BBC News recently reported: “Covid-1: What went wrong in Singapore and Taiwan?” Quoting from its report, “They’ve been hailed as success stories – places that have been virtually zero or single-digit Covid cases since the start of the year. But this month, Singapore and Taiwan have both seen aggressive rise…
By Ermin Garcia Jr. OUR editorial this week discussed hard lessons to be learned from recent updates: 1. How and why the Covid pandemic recently affected Singapore and Taiwan – the two places in Asia considered success stories in the war vs Covid, but were suddenly reported to have…
By Al s. Mendoza JORDAN Clarkson is the Sixth Man of The Year for the NBA’s 2020-2021 season. Big deal. Almost the equivalent of the MVP (Most Valuable Player) award. So that every player worth his salt, whether from the NBA or PBA, covets that—next to the MVP trophy….
By Leonardo Micua MANY city residents were in disbelief with their mouths wide open when they heard reports that Mayor Brian Lim tested positive for COVID-19. They could not imagine how the hizzoner can still be infected when he already got his second dose of the Sinovac vaccine just few…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo IT was big. The moon in the pale lavender sky. Not as big as the one Sr. Mary John Mananzan and I saw in Albuquerque, New Mexico. That moon was so big it filled the whole window where we both sat watching in awe. It…
By Atty. Farah G. Decano HEARD of the five love languages? They are Quality Time, Acts of Service, Gifts, Physical Touch and Words of Affirmation. These are the ways by which one communicates and receives love. This does not apply only to romantic relationships but to all sorts of…
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. AFTER two years of inactivity, the long-awaited world’s boxing legend Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao will fight his next foe World Boxing Council (WBC) and International Boxing Federation (IBF) welterweight champion Errol Spence, Jr. to be held in Las Vegas, Nevada on August 21. Yes, negotiations…
Unknown Author Contributed by Ashok G. Vasandani Here’s a story I read in www.advance-africa.com that I’d like to share, something that we can all learn from. Once upon a time there lived a king who ruled a happy and a prosperous kingdom. The people of kingdom were very happy…
THE total number of active COVID-19 cases in Pangasinan further trimmed down to 665 as of May 27, from 756 a week since May 20 but this could be temporary because of fears that the fourth wave of the disease might hit the province soon. Attributed for the downtrend was the…
RIDING FOR MEN’S HEALTH — Bikers (men and women) in Pangasinan and other neighboring provinces riding classic and vintage motorbikes in formal-casual attires coast through the streets of Dagupan City for the Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride’ (DGR) to promote awareness on prostate cancer and men’s mental health. Dagupan City was one of 16 cities in the Philippines that…
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