A fair warning OUR locally elected officials, from the barangay officials to the mayors, suddenly find themselves in the most enviable positions that they never imagined would happen. They have been tasked by the national government to manage millions of resources to be used to help ensure the success of…
Editorial
Report your mayor, kapitan By Ermin Garcia Jr. ARE your mayor and barangay kapitan conscientiously working for your benefit and country or for their personal gains? I refer to the manner and frequency of the distribution of food relief and cash aid authorized by the national government and allowed…
Punchline
Enemies of the government, enemies of the people By Al S. Mendoza SEEMINGLY, the bigger problem now is not the containment of COVID-19—aren’t we there yet?—but rather, the lack of cooperation from our netizens on matters of dealing with this vicious virus. But first, what is a netizen to…
General Admission
Pangasinan’s unsurpassed PH cycling records, heroes (First of two series) By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. SINCE COVID-19 contagion continues, no sports activities could be staged anywhere and at anytime. So, I’ll take this opportunity to give into the request of my two cycling friends both from San Carlos City, Blann…
Sports Eye
A bowl of noodles from a Stranger Unknown Author By Dr. Ashok G. Vasandani Here’s a story I read I n www.academictips.org that I’d like to share, something that we can all learn from. THAT night, Sue quarreled with her mother, and then stormed out of the house. While…
Learnings in Life
City hall acted belatedly By Leonardo Micua AS of 7 p.m. on April 2, the city of Dagupan appears to be leading in the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Pangasinan with four, (confirmed by the colored map of the Provincial Health Office (PHO) that showed the locations of…
Random Thoughts
You are not alone By Jing Villamil LOCKED-down, locked-in, locked-out. Whatever prettified euphemism you may choose to name the situation we are all in, there is no other word to better describe being “house detained”. My family had personally gone through this, soon after Marcos demolished the opposition by…
Feelings
TOTAL LOCKDOWN – After two residents of Barangay Pogo Chico in Dagupan City died of COVID-19, the barangay was placed under total lockdown to prevent residents from leaving while preventing visitors from entering. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
