Editorial

Posted on September 24, 2007 - Filed Under Editorial, Editorial Cartoon, News | Leave a Comment

Troubleshooting the city

The administration of former Dagupan Mayor Benjamin Lim has left a long trail of flawed ventures.
The Malimgas Market, which is pretty much an imposing edifice at the heart of the city center, continues to bleed out money from the local coffers in the form of operational subsidy.
The former site of the Magsaysay [...]

Punchline

Posted on September 24, 2007 - Filed Under Opinion, Punchline | Leave a Comment

A “crown prince” in the making?

By Ermin Garcia Jr.

Up until last week, I simply could not put a face to a possible successor to Speaker Joe de V in the 4th district in 2010. Then, the image of an articulate yuppie whose unkempt long hair (Will somebody please hand him a jar of gel!) [...]

Here and There

Posted on September 24, 2007 - Filed Under Here and There, Opinion | Leave a Comment

SKs, only School Kids yet

By Gerry Garcia

A FRATERNITY, by common understanding, is any body or order of men organized or associated by some tie or common interests.  In schools, it may be a literary or musical association of students devoted to declamation and oratorical contests or the holding of vocal and instrumental concerts, etc. [...]

Think about it

Posted on September 24, 2007 - Filed Under Opinion, Think about It | Leave a Comment

NBN too hot & too heavy to handle!

By Jun Velasco

THE Holy Book’s axiom on the oneness of the son and the father has caused Speaker Joe de Venecia’s bashers sleepless nights.
JdV’s superstar son Joey has dramatically soared to global prominence because of the controversial broadband deal. How come? Because Joey trained his guns on [...]

Playing with Fire

Posted on September 24, 2007 - Filed Under Opinion, Playing with Fire | Leave a Comment

Political surveys unreliable

By Gonzalo Duque

MOST Filipinos, including Dagupeños, in San Francisco are not in the pink of financial health. Many have acquired some kind of phobia against financing institutions due to sky-high loan interest.
Many we have talked to say “there’s really nothing like home in the Philippines” since out there, they say, a few [...]

General Admission

Posted on September 24, 2007 - Filed Under General Admission, Opinion | Leave a Comment

A blast from New York

By Al S. Mendoza

RENATO E.O. VALDEZ, my classmate from Grade 1 to Fourth Year high school whom we fondly call Rene, e-mailed me last week to say he reads the Sunday PUNCH through the internet.
"I now read your General Admission regularly through the internet," he wrote.
Was I flattered?
Like me, the [...]

Explore all possibilities

Posted on September 24, 2007 - Filed Under Punch Forum | Leave a Comment

Isidro Ramos
24 Sept 2007
 
 
Ladies and Gents, this might be one of the signs why Pinoy youths past and present are not reaching their potentials to become innovator and contributor in the lives of people.
As you have read in this forum an idea was raised by the city engineers to raise the street level in [...]