By Ermin Garcia Jr. THE son has learned from the father – how to fast track a self-serving agenda with dubious interests, specifically of the pecuniary kind. On the other hand, today’s councilors didn’t learn how the Dagupan City had its share of traitorous Judases in favor of the…
By Al S. Mendoza A glaring global truth resurfaced amid the pandemic: the yawning gap between the rich and poor countries. Power versus powerlessness. Haves versus have-nots. Wealth versus weak. In the fight against the COVID-19, the First World countries are on the front lines. Naturally. They have the wherewithal. He…
By Leonardo Micua A report from the World Health Organization (WHO) that the pandemic will last for another year will be a hard pill to swallow for the poor. Unfortunately, we are among the countries that will inevitably suffer much from this prolonged catastrophe with our big population of…
By Farah G. Decano THERE are so many negativities surrounding us about the management of the pandemic in the country. Perhaps, a little praise is due when it is due. My mother, brother and I had ourselves jabbed yesterday with AstraZeneca at the Dagupan City Astrodome. I commend…
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. DESPITE the easing of restrictions on travel due to decreasing impact of COVID-19 in some countries like the U.S., Scotland, Wales, Singapore, Taiwan, to name some, the opposite is seen in India as well as in Japan, host of this year’s Tokyo Olympic Games. Latest…
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, a small village farmer had the misfortune of owing a large sum of money to a village moneylender. The moneylender was old,…
IMPLEMENTING 1993 and 2001 U.P. STUDIES THE reorganization in the executive department of the city government of Dagupan was approved unanimously by the members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) in an ordinance passed during a special session on May 14 called by the SP. The ordinance was passed three days after the committee on civil service and government reorganization, chaired by Councilor Librada…
WHY BIKE WHEN YOU CAN RIDE – Two men from island Barangay Calmay in Dagupan City choose to take a 5-minute banca ride with their bicycles to cross over to the downtown area instead of an almost hour bike ride from their barangay to their destination in the city. (Punchphoto by…
COVID-19 CAMPAIGN GETS A BOOST FOR the first time, the number of active COVID-19 cases in Pangasinan was down from May 14 to 20 compared to the statistics of the previous week with bigger number of recoveries than the tallied number of new confirmed cases. As of May 20, the…
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