‘Ultragedy’ By Al S. Mendoza If you were Willie Revillame, what would you be doing now? Willie, of course, is the host of the tragedy-stricken “Wowowee” noontime ABS-CBN show that claimed 71 lives and injured more than 300 in a stampede on Feb. 4 at…
The Duque brothers By Jun Velasco During our elementary school years, we would walk from our home in Barangay Malued to the public plaza almost every Saturday to bike around the well-paved square. There were rows of bicycles for rent, which thrilled us to no…
Athletics and politics don’t mix By Gonzalo Duque By the time you are reading this, the PRISAA games would have been over. Thank God, it’s over? No, I wish the games were still here. We enjoyed every minute of it. And I must…
The inimitable John Lesaca By Gerry Garcia Another surprise entertainer from Metro Manila, aside from Gary Valenciano and Dagupeña Mocha, invited by PRISAA honcho Gonz Duque to add color to the just ended national games here in Pangasinan, was Pinoy jazz fiddler John Lesaca, probably…
Take a bow, Pangasinan The Private Schools Athletics Association (PRISAA) games end today, Sunday, following a week-long sports competition among some 3, 495 athletes from private schools in the country’s 16 regions. Pangasinenses hope that both victors and the vanquished, with their medals and pains, shall long remember the not…
Dagupan residents will start paying more for their water consumption beginning this month. Dagupan City Water District General Manager Ramon Reyna said consumers will see the minimal increase reflected in their March billing for their consumption in February. Reyna said that under the bracket system drawn up by…
Lingayen – Gov. Victor Agbayani said he instructed Police Provincial Director Sr. Supt. Alan Purisima to give priority to solve the recent robbery cases committed in several towns but didn’t give him any deadline. He said he is not giving Purisima any deadline since he does not…
By Jesus Garcia Jr. The unheralded Region 1 quintet established its history in the Private Schools Athletic Association (PRISAA) National Games by scoring for the first time a stunning five consecutive wins with one defeat to take one of four slots for the semifinals. A victory for them…
The efforts of the city government for disaster preparedness have been intensified as the city starts the implementation of the Program for Hydro-Meteorological Risk Mitigation in Secondary Cities in Asia (PROMISE) this February. PROMISE, which is funded by the United States Agency for International Development, is managed by…
Lingayen – Western Visayas won a few more golds Friday to increase its haul to 50 golds, 60 silvers and 45 bronzes to maintain its lead in the overall standing while Southern Mindanao and Central Visayas are in a tight race for second place in the Private Schools Athletic…
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