By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo I was late, the rains interrupted me, but I made it. I made it to the 80th birthday celebration of a friend, Edicio de la Torre (Ed), the inseparable part of Girlie Villariba. In this event is an offering, a conversation of love, spoken and…
By Farah G. Decano THERE is a growing number of disgruntled supporters of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (hereinafter referred to as BBM). Some justify their change of hearts due to their disappointment over the way the younger Marcos has been running the country while some reason out that they…
Disloyal leader?
By Eva C. Visperas LIFE goes on after retirement for Mr. Westly Rosario, media’s favorite for fishery topics whose knowledge and mind work like an encyclopedia. He remains active, his experience still expanding, his knowledge generously shared to anyone willing to learn fishery. Those in the media in Pangasinan…
Mr. Westly’s urban farm
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. AFTER three years of hiatus caused by COVID-19 pandemic, the Mangaldan Inter-Barangay Basketball Tournament returned last May 20 with 26 team participants and now with just 15 games remaining to be played in the quarterfinals as I write this piece evening of July 27….
Mangaldan cagefest fiasco
In memory of Millette Mendoza Ruthledge By Rex Catubig I was in bed watching the ABC7 6 o’clock Eyewitness News when the phone rang. I reached for the bedside phone and limply said, “Hello”. “It’s Millette!”, exclaimed the voice on the other end. It took a trillion secs before…
The end of a newscast (First of two parts)
UNLISERBISYO MAYOR Belen Fernandez visited barangays that experienced severe flooding during typhoon and high tide to assess how the flooding in the areas can be included in the program of the Flood Mitigation Commission. She was accompanied by City Engineer Josephine Corpuz during her ocular assessment in Maharlika Riles, Caranglaan;…
ASSESSMENT OF FLOODING IN BARANGAYS
THE Inner Wheel Club of Downtown Dagupan (IWCDD ) led by President Jean C. Ang accomplished its three-day basic massage therapy livelihood training program for persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the female dorm of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) in Dagupan City. The trainers are persons with…
Inner Wheelers provide massage therapy training for 11 PDLs
BASISTA, known for its tagline “Where Fine Music Begins” because of its great orchestras, intends to assign one day every year for its Orchestra Festival to sustain the cultural heritage of the town. A municipal ordinance instituting the activity was passed and is undergoing review by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan. “The…
Basista’s Orchestra Festival set to preserve cultural heritage
SEVENTEEN-year-old Renier Jay Ranges, a Grade 11 Senior High school student of Virgen Milagrosa University, booked a ticket for the 13TH ASEAN School Games 2023 in Vietnam after winning the National Try-out Invitation for 100-m dash at Ultra Pasig City last June 8-10, 2023. The ASEAN School Games is an annual multi-sport event for secondary schools’ athletes staged yearly under the…
VMUF-HS runner earns ticket to ASEAN School Games in Vietnam
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! JULY 30 – (Dagupan City) Fred Rosal JULY 31 – (Dagupan City) CHARLENE TABAYOYONG; (Manaoag) MARLON SORIANO, Edgardo Valdez AUGUST 01 – (Manaoag) Marites Retuta; (Mangaldan) Ritchie de Vera AUGUST 02 – (Dagupan City) Carmen Claveria, (Manaoag) DINA IGNACIO AUGUST 03 – (Calasiao) Julien Carla Cardinoza; (Manaoag) Grace…