THE Umingan National High School Boys Volleyball Team (UBVT) earned a spot in the quarterfinal rounds of the Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) U18 Championships after they defeated Taytay, Rizal in two straight sets: 25-17, 25-21 last April 7, 2024 at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum in Manila. Umingan survived its early attack errors in the opening set, tallying with seven…
By Gonzalo Duque MANY people expressed serious concerns regarding the reported sudden presence of many Chinese students in the Philippines, especially in places where EDCA bases are located. In Cagayan alone, it was reported that thousands of students are suddenly enrolled and the suspicion is that these students were…
By Leonardo Micua THE video coverage of Mayor Julio “Rammy” Parayno III’s press conference last week shared to me, revealed that in his only five years in office, Urdaneta has overtaken Dagupan in points of economy and income. Translation: Dagupan is no longer the sunshine city of the north…
By Virginia Jamin Pasalo A GOOD friend from Puerto Rico, Luz Maria Lopez, is publishing “a little book with selected poems in English” and requested me to write a very short simple blurb, around five lines. She wants me to do this because she says, I’m familiar with her…
By Farah G. Decano THIS week has been interesting. Three people who do not know each other have told me on different occasions that the alleged ‘commissions ‘of corrupt congressmen for their projects with the DPWH is 25 percent while their local counterparts get a share of ten percent…
By Eva C. Visperas DON’T just plant trees. Nurture them. This sentiment keeps ringing in my ears after my phone conversation with Mr. Celso Salazar, the former CENRO of the cities of Alaminos and Dagupan. Though he has retired from government service, his love for the environment remains strong….
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. DUE to extreme heat that we’re suffering these days, two natives of my beloved town Mangaldan suffered ‘heat stroke’ and eventually died after staying in the hospital for just a few days. The first victim was my nephew, Ronnie Suratos, who died last April…
By Rex Catubig APRIL Filipino Food Month’s celebration of our culinary heritage takes me on a gastronomic reminiscence of the food on our table in our barrio. Barrio Calmay was a Lilliputian town, where one could buy cheap home-cooked food in little pakanan or carinderia. Mama Bestre was undoubtedly…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! APRIL 21 – (Dagupan City) Andy de Vera; (San Diego, CA) ED RITUALO APRIL 24 – (Dagupan City) Bona C. Meneses; (Calasiao) Arnold de Guzman APRIL 25 – (Dagupan City) BABOT CUA, Agnes Gupana APRIL 26 – (Dagupan City) Corazon Sandoval; (Calasiao) Melchor Mendoza; Mary Anne dela Pena…
By Norman Valenzuela MY father, Art G. Valenzuela, packed a blue luggage, bought a one-way ticket, and headed to a radio station in Dagupan City in 1963. It was the era of the Beatles, Bob Dylan, and in its final months, the assassination of JFK in Dallas, Texas. Dagupan at…
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