EXPOSING THE CHILDREN - Families quickly take advantage of the decision of the Dagupan City government opening the Tondaligan Beach for swimming, bringing with them children unmindful of government’s caution of exposing them in public areas. (Note: The IATF withdrew its resolution on Friday allowing children to go out in public…
Opinions
Editorial
Wanted: Congressmen to the rescue
CAN a mere resolution of an ad hoc task force, specifically, the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases, take precedence over, or override a regional trial court’s issued injunction? While no one questions the IATF’s authority to impose restrictions that promote health and safety protocols to…
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Punchline
IATF as LTFRB’s big bad wolf
By Ermin Garcia Jr. WHAT a revelation that was by LTFRB when it unwittingly admitted that its policy compelling provincial buses operating in the central and northern Luzon to use the North Luzon Express Terminal exclusively (and not the bus companies own terminals), during the Question Hour of the…
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General Admission
First Olympics minus spectators
By Al S. Mendoza (My deepest condolences to the family and loved ones of Raffy Baraan, one of the most sincere sons of Pangasinan. Upon my suggestion, Raffy fathered the Pangasinan Literary Awards. Rest in peace, my friend. You will be missed.) * * * * I’M writing this…
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Random Thoughts
Watch the ships that dock
By Leonardo Micua WE may be focusing too much attention on our borders in a bid to stop the entry of a person who may knowingly or unknowingly be carrying the dreaded Delta variant. But this 60 percent more transmittable strain of the coronavirus may yet ultimately reach us through…
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G Spot
Single
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo LIFE for women, both single and married, carry both joy and suffering. But sometimes, the suffering overwhelms and we feel the world to be unkind: “You should be totally happy you are single. Having a husband and children isn't really the best deal there is…
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Andromeda’s Vortex
The narratives we tell ourselves
By Atty. Farah G. Decano ESTHER Perel, a leading psychotherapist, theorizes that the stories we tell ourselves can either make or break us. They are our own interpretations of events in our lives. They help us understand and make sense of our present and past realities. In the process…
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Sports Eye
Pacman as politician; NBA finals
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. THE talk of our country these days is the political word war between world-boxing icon Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao and our president Rodrigo Roa Duterte. Pacman’s bashers said the fighting lawmaker is not suited to run our troubled country, he does not have the education…
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Learnings in Life
The Blind Men and the Elephant
Kate Chopin Contributed by Ashok G. Vasandani Here's an article I read in www.americanliterature.com that I'd like to share, something that we can all learn from. THE Blind Men and the Elephant is a parable from India that has been adapted by many religions and published in various stories for…
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Feelings
No to the dot! (monosyllabic prose poem)
By Jing Villamil SUCH small soft hands. For such a small soft child. Flesh of my flesh, bones of my bones, blood of my blood. She brushed my curls way up and back. She smoothed the deep frowns. She poked wide the eyes, pinched the nose, stretched the lips…
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CAPITOL NEWS GOV. ESPINO VOWS CONTINUOUS SERVICE OF ABIG PANGASINAN. Governor Amado I. Espino III assures continuous service of the Provincial Government through the Abig Pangasinan Karaban to reach and assist more Pangasinenses across the province. Governor Espino also reiterated his call for unity and love for family and province…
FIL-AM BROTHERS Jacob and Andrew Nordhagen, grandsons of Florence and Geri Fernandez of Sta. Barbara, achieved perfect scores in their ACT separately in Spokane County in Washington, USA. Two million students take the test nationwide and getting a perfect score has been rare, and for both to earn perfect scores in…
The Metro-Dagupan Cycling Club, Inc. lead the event. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao) BIKERS’ associations in Pangasinan showed their support to the government efforts to attain lasting peace by joining the nationwide Bike for Peace and Justice activity staged in Lingayen last Saturday. Led by the cycling clubs of Metro-Dagupan, Calasiao, Basista, Dasol and…
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