By Norman Valenzuela MY father, Art G. Valenzuela, packed a blue luggage, bought a one-way ticket, and headed to a radio station in Dagupan City in 1963. It was the era of the Beatles, Bob Dylan, and in its final months, the assassination of JFK in Dallas, Texas. Dagupan at…
By Ermin Garcia Jr. THERE is a dire warning from Phivolcs: Prepare for strong quakes up to magnitude 8.2‼️ Whoa! Frankly, I can only think of one thing that everyone can and should do to prepare for The Big One. It is to prepare the family! Family members must…
By Gonzalo Duque NOBODY is disputing the claim of Celia Lim and company that the Mother and Child Hospital was the brainchild of her husband, former Mayor Benjie Lim. The problem is, the late Lim patriarch was not able to accomplish the project nor did this project able to take…
By Leonardo Micua IF the seven majority councilors will still refuse to pass the resolution authorizing Mayor Belen Fernandez to sign a memorandum of agreement with the Department of Health for the implementation of the Mother and Child Hospital despite their executive meeting with DOH Regional Director Paula Paz Sydiongco,…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo THE days are shorter, I believe, with each day ending without finishing as much task as before. Perhaps it’s the heat, perhaps it’s the burgeoning traffic, the sea of humans on the street, or maybe it’s my body’s declining capacity to cope with the usual…
By Farah G. Decano REMEMBER Mr. Art Samaniego’s FB post that I wrote about last week? Those who shared the controversial post were surprised that it was taken down by FB. Someone or some group of people may have reported the matter as violative of community standards. The reason…
By Eva C. Visperas THE weather was not inviting, due to the intense heat index that has been plaguing Pangasinan for the past weeks. Despite the temperature, Governor Ramon Guico III’s State of the Province Address (SOPA) on April 5 was held outdoor, in front of the majestic provincial…
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. SINCE basketball is my third favorite sports in life, after cycling and boxing, I made it a point to watch the sixth season opening of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basket League (MPBL) hosted this time by Calasiao at the town’s sports complex that featured two of…
By Rex Catubig FOLLOWING the 7.4 Taiwan temblor, Phivolcs issued an advisory citing the imminent danger arising from a strong earthquake up to magnitude 8.2. Responding to the possible scenario, Mayor Belen Fernandez held an urgent conference to discuss Disaster Preparedness. Actually, in January, the City already held a…
By Ermin Garcia Jr. PRESIDENT Marcos Jr. is in unenviable position today. His recent saber-rattling vs. China is not only overshadowing the trumpeted success of his series of overseas travel but is projecting a potentially frightening loss of Filipino lives in weeks or months ahead. He has clearly made…
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