys, growing up was parallel to going up the ladder to somewhere up there. And to make the ascent a whole lot easier, theirs were inherited sterling enterprises. There were no bloody sweaty beginnings; just sweaty starts to the day.
Luckily, some success stories work not so adversely for the rest of us mediocre, impoverished lot - these boys’ success was tempered with social conscience. Thanks a lot.
And so, one day, they gazed proudly at the near-finished church they helped rebuilt. It was a task which everybody believed was almost impossible to achieve in this lifetime. For the two boys and their friends, it was a task hurdled through intense, obsessive willpower. They asked themselves then: if we can rebuild these crumbling walls and all within, why, we can also do the same with this town!
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Filed under Opinion, Feelings by Sunday Punch.
NO POLITICAL VIOLENCE SO FAR
PPCRV to field volunteers
ARCHBISHOP Oscar Cruz of the Lingayen-Dagupan archdiocese expressed confidence that the elections in Pangasinan will be peaceful and orderly.
Interviewed by newsmen at his chancery on Friday, Cruz said he has not seen any indication that the elections in the province will be marred by untoward incidents, just like in the past.
“I am confident that with the help of God, this election in Pangasinan will be most peaceful and orderly and most of all credible,” said Cruz, head of the anti-gambling group Krusada ng Bayan Laban sa Sugal.
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Filed under News, Headlines by Sunday Punch.
Dagupan Mayor Benjamin Lim could not hide his disappointment and annoyance over the second cancellation of a scheduled rally by the Genuine Opposition (GO) candidates in the city.
Lim, an opposition candidate under the PDP-Laban party and running against administration candidate House Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. for the fourth district congressional seat, said he was peeved because his preparation efforts came to naught.
“Abuwisit ak ( I was annoyed),” Lim told The PUNCH in a phone interview.
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LINGAYEN— Members of the Rebolusyonaryong Hukbo ng Bayan (RHB), a “rejectionist” group, have reportedly extended and started their operations in the western parts of Pangasinan to raise funds for the May 14 polls, the military reported.
Lt. Colonel Gregory Cayetano, commanding officer of the 71st Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army that covers Pangasinan and parts of Nueva Ecija and Tarlac, told local media they are closely validating intelligence reports about the group’s activity for a “permit to campaign, permit to win”.
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Filed under News, Headlines by Sunday Punch.
Reacting to recent statements of Dagupan City Mayor Benjamin Lim accusing him of engaging in vote-buying and declaring him unfit to continue owing to old age, House Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. has this to say;
“I am confident of my status as a ‘legend’ in the 4th district”, and Dagupan Mayor Benjamin Lim, is merely in “panic mode”.
De Venecia, in a phone interview with The PUNCH, added “I have done my assignments very well in my district so I need not buy votes.”
Lim has accused De Venecia of vote-buying and said his camp is preparing to file a complaint before the Commission on Election (Comelec).
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Filed under News, Headlines by Sunday Punch.
Four new events will be introduced in this year’s celebration of Dagupan’s annual “Bangus Festival” which officially opened yesterday, April 21.
This was announced by Bangus Festival executive committee chairman Brian Lim even as he indicated that this year’s celebration will be shorter than the previous festivals.
The new features include the Pigar-Pigar Festival, Pangasinan’s Best cooking competition, Pinoy Rock competition (battle of the bands) and Treat Kita Kid Variety Show.
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Filed under News, Headlines by Sunday Punch.
3 AREAS IN COMELEC WATCHLIST
With less than a month to go before the May 14 election, none of the 44 towns and four cities in the province has so far been put under Commission on Election (Comelec) control due to reported or expected election-related violence.
In 2004, San Carlos City and the towns of Natividad, Rosales, San Manuel, San Nicolas, Tayug and Sual were considered as “areas of concern” and placed under Comelec control by virtue of Resolution Number 6802.
But Reddy Balarbar, election provincial supervisor, told The PUNCH that based on the report of Senior Superintendent Isagani Nerez, provincial police director, one city and two towns remain in the Comelec’s watchlist, namely: San Carlos City, Natividad and Tayug.
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Filed under News, Inside News by Sunday Punch.
LINGAYEN—The 1.3 million voters of Pangasinan can be rest assured that there will be no power interruption on election day in May.
The guarantee was made by Catalino Raña, principal engineer B for safety, security, environment and energy conservation of the National Transmission Corporation (Transco) during the strategic multi-sectoral conference held Wednesday, which was initiated by the Philippine National Police (PNP) provincial office.
The Transco established a Task Force Halalan program as early as February to ensure “A Brown-out Free Election”, said Raña whose office is in charge of electricity supply for the provinces of Pangasinan, Nueva Ecija and Aurora.
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Filed under News, Inside News by Sunday Punch.
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