Another ‘first’ for RP
Posted on April 30, 2008 - Filed Under Punch Forum | Comments Off
Jeremias Andrade Carrera 29 April 2009 The Philippines under GMA has earned another first in the region-NARCOTICS TRADE HUB IN ASIA. The 2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report of the US State Department says “The country under President Arroyo has retained world infamy as a narcotics source and transshipment country in the region”. Kaya [...]
Interested in cashew sheller
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Abraham Fetalvero 29 April 2008 I am interested in the cashew sheller. I would like to purchase 4 machines if they have any available. Please contact me on the email address provided. Thank you very much.
What about other sports?
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Brando Garcia 29 April 2008 I am sick and tired of your column, Mr. Garcia. The only sports you write is biking. Is biking the only sports in Pangasinan? Why don’t you call your column Bike Eye instead of Sports Eye? Are you getting paid by the bicycle association of Pangasinan to write about [...]
Looking for Gavina relatives
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Alfredo Gavina 29 April 2008 I’m looking for any relatives. My father’s name was Anecleto (Alex) Gavina. I went to the Philippines with him in 1965. I was 10 years old. He introduced me to a brother whose name was also Alfredo Gavina. I left after a month back to California. I asked my [...]
On the Tour of Pangasinan
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Guiller211263 29 April 2008 It’s good to see our province is still into cycling sports. But I noticed this May’s race is only covering 1st to 4th Districts. What happened to 5th and 6th Districts? Are they not part of Pangasinan since you call the race Tour de Pangasinan? I thought our governor is [...]
Life is what you make it
Posted on April 29, 2008 - Filed Under Punch Forum | Comments Off
Kareef 28 April 2008 I used to agonize over this when I was in my first job, right out of college, brimming with ideas and ideals and all that mush. . . then suddenly, I realized – no matter if it’s a cliché – life is what you make it.
Viewpoints
Posted on April 28, 2008 - Filed Under Opinion, Viewpoints | Comments Off
Forgiveness without Repentance, Restitution, Repentance By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. Forgiveness is so easy to say, to give and even to preach when the forgiving persons were not the ones ravaged and damaged, neither the individuals exploited and trampled upon, nor the ones cheated and robbed. And even supposing that the victims themselves of [...]
Editorial
Posted on April 28, 2008 - Filed Under Editorial, Editorial Cartoon, News | Comments Off
The rice battle The rice crisis at the local level — here in Pangasinan which is one of the major rice producing provinces in the country — has now come to a face-off. On one side of the battlefield is the government, represented by the National Bureau of Investigation and the National Food Authority. On [...]
Punchline
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After JDV, Archbishop Cruz is next By Ermin F. Garcia Jr. In case you are not aware yet, the vengeful yet threatened Arroyo government has been flexing its muscles looking at its targets in Pangasinan straight in the eyes, promising dire results. The Malacañang operators have discerned that their notorious carrot approach (P.5M inside paper [...]
Here and There
Posted on April 28, 2008 - Filed Under Here and There, Opinion | Comments Off
Bothersome bus terminals? By Gerry Garcia Our fellow-Promdi province of Pangasinan Antonio Villar Jr., seemingly always in the fore-front in the drive against corruption in the government, hit the headlines again recently when he caused the filing of charges of smuggling against 29 government officials at the Office of the Ombudsman. This expose on smuggling [...]
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