TWELVE young athletes from Dagupan City recently competed in the Philippine National Games held in Cebu City on May 19 -25. Those that competed in karatedo were SEA Games medalist Jayson Ramil Macaalay, Alexis Louise Nunez, John Enrico Vasquez, John Matthew Manantan, Jude Michael Uson, Jz Singsing, Mark Andrew Manantan…
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Birthdays/Anniversaries May 27 – June 02, 2018
SP Frontpage MAY 20, 2018 issue
Punchiteria
Editorial Cartoon
Barangay kapitan, SK chairman are accountable NEIGHBORS and fellow residents of our barangays have spoken. They should realize that they are only to blame or to be congratulated for making the wrong or right choices of men and women who will lead their respective communities. But, if it’s any consolation…
EDITORIAL
May 20, 1966: Ermin Garcia was murdered By Ermin Garcia Jr. MANY may no longer remember that 52 years ago today, May 20, 1966, my father, Ermin E. Garcia (EEG), our founding editor-publisher, was shot and killed in our editorial office here in Dagupan City by then Lingayen Councilor…
Punchline
Poll winners, congrats, but work! By Gonzalo Duque THE country just had its successful village elections. Hooray and congratulations to the winners! But sorry… try better next election — to the losers. May mga alingasngas, there are complaints here and there — that’s part of the game. That’s democracy…
Playing with Fire
The Rush launch in Balesin By Al S. Mendoza I wrote this in Balesin Island, the so-called paradise in Quezon Province found in Polilio town some 300 kms northeast of Manila. The Balesin Resort, consisting of nearly 600 hectares of forest land with white sand beaches surrounding it, is solely…
General Admission
Duterte’s vagina monologue: Hope for the flowers By Virginia J. Pasalo SHOOT the vagina, ad infinitum. An inky business, cloudy and sinister as fake news. Trying very hard to focus attention on his anti-women remarks to draw attention away from more important matters such as the unprecedented foreign debt,…