Enough is enough
Posted on November 12, 2007 - Filed Under Punch Forum | Leave a Comment
Ronaldo Castanaga
12 Nov 2007
Yes, enough is enough. Let's stop corruption.
The Filipino people have been ripped off too many times. It's been proven, 40% of gov't revenues is lost to corruption.
The Casecnan scandal, the centennial commission scandal, the Emari scandal, the overpriced Macapagal Blvd, the poll automation scandal, the fertilizer for farmers scandal, the [...]
EDITORIAL
Posted on November 12, 2007 - Filed Under Editorial, Editorial Cartoon, News | Leave a Comment
Cleaning 111-year old Pangasinan
t's the 111th founding anniversary of Pangasinan on November 13, the first under Governor Amado Espino Jr., a new leadership in the province following a long line of Agbayani administration.
But the governor, who convincingly won in the May election, won’t be home for the celebration.
He'll be busy in the United States [...]
PUNCHLINE
Posted on November 12, 2007 - Filed Under Opinion, Punchline | Leave a Comment
'Palusot'
By Ermin Garcia Jr.
That's the only way I can describe the appeal of the Pangasinan Mayors League, led by Binalonan Mayor Ramon Guico Jr., to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to suspend sanctions against them for failing to comply with the Solid Waste Management Law or RA 9003. It surely smacks of [...]
HERE & THERE
Posted on November 12, 2007 - Filed Under Here and There, Opinion | Leave a Comment
Rebuild the old ranklin Bridge
By Gerry Garcia
We're coming up with additional comments to what we said in our last week's column pertaining to an impending traffic stall in the vast CSI shopping area in Lucao after construction of the new Dawel-Pantal diversion road shall have been concluded.
Traffic pouring out of the [...]
THINK ABOUT IT
Posted on November 12, 2007 - Filed Under Opinion, Think about It | Leave a Comment
Signs of the times
By Jun Velasco
MARIANETH Amper, 11, of Davao City committed suicide on Nov. 2 due to extreme poverty.
A letter found under her pillow was asking a TV program
"Wish ko Lang" to provide a bicycle, a school bag and jobs for her parents. Marianetth who was among the top grade [...]
PLAYING WITH FIRE
Posted on November 12, 2007 - Filed Under Opinion, Playing with Fire | Leave a Comment
Disturbing Pattern
By Gonzalo Duque
WE, Filipinos and most Pangasinenses, were shocked by the tragedy that befell former Senator Rene Saguisag.
His wife, the former Dulce Maramba Quintans from Malasiqui, granddaughter of the first Pangasinan Governor Don Daniel Maramba, died in a vehicular accident somewhere in Pasay Road in Makati City at dawn Thursday.
GENERAL ADMISSION
Posted on November 12, 2007 - Filed Under General Admission, Opinion | Leave a Comment
Applaud for Guv Spines?
By Al S. Mendoza
GUV Spines has said: "No P500,000 for me. I will meet the media people from hereon."
Will you and I applaud?
If you ask me, I will not.
In fact, I am sad that our Guv Spines was not able to receive his P500,000 from Malacanang. Unfair.
Practically [...]
HARVEST TIME
Posted on November 12, 2007 - Filed Under Harvest Time, Opinion | Leave a Comment
Tuba controls rice pests
By Sosimo Ma. Pablico
Powdered seeds of tuba (Croton tiglim) can effectively control the two major storage pests of rice, the rice weevil and lesser grain borer, findings of PhilRice researchers showed.
Evelyn S. Perialde, Jennifer J. Tagubase and Dr. Gerardo F. Estoy Jr. observed that tuba seed powder was [...]
VIEWPOINTS
Posted on November 12, 2007 - Filed Under Opinion, Viewpoints | Leave a Comment
Impeachment: why not?
By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D.
It is of public record that the national leadership repeatedly and insistently calls for national unity and reconciliation ultimately for its envisioned progress and projected development of the Country. On so many occasions, during different events, exactly the same urgent invitations have been expressly [...]
SPORTS EYE
Posted on November 12, 2007 - Filed Under Opinion, Sports Eye | Leave a Comment
My idol’s unimpressive win
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr.
ACCORDING to my Mexican cousin Dagoberto Garcia Soto, soccer is the numero uno favorite sport of the Mexicans. Boxing is their numero dos.
No wonder, there are a lot of Mexican boxers who ranked high in world groupings, then and particularly now.
In the Philippines, surveys [...]
