By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo HOW do you sum up the life of a man? Stories are but a glimpse, and so are photographs. Stories are never enough even when told truthfully and well. Photographs, even when taken in the most candid way, are but epitaphs, memories entombed in time….
By Farah G. Decano NICE advice. It sounds simple, direct and achievable by any standard. For who would fail at becoming a good lawyer, a good doctor, a good husband, a good parent, a good child, or a good friend? Being good seems to be a non-threatening standard measured…
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. WE, ardent buffs of basketball tournaments, watched on TV last August 17 how the multi-titled and endeared San Miguel Beer (SMB) squad escaped a precarious semifinal match and eventually won the seventh and final game of their semis series with a convincing 100-89 score…
By Rex Catubig FIVE years ago, as we chronicled the city’s past seven decades, there was a scathing outcry that put into question the city’s evolution in the coming years. The core of the outburst was the planned relocation of the city hall and creation of a new growth…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! AUGUST 28- (Dagupan City) Luis Montemayor, Nelia Montemayor; (Calasiao) Alice Crisostomo AUGUST 29 – (Dagupan City) Rhodlyn Fernandez; (Malasiqui) Florencia B. Soriano; (Mangaldan) Antonette Villanueva, Resty Villanueva AUGUST 31- (Dagupan City) Ramon Andaya, Boyet Fernandez Happy Birthday! Maracus Bryan Senin (September 2 – Dagupan City) Happy Birthday! CECILIA…
AS we were about to end our presswork last week, a huge news breaker reached our news desk – the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency discovered a seeming ordinary residential house that turned out to be the packaging and distribution center of more than 300 kilos of shabu with a staggering…
By Ermin Garcia Jr. A video taken of a part of the proceedings of the joint committee hearing of the Dagupan sanggunian last Wednesday was shared with me by a friend who attended it – for my entertainment. The video opened with Councilors Alvin Coquia, Alfie Fernandez and Red…
By Al S. Mendoza ONE can buy a laptop for at least P35,000. Good quality already. But over at the Department of Education (DepEd), that one is considered mediocre. Mine was even cheaper and, therefore, more lo-tech? I got it for 32k last Christmas—a gift from a niece. It works…
By Leonardo Micua IT is understandable that in the exercise of our practice as journalists there are a number of our news subjects who are sensitive to negative reports and criticisms and would do all to discredit us – shoot us. But still many others who are true public…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo AS soon as I wake up, I begin to thank God for the many things I have been blessed with. I give thanks for the people and circumstances that make my life a celebration, for the little things that make my life’s journey a meaningful…
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