By Al S. Mendoza I’M sure Manny Pacquiao is now nursing the regret of his life when he engaged President Duterte in a verbal combat. No one beats a sitting President at any given time. Isn’t there a saying that no one can defeat City Hall—the city mayor being…
By Leonardo Micua WITHOUT batting an eyelash, Senator Manny Pacquiao named the Department of Health as one corrupt agency and Secretary Francisco Duque III as a corrupt official when dared by President Duterte in a national TV to name the ‘bad seeds’ ruining his administration or else he will call him a…
By Atty. Farah G. Decano THE Chief Executive’s unsatisfactory management of the West Philippine Sea dispute – this was the maiden shot fired against President Rodrigo Duterte by his supposed loyal ally, Senator Manny Pacquiao. Interestingly, this is also the “banner” issue of the largest opposition group, 1Sambayan which…
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. THE talk of the sporting world during these days are the games of the two NBA conferences’ finals, this year’s edition of Tour de France 21-day bikefest that started last June 27, and the annual Wimbledon lawn tennis tournament. The 2021 NBA season is winding…
Kate Chopin Contributed by Ashok G. Vasandani Here’s a story I read in www.americanliterature.com that I’d like to share, something that we can all learn from. The Blind Men and the Elephant is a parable from India that has been adapted by many religions and published in various stories for…
THREE COVID-19 VARIANTS IN R1 THREE types of COVID-19 variants were already detected in Region 1 in 43 cases. While the 43 patients have recovered, the Department of Health-Center for Health Development 1 reported and identified during the Virtual Presser of the Philippine Information Agency Region 1 on June 28,…
PRIDE MONTH – The Lesbian-Gay-Bisexual-Transgender-Plus (LGBT+) community in Dagupan City makes a grand entrance at the Bike and Run Day at the De Venecia Diversion Road to celebrate its version of Pride Month. (Punchpohoto by Butch Uka)
AFTER TWO WEEKS COVID-19 cases in Pangasinan spiked anew after a downturn for two straight weeks. The Provincial Health Office logged 582 new confirmed cases and three deaths compared to 362 patients that recovered for a week-long period from June 25 to July 1. As of July 1, the new cases…
AS vaccination was stepped up in Dagupan City, the number of active COVID-19 cases climbed past the century mark on June 30 with 10 new confirmed cases and one death logged compared to 22 recoveries. With its 104 active cases, Dagupan already registered a total of 1,794 confirmed cases since the start of…
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