By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo THE third day is unfolding, 362 days still to unfold in 2025. I look at the dark sky, slowly taking in the light, and realize, I don’t know specifically, what can happen. What’s happening now is that an airplane cuts across the blue, unaware if,…
By Farah G. Decano AS a lawyer, I do not just listen to the legal issues of clients. Sometimes, I become their sounding board on other matters such as personal and family issues. They spill out their thoughts, opinions, and feelings about their circumstances. While I have no formal…
By Eva C. Visperas THERE was a time when, every New Year, we would hop from one hospital to another to gather data on firecracker-related injuries for our news reports. We consistently did this for over 10 years. Media practitioners like me would often bump into each other in…
(Photo by Willie Lomibao) By Rex Catubig THE recent groundbreaking for a new bridge to link the city to its island barrios and become the modern gateway to the Western towns, auger well for the Calmay residents who, for ages and generations, have ridden off the rough river of…
By Ermin Garcia Jr AFTER their temporary successors showed what it’s like to be productive, relevant, and committed lawmakers as the new majority, I have no doubt the old and now completely irrelevant 7 epaLiFes, are out of their wits trying to see how they could get out of…
By Gonzalo Duque I am commending the new majority in the city council for passing more than 126 proactive measures (26 ordinances and over 100 resolutions) that benefit the people of Dagupan City in so short a time. Two of the most important resolutions passed were: one endorsing the…
By Leonardo Micua JUST before Christmas, I received a video recording that caught Gov. Mon-mon Guico in a furious mood while he was dressing down in no uncertain terms his audience that was composed of Municipal Health Officers (MHOs) and Barangay Health Workers (BHWs) in a presumably well-attended public meeting at…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo JUST as there are plant lovers, there are those who suffocate with a lot of trees, especially in forests. This is clearer to me now than ever before, having met a few of them. One is a neighbor who stealthily cut away big branches while…
By Farah Decano MY nephew, Mike, has owned an assembly of toy robots and superhero action figures since childhood. Already in his mid-thirties now, he has not stopped collecting them, much to the chagrin of his parents. “Peter Pan complex,” they probably thought. I guess Mike is just someone…
By Eva C. Visperas IN a country where the sound of firecrackers is synonymous with New Year’s celebrations, the town of Sto. Tomas in Pangasinan stands as a shining example of community safety and responsible governance, particularly when it comes to ensuring the well-being of its residents during the…
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