By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo WE are bound to meet for a short period of time, before we move on, to places we have never been, or to places we have been before. The experiences are unique, appearing to have come from the same source, but may be coming from…
By Atty. Farah G. Decano FORMER Supreme Court Justice Antonio Carpio recently accepted President Rodrigo Duterte’s challenge to debate on the West Philippine Sea (WPS) issue. I was wondering if the former really wanted to be tortured by possible fallacious arguments including ad hominem hurled at him. * * …
The impossible WPS debate
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. I WAS surprised to learn that my idol in the 1976 Montreal Summer Olympic Games American decathlete Bruce Jenner, who won the gold medal in the men’s decathlon event, decided to change his gender from male to female. Being his sports-contemporary and ardent fan,…
Athletes Jenner’s, Sulaiman’s gender issue
Unknown Author Contributed by Ashok Vasandani Here’s a story I read in www.thoughtcatalog.com that I’d like to share, something that we can all learn from. “A shop owner placed a sign above his door that said: ‘Puppies For Sale.’ Signs like this always have a way of attracting young…
Damage souls still have worth
NO PROOF OF ESSENTIAL TRAVEL, NO ENTRY THERE have been 2,067 persons that were denied entry into Pangasinan from March 29 to May 2 consistent with an IATF resolution, the Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPPO) reported. P/Lt. Colonel Brendon Palisoc, police deputy provincial director for operations, revealed that those turned…
2,067 persons refused entry to Pangasinan

BIKE & RUN — A thousand bikers and joggers enjoy a carless Sunday along the 4.8 kilometer Jose De Venecia road extension during the 1st Bike and Run Day in Dagupan City. According to Dr. Cicel Reyna, Dagupan City Sports Commissioner, the health and sports event will already be a monthly affair, every 1st Sunday of…
BIKE & RUN
AS OF MAY 5 DAGUPAN remains among the frontrunner with most active COVID-19 cases in Pangasinan. It still registered 71 active cases as of May 5, though lower from its highest surge of 91 active cases last April 18. On May 5, six new cases were added to Dagupan’s patient…
Dagupan’s active cases: 71
TRAVELERS from the National Capital Region plus bubble (Cavite, Laguna, Rizal and Bulacan) entering Pangasinan will continue to be strictly scrutinized at the border checkpoints for as long as the NCR+ remains under the Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ). This was reiterated by Gov. Amado Espino III in his Letter…
Espino: Scrutiny of travelers from NCR+ to Pangasinan stays
FROM 625 CASES TO 734 (MAY 6) THE number of active COVID-19 cases in Pangasinan rose slightly to 734 on May 6, or up by 109, from 625 as of April 29, after the Provincial Health Office (PHO) registered 495 new confirmed cases as compared to 375 new recoveries and 12 new…
Active COVID-19 cases up by 109 ‘positives’
FORMER Philippine National Police chief Arturo Lomibao expressed full confidence in the capabilities of P/Gen. Guillermo Eleazar as the new chief of the police hierarchy, adding that he will be a good model for field commanders who need to act decisively. Lomibao, who is from Mangaldan town, said, “One thing…