LINGAYEN-DAGUPAN Archbishop Socrates Villegas warmly welcomed the election of Pope Leo XIV, as the new head of the Roman Catholic Church, calling his papacy a divine answer to the prayers of the faithful around the world. “The wait is over. Let us thank God for answering our prayers. We have…
UNLISERBISYO MORE than 300 young Dagupeños are training for different sports events including arnis, athletics, boxing, chess, football, futsal, lawn tennis, swimming, table tennis, taekwondo, and wrestling in this year’s Summer Sports Clinic. Every summer vacation, the city continues to bring free sports clinic to kids and teens through the…
THE Gensan Warriors dealt the Pangasinan Heatwaves its fourth loss in the 7th Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League when they staged a come-from-behind victory, 88-79, on May 8 at the Cuneta Astrodome. Heatwaves’ Ian Melencio waxed hot early in the game through his driving layups with six points and three assists. Warriors’ Chris Masaglang quickly countered with his own…
13-0 TRENDING IN DAGUPAN DAGUPAN City Mayor Belen Fernandez cheered the endorsement by Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) of her and her entire Unliserbisyo team, saying the support of the religious group that is known to vote as a block is a big boost to their candidacies in the May 12…
By Gonzalo Duque AS I was writing this column, I heard that the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) just announced their candidates for Dagupan City, including mayor, vice mayor, and down to the last councilor – all from the Unliserbisyo team. One might ask why a religious group endorsed an…
By Leonardo Micua TOMORROW, May 12, the people will go to the polls to elect leaders who will take the mantle of responsibility in governing them for another three years for local officials, and six years for the senators. We just hope and pray that they will be making…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo I have met people who have always maintained that their religion is the only one that can save the soul, without any doubt. Most dominant religions profess their own as the only path to God. I believe otherwise. This kind of certainty negates the complexity…
By Farah G. Decano “TRUST your gut,” the saying goes – that subtle, nagging feeling, the instinctual nudge that guides decisions without logical explanation. In Filipino, it’s called “kutob,” a rapid flash of unease or certainty. Have you ever felt an inexplicable aversion to someone, a feeling that defied…
By Eva C. Visperas WITH just four days to go before the May 12, 2025 elections as I write this piece, the campaign trail in Pangasinan has been, surprisingly and thankfully, free of bloodshed. For a province known for intense political rivalries, this is a small victory worth recognizing….
By Rex Catubig SHE is a creature of habit. And the habit that drives her to the point of obsession is what has defined her– Unliserbisyo—the expeditious delivery of basic services not to the public in general, but to those most in need—the indigents and marginalized sector– the children, the…
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