By Leonardo Micua WITH the arrest of dismissed mayor Alice Guo, also known as Gou Hua Ping, in Indonesia and her deportion back to PH right after, her protectors for the POGO scam business in both the past and present administrations must now be panic-stricken. That’s because of the possibility that…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo WATCHING Pulang Araw (Red Sun) makes me juxtapose the Japanese occupation of the Philippines (1942-1945) and the insidious, creeping occupation that is happening, being peeled layer after layer, during the hearings on Philippine Offshore Going Operators (POGOs), through the relentless efforts of the Senate and…
By Farah G. Decano THERE is a current online battle of political posts and memes trying to gain supremacy over social media: Shimenet vs. Code Blue. “Shimenet” came a week ahead. It was culled from Vice President Sara Duterte’s now famous reply to the members of the House of…
By Eva Visperas CHRISTMAS came early in Bolinao this year as the town celebrated the groundbreaking ceremony for a long-anticipated bridge connecting the mainland to Santiago Island. Though it was only September, the event marked a significant milestone in the town’s decades-long dream. Eager to cover the historic occasion,…
By Rex Catubig PEOPLE point to it as Abong na Panangaro or House of Love, a secluded compound in Barangay Lucao in Dagupan, off the road going to Binmaley. It is the Missionaries of Charity, Home of Peace, a shelter run by the sisters of the Missionaries of Charity,…
ANGELA Eliron of Barangay Malued in Dagupan City bagged the gold in the taekwondo lightweight division in the recently concluded National ROTC Games held on August 18-24 in Indang, Cavite. The 18-year-old aircraft maintenance technology student of WCC Aeronautical College in Binalonan swept the competition with an unblemished 3-0 record after clobbering Loriegel Bigwil of the Mountain Province State Polytechnic College,…
THE Pangasinan Heatwaves took a beating on the road from the Bataan Risers, 88-102, last August 22 at the Bataan People’s Center in Balanga. In the first period, Risers’ James Castro picked up the scoring cudgels for Bataan with 7 points through his driving layups. Heatwaves’’ Nat Cosejo fought back and feasted underneath the basket with 9 points and 3…
BEATING THE RAIN EVERYDAY – A fish trader in Sual town takes advantage of the simmering heat of the sun in the morning till early afternoon to dry more fish before the rain falls late afternoon. The fish are caught off Lingayen Gulf. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
WHAT is it about Vice President Sara Duterte that seems to invite hostility around her? This question was shared by many after watching her exchange barbs not only with the members of the House of Representatives but with senators, too, particularly Sen. Risa Hontiveros, during the committee hearings on her…
By Ermin Garcia Jr. THE news that former Health Secretary Pincoy Duque will face graft charges for “illegally” transferring funds during the Covid-19 pandemic is another desperate move to discredit the Duterte administration without filing a case against PRRD. Same strategy is being pursued against Harry Roque, Sen. Bato…
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