By Leonardo Micua THE longstanding subtle conflict between Senator Imee Marcos and her younger brother, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., has now seemingly blown into a full-scale sibling war. Although at the moment, PBBM has remained silent over issues being raised by Imee and his other critics. This sibling war…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo MY sister Emma and her children moved to Filinvest II in 01 May 2017 with an eight-year contract of lease ending 31 April 2025. I moved in sometime later, shuttling from the house I occupied in Mapagkawanggawa, Teachers Village where I maintained a small garden…
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By Farah G. Decano WHEN women started discarding their roles as damsels in distress, they did not ask for men to discontinue being knights in shining armor. Awakened by their worth, the maidens wiped their tears, picked up their spears and shields, and donned their cuirasses. They just wanted…
Masculinity in crisis
By Eva C. Visperas THERE are some people who, even in just a brief encounter, leave a lasting impression. Dr. Minguita Padilla is one of those people. I first met her during the 2022 campaign season. Back then, she was running for the Senate, and I was among those…
More than a doctor

By Rex Catubig JUST like in earlier times when they first met Jesus, after His resurrection, the disciples went out to fish but had no luck. The resurrected Jesus who they had not recognized, called out to them from the shore to cast their net again. Miraculously, they were…
Triptych of Easter
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! APRIL 17 – (Calasiao) Aristotle dela Vega, Nelia De Vera APRIL 18 – (Manaoag) JOSEPHINE TAMBALO, Marites Estil APRIL 19 – (Dagupan City) Mila Cendana; (Canada) Nelson Manantan Happy Birthday! TEODORO MANAOIS III (April 14 – Dagupan City) Happy Birthday! EXEQUIEL E. MAYLON (April 14 – Manaoag) Happy…
Birthdays/Anniversaries April 13 – 19, 2025

LAST week, former DICT Secretary Eliseo Rio Jr., an advocate for transparency in computerized vote-counting, posted four (4) measures that he said Comelec should adopt to ensure transparent, clean and honest May 12, 2025 election. While it is unlikely that Comelec will do so as he recommended, there is nothing…
A call to action for NAMFREL in Pangasinan
By Ermin Garcia Jr. THE LIFE team of the Lim mother-son in Dagupan City recently held a grand presscon for another set of lies and deception for public consumption apparently organized by ex-Mayor Brian Lim, who is vying for the vice-mayoralty post in Dagupan City. Curiously, it’s his mother,…
More lies and deception from LIFE team
THE Third Division of the Court of Appeals has denied the prayer for Temporary Restraining Order (RTO) filed by Councilor Librada Reyna et al against Mayor Belen Fernandez et al, in connection with the passage of the 2025 annual budget in the amount of P1.6 billion in November, 2024. The…