By Ermin Garcia Jr. NOW that the May 9 elections have decided what’s in store for Dagupan City, the majority group at the Sanggunian Panlungsod must act and finally give its imprimatur to the proposed 2022 budget for the city on June 28 at the very least. Recall that…
By Al S. Mendoza THERE is the so-called best president that never was. Ninoy Aquino was that. He was being touted to succeed Ferdinand Marcos Sr. But Ninoy got deflected by Marcos himself when Marcos declared Martial Law in 1972 that struck down the 1973 presidential election that Ninoy,…
By Gonzalo Duque I am surprised by the unusual delay in the passage by the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) of the proposed 2022 budget of Dagupan’s which the administration of outgoing Mayor Brian Lim wanted to fast track before the elections. Our earlier suspicion that the urgency to approve the budget before the campaign period was really meant for Brian’s political…
By Leonardo Micua WE heard that 2,352 public schools in Ilocos Region or about 90 percent are now doing the expanded face to face classes as the COVID-19 threat has somewhat diminished in Pangasinan, La Union, Ilocos Sur and Ilocos Norte. A report quoting Department of Education Regional Director…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo PLACES of refuge and safety can be found in special places in the mind, as well as spaces where we experience peace and renewal. Mine is both in my mind, the vast silence of the atmosphere, the energy of a forest bath, and little corners…
By Farah G. Decano THAT the rainy season started early should no longer surprise the Filipinos and their government. Our country has been battered by numerous atmospheric and tectonic disturbances that this deviation in schedule should not be so much of a concern. It should not be. Really. Due…
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. THE talk in the world of sports today is the NBA championship between 17-time champion Boston Celtics against 6-time winner Golden State Warriors (GSW) in the best-of-seven championship series. The San Francisco, California-based Warriors easily entered the 2021-2022 NBA Finals by beating 2011 NBA champions…
By Rex Catubig (Note: In the wake of the Uvalde, Texas shooting that left 19 schoolchildren dead, a local business owner has donated customized caskets to honor them and to lessen the grief of the families. It’s coincidental that my post also touches on the trappings of death. But…
DAGUPAN’S GARBAGE WOES WORSENS THE Environmental Management Bureau (EMB), an agency under the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, has warned Mayor Brian Lim that he is liable for an administrative case for continuously allowing the use of the already closed open dumpsite in Barangay Bonuan Boquig for the disposal…
MAYFLOWER FESTIVAL – The colorful Mayflower Festival & Santacruzan 2022 was finally restored in Dagupan City last Tuesday, May 31, 2022, at the St. John the Evangelist Cathedral, the first since the COVID-19 pandemic was declared in 2020. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
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