DUE to the unprecedented surge of COVID-19 in the province, Governor Amado Espino III, postponed the holding of the “Re-Introduction of Non-Contact Sports” program, a three sporting events tournament, indefinitely. The original kick-off date was August 27 at the Narciso Ramos Sports and Civic Center gymnasium in Lingayen. Governor Espino…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! August 29 – (Dagupan City) Luis De Guzman; (Alaminos) Myrna Agoncillo; (Malasiqui) Florenica Soriano August 31 – (Dagupan City) Ramon Andaya, Boyet Fernandez Happy Birthday! RHODLYN FERNANDEZ (August 29 – Dagupan City) Happy Birthday! MARACUS BRYAN SENIN (September 02 – Dagupan City) Happy Birthday! CECILIA GARCIA (September 03…
SEEK cover!! That order was heard a thousand times during the First and Second World Wars to soldiers manning the trenches in the face of incessant bombing by warplanes in the sky. That order to health workers at the frontlines of the war vs. COVID-19 couldn’t be more timely at…
By Ermin Garcia Jr. FINALLY, the surge in cases in Dagupan City gets the attention of Mayor Brian Lim. What I find ironic, if not hypocritical, is his analysis and realization of the causes of the surge in human transmission of COVID-19 virus today as if nobody in the…
By Al S. Mendoza MANNY Pacquiao fights again today, August 22 Philippine time, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The last time he fought was in July 2019, barely beating American Keith Thurman by split decision. In that fight, Pacquiao won two of the three judges by similar scores of 115-112….
By Leonardo Micua “DAD, we’re on lockdown”. That was the cryptic message on my FB messenger from my daughter-n-law Mirasol from Auckland, New Zealand last Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. (8:30 p.m. NZ time). Two hours earlier, she and my two granddaughters , Sophia and Isabelle, watched their Prime Minister…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo FOR a country largely dependent on foreign tourism, the Philippines is now dependent on domestic tourism. In a chart entitled, “Domestic versus International Tourism, % of in-country tourism spending, 2019 or latest year”, published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), almost 90…
By Atty. Farah G. Decano ANOTHER interesting discussion ensued again between me and my favorite genius (read: nerd in a good way). After a five-day hiatus from Viber, she suddenly messaged me and asked me about my thoughts on the parable of the prodigal son. I have never thought…
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. We watched the world bantamweight title tussle between our countryman John Riel Casimero against Cuban Guillermo Rigondeaux on TV last Sunday, August 15, where the Ormoc City, Leyte-born Casimero successfully defended his WBO (World Boxing Organization) 118 pounds tiara via split decision, 117-111, 116-112, 113-115….
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