By Farah G. Decano TO the world, Spoliarium is Juan Luna’s famous painting that won first place in the 1884 Exposicion National de Bellas Artes in Madrid. Depicting fallen gladiators being dragged out of the arena by Roman soldiers before spectators coveting the dead warriors’ armor and weapons, the…
Spoliarium
By Eva C. Visperas THE annual Talong Festival of Villasis, Pangasinan is a grand tradition that lights up the 2nd week of January each year. Known as the “Vegetable Bowl of Pangasinan,” Villasis takes immense pride in its eggplant and other pinakbet veggies production, and the festival stands as…
A celebration of Villasis’ bounty and community spirit
By Rex Catubig MY barrio Calmay was self-contained–a tiny world unto itself. But when one had to venture to Baley–for work and other mundane reasons, the baloto was the mode of transport to rely on. Fashioned out of a single piece of carved wood, and secured with bamboo outrigger…
Elegy for my beloved barrio (2nd of 2 parts)
By Ermin Garcia Jr. THERE must be incidents in the early youths of the 7 epaLiFes, namely, Councilors Red Erfe-Mejia, Alfie Fernandez and Irene Lim-Acosta that traumatized them about their self-esteem and self-importance. I say this because they didn’t waste time to lead the rest of their uniformed barkada,…
Need to boost self-importance?
By Gonzalo Duque AS I write this column, I heard that the nationwide rally of the Iglesia in Cristo on January 13 will go on as scheduled. I heard that they might even be joined by other groups like the Kingdom of Jesus Christ of Pastor Apollo Quiboloy, Jesus…
Monday the 13th
By Leonardo Micua URDANETA Mayor Julio Parayno III was suspended again, not by the provincial capitol this time but through an order from Malacañang. His cousin, Vice Mayor Jimmy Parayno, was also suspended along with him. I don’t think politics has anything to do with their suspension, but certainly…
Urdaneta’s Paraynos suspended
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo PABLO Neruda in his poem “If you forget me” gave two choices to his lover: to forget him or show her commitment to him, issuing an ultimatum, an open threat: If you forget me, I will go, “I shall lift my arms and my roots…
The woman question, and an answer
By Farah G. Decano IT was just around six months ago when I wrote about some Generation Z terminologies in the dating scene. I talked about situations, caspering, benching, and many more. Little did I know that there was already a bunch of new terms brewing that time from…
Forget the reported rape of Pepsi Paloma?
By Eva C Visperas AT a time when political tension and discord seem to permeate most legislative bodies, the current Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) of Pangasinan stands as a good example of stability and cooperative governance. Under the leadership of Vice Governor Mark Lambino as the presiding officer, the provincial…
