Editorial Cartoon March 28, 2021
PANGASINENSES have reason to thank their provincial government. Being ranked the 13th from among 14 densely populated provinces in the country with the highest number of cases is a testimony to the successful, tireless efforts of both our medical frontliners and our provincial government. We have the Office of Governor,…
Take a bow, today; watch out for tomorrow
Mayor Lim’s sheer COVID folly By Ermin Garcia Jr. DAGUPAN Mayor Brian Lim must be tempting the gods of COVID-19 to trigger a major surge in COVID cases in the city and other towns by keeping the Tondaligan Beach open throughout the Holy Week. He’s either one helluva pasaway…
Punchline
THE CALM BEFORE HOLY WEEK — A little girl walks through rolling stores selling colorful beach toys, floaters and swimming apparels like the whole beach is to herself on a slow day at the Tondaligan Beach. But she won’t be walking the same area alone when the expected Holy Week vacationers…
THE CALM BEFORE HOLY WEEK
Remembering sports greats, including Kuya Orly By Al S. Mendoza IT’S good that tradition has been maintained through the years. As I write this, the annual awards to recognize the greats in Philippine sports was to have been held on March 27 at TV5 Media Center in a virtual…
General Admission
Women and World Water Day By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo IT would have been a day for dancing, singing and poetry if the pandemic did not happen. Women’s Month celebrations across the years were happy occasions, a combination of intellectual discussions and lively festivities. The event, “Women, Environment and Poetry”…
G Spot
PAUBAYA By Atty. Farah G. Decano WITH the prioritization of health workers as recipients of Covid 19 vaccine, the rest of the public must give way to them due to the former’s dangerous exposure to the virus. This not the best time to do a palakasan and compete for…
Andromeda’s Vortex
Against all odds By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. FOUR towns in Eastern Pangasinan conducted cycling road races last February and this month. The first was staged in Umingan, the home of the only four-time national Tour champion of the Philippines Santy Barnachea, my godson. It was followed in Urdaneta…