By Gonzalo Duque THE typhoon season has become more calamitous. The most recent, Typhoon Kristine, has shown its devastating effect all over the country. Other typhoons are coming. Watch out, Typhoon Leon is going to roar in the coming few days. But what worries me more though is the…
By Leonardo Micua MY good friend Manny Zambrano, who’s based in Chicago and brother of one of our photojournalists, Ray Zambrano, is in town for a brief vacation. He called me up on October 18 to have dinner at a seafood restaurant along JdV Expressway, but I begged off…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo SURPRISINGLY, the rain didn’t flood EDSA. We drove to the Bonifacio Global City (BGC) to accompany my niece Ashang for an important appointment, anticipating a little flooding, having watched videos on TikTok and FB, but the heavy rain seemed to be absorbed by the pavement…
By Farah G. Decano WHILE it is true that my family still experiences inundation inside our house despite the almost three feet road elevation in our village, we are thankful nevertheless to Mayor Belen T. Fernandez, the City Government of Dagupan, and the right of way donors because we…
By Eva C. Visperas I’VE been covering politics in Pangasinan for quite some time, witnessing the journey of — among many other personalities and families — Agrarian Reform Secretary Conrad Estrella III from his days as a congressman to the present, with his son Gilbert now eyeing the congressional…
By Rex Catubig WHEN I see Nanang, our old-maid aunt, in the kitchen, stirring black gooey Deremen in a deep kawali perched on the wood-fired clay dalikan, I know it’s Pistay Inatey—All Saint’s Day, the highlight of Ani or harvest month—when religion and folk custom meld into one celebration. Following the belief that the spirits of…
By Ermin Garcia Jr. TWO weeks ago, the newly designated chief of the Pangasinan Police Provincial Office, P/Col. Rollyfer Capoquian made a declaration that assured Pangasinenses of a police unit that communities could rely on. Mr. Capoquian said he will focus on a mission anchored on “PNP (Pulis ng Pangasinan) Magaling…
By Leonardo Micua I have it from good sources that Gov. Monmon and his group now appear to be running scared over the declaration of war by former Governor Pogi Espino in his quest to wrest back the provincial capitol. There is reason to be nervous as Pogi declared…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo YESTERDAY, I came across Farah Decano’s post on FB which showed a photo depicting the positions of four presidential aspirants regarding the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators or (POGOs) during the campaign period with the caption: Papayagan mo ba ang POGO Operations?/ Nakakamiss ang mg panahong/…
By Farah G. Decano THE result of the 2022 elections in Dagupan City was a surprise. No one expected that the brilliant and hardworking Councilor Michael Fernandez would slide from his usual position in the top three down to the last spot for councilors. We cannot say that Councilor…
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