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December 2023

The light of the fireflies

By | G Spot

By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo   THE darkness has always been a friend, and before dawn each morning, I listen to the silence. At this time, it is in the silence that I am able to connect with all the scattered pieces of me, and become a part of the larger…

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The light of the fireflies

By December 18, 2023G Spot

‘Pasutilan’

By | Andromeda's Vortex

By Farah G. Decano   FROM January 2020 up to October 2023, the Philippines has lodged a whopping four hundred sixty-five diplomatic protests against China. Despite these numerous formal actions, the Asian superpower recently resumed its vexatious water canon attacks against our Philippine vessels on a resupply mission in the…

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‘Pasutilan’

By December 18, 2023Andromeda's Vortex

The PNG, Batang Pinoy, plus my birthday bike race this week

By | Sports Eye

By Jesus A. Garcia Jr.   THE Philippine National Games (PNG) and the Batang Pinoy Championships (BPC) resumed last year after three years of suspension due to COVID-19. This year, Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino said the twin annual sports events will be held on December 17-22…

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The PNG, Batang Pinoy, plus my birthday bike race this week

By December 18, 2023Sports Eye

Dagupan is region’s pilot area for ‘Oplan Iwas Paputok’

By | Top Stories

OPLAN ‘Iwas Paputok’ was launched in Dagupan City jointly by regional offices of the Department of Health, the Dagupan City government, Department of the Interior and Local Government, Philippine National Police, Bureau of Fire Protection and other government agencies. DOH Regional Director Paula Paz Sydiongco and Mayor Belen Fernandez led…

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Dagupan is region’s pilot area for ‘Oplan Iwas Paputok’

By December 18, 2023Top Stories

Majority bloc bucks DBM’s decision on 2023 annual budget

By | Inside News

DESPITE the declaration of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) that the appropriations ordinance enacting the P1.3 billion annual budget of Dagupan as “operative in its entirety”, the majority bloc in the Sangguniang Panlungsod continues to question the passage of the same “not by a qualified majority, but by…

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Majority bloc bucks DBM’s decision on 2023 annual budget

By December 18, 2023Inside News

Caramat wins unopposed as Liga prexy of Calasiao

By | Inside News

LIKE his late mother’s political journey, newly elected Nalsian Barangay Captain Patrick Caramat, ran unopposed as president of the Liga ng mga Barangay of Calasiao during the election held Friday, December 15, at Don Armando’s Restaurant in the town. Caramat, 25, son of P/MGen. Romeo Caramat Jr, chief of the…

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Caramat wins unopposed as Liga prexy of Calasiao

By December 18, 2023Inside News