NOTHING can be more frustrating than to learn that after battling COVID-19, from months of uncertainties to later months of confidence knowing that “flattening of the curve” is possible with herd immunity, now comes the news that Delta, a much deadlier variant is threatening the world. After 14 months, more…
By Ermin Garcia Jr. IT looks like the 2019 election campaign of Mayor Brian Lim is going to boomerang in 2022. He urged voters to vote then for him if they want to stop the flooding in their streets and homes by changing the mayor (then re-electionist Belen Fernandez)….
By Al S. Mendoza IS Manny Pacquiao running for president in May 2022? He has not said yes. Or even no. But his actions clearly point to that, judging from his two recent social media blasts showing him championing the cause of the Filipino masses. Why would he do…
By Leonardo Micua TWO resolutions were passed during a brief session via zoom of the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Dagupan on June 24 (Thursday). The first was a resolution condoling with the bereaved family of our friend Rafael Baraan (Raffy and Paeng to his legions of friends) who was the…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo SUDDENLY, he stopped sending jokes. I thought it was normal, assuming he must have other things to preoccupy him with. The jokes are mostly about politics, and predictably about women. We joked about ourselves, our imperfections, our pride, our humbling experiences, our most trying times….
By Atty. Farah G. Decano HEARD of toxic masculinity? In celebration of the Pride Month, I will be discussing this abhorrent gender trait in the context of LGBT+ issues. Nope. This is not a campaign for acceptance and tolerance. There are probably millions of articles written about this topic…
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. WE, die-hard boxing aficionados, watched on TV how the Japanese boxing icon Naoya Inoue easily demolished the Filipino International Boxing Federation (IBF) number one contender Michael Dasmariñas via knockout in the third round last Sunday, June 20. We saw how the undefeated Nippon boxer…
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. One day a professor entered the classroom and asked his students to prepare for a surprise test. They waited anxiously at their desks…
SECOND STRAIGHT WEEK AS the whole nation is now on alert over the more infectious Delta variant from India, COVID-19 appears to be slowing down in Pangasinan based on statistics that show more new recoveries than new cases for the second straight week this month. This is another week of significant…
NO MONSOON RAINS, JUST HIGH TIDE – No, there was no typhoon nor monsoon rains that hit Dagupan City’s barangays and main streets last week. Flooding in the city has become a regular sight during high tide ever since the city’s river beds have become shallower caused by siltation from illegal…
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