Paging DSWD, CSWDs and MSWDs! IT’S back to school for the kids. Of course, it’s that yearly activity that parents and their kids don’t need to be reminded about. But it’s an important reminder for the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and city/municipal social welfare offices in Pangasinan!…
Editorial
How to survive Dutertespeak By Ermin Garcia Jr. HERE’S a friendly and brotherly advice to Duterte’s loyal supporters who are constantly perplexed, baffled and embarrassed by their idol’s off-the-cuff statements coming out of left field, and to his yellow loyal haters who are constantly frothing in the mouth, their blood…
Punchline
President Digong, visionary By Gonzalo Duque OUR tough-talking President, in case you couldn’t catch up with his unusual, revolutionary governance, is not all fight and “mura.” He is a great revolutionary and a visionary, too. A friend, brilliant Muslim leader we talked to recently has the goods on Digong….
Playing with Fire
Give Cavs a 2-0 lead and they’d be champs—again By Al S. Mendoza Give Cavs a 2-0 lead and they’d be champs—again IF the Cleveland Cavaliers did not win Game 1 two days ago, fine. It is still too early to say the Golden State Warriors will win the…
General Admission
People of the lake By Virginia J. Pasalo MARAWI’S old name “Dansalan” is derived from “dansal”, a destination point or a meeting place. It also means arrival or coming. That was how places were named in the past, much like Pangasinan (where salt is made) and Dagupan (meeting place). Dansalan…
G Spot
How the West was won By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. OCCASIONAL rains kept pouring in evening of May 27. Worried and tensed, I woke up at wee hours of May 28 and monitored the weather that gave me a big headache. I had to decide whether to postpone the…
Sports Eye
Agew Na Dagupan by @SiRVis A travel journal that will give you a pleasant view of people, places, food, culture, history and events from a refreshing perspective ____________________________________________________________ JUNE 20 is the 70th Agew na Dagupan and a “Platinum” celebration is in store for the city’s commemoration of its…
The North Vista
MR. FOREVER NO TALK — A recent visit to Japan two weeks past once again proved what is a known fact about one provincial official. In one of the discussions I attended as a sit-in guest of one of the invited delegates for a JICA-initiated official trip for very few…
Random Thoughts
GOODBYE SUMMER! — Members of the local media wave goodbye to summer as they take the opportunity to try out the banana boat ride at the Tondaligan Blue Beach before the rains spoil the summer fun they had very little of. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
