Roots
Posted on March 10, 2008 - Filed Under Opinion, Roots | Leave a Comment
In celebration of women
By Marifi Jara
I am a feminist. But that absolutely does not mean I hate men.
I love books by women writers, for example, but my top five favorite authors are all men: Irish Frank McCourt, Columbian Gabriel Garcia Marquez, global wanderer Pico Iyer and our very own Eric Gamalinda and Francisco "Manong [...]
Feelings
Posted on March 10, 2008 - Filed Under Feelings, Opinion | Leave a Comment
Old and Cold
By Emmanuelle
AT a particular point of that certain moment in time, a literary group to which this writer belonged, swore to high heavens, and to each other, we will never have cause to insert the words into any of our writings.
Though apt and timely throughout the days and nights that made [...]
Farah speaks in Candon
Posted on March 10, 2008 - Filed Under News, People & Events | Leave a Comment
DECANO
DAGUPAN Councilor Farah G. Decano, national president of the Lady Local Legislators' League, was the guest speaker in the Women's Month celebration of Candon City, Ilocos Sur. Introduced by SPM Rhodana Abrero, vice president of 4L, Decano spoke on the theme "CEDAW Ng Bayan, Yaman [...]
Unbroken Guinness record
Posted on March 10, 2008 - Filed Under Punch Forum | Leave a Comment
Ronaldo Castanaga
9 Mar 2008
Abel Gramata: I share with you the sadness of the untimely passing of a friend and a brother-golfer Taby Tabanyag.
Brother Abel, I was an adopted player of Fil-Am players from Japan (Camp Zama and Atzugi) and I am from Binalonan. My teammates were Nestor Manrique, Rudy Reyes, Larry Stover, etc. at [...]
From political solutions to religion
Posted on March 10, 2008 - Filed Under Punch Forum | Leave a Comment
Jeremias Andrade Carrera
9 Mar 2008
The poster who said religious group must not be involved in politics now says that religious belief will solve the political problems in the Philippines. His stated opinions and arguments vacillate at maximum frequency-from political solutions to religion. He must have a doctorate degree as a spin doctor. GMA is in [...]
Dad tagged in 28-ha. Case
Posted on March 10, 2008 - Filed Under Headlines, News | Leave a Comment
LAND-GRABBING IN LINGAYEN
LINGAYEN–The land-grabbing problem in Dagupan City appears to be a mere drop in the bucket compared to the magnitude of the continued occupation of public lands at the Lingayen Beach by the rich, powerful and influential.
One glaring example is the 28 hectares of public land close to the beach fenced off by a [...]
Mayor Fernandez rejects condonation of penalties
Posted on March 10, 2008 - Filed Under Headlines, News | Leave a Comment
AN ordinance passed by the city council condoning payment of penalties, interest and surcharges to the back taxes of owners of for-rent picnic sheds at Tondaligan Park has been vetoed by Mayor Alipio Fernandez Jr.
In his veto message addressed to Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez, who also chairs the council, the mayor cited among others the [...]
Den raided in Dagupan
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JUETENG STILL RAMPANT
SHORTLY after media-payola was exposed in local media, a jueteng den in barangay Poblacion Oestein Dagupan was raided twice by operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) on March 2 and 3.
Undetermined amounts of cash and jueteng paraphernalia were seized in the raids believed to have been timed with the recent [...]
At 83, UPang continues to lead in education in NL
Posted on March 10, 2008 - Filed Under Headlines, News | Leave a Comment
The University of Pangasinan (UPang) has "chalked up 83 years of missionary work in the education of the Filipino youth in this part and is still going strong."
UPang chairman Cesar T. Duque proudly made this statement after a thanksgiving prayer and the faculty’s restatement of commitment to academic excellence during the university's founding anniversary celebration [...]
