Are you running for ‘Kupitan?’ By Gonzalo Duque MARAMI ang impressed sa skyrocketing trend of business in Dagupan. Kitang-kita ng lahat ang naglalabasang malls at supermarkets sa ating ciudad. And Mayor Belen Fernandez is getting all the praises for it. You and us know that she is in the mall business, as overseer of […]
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‘Create trouble for truth’ – Lenin By Gonzalo Duque POLITICAL analysts are at a loss in describing the fast moving events in the country these days. We are not leftist, but the dizzying goings-on remind us of what Vladimir Lenin said when Russia was at the height of drastic change. He said, “create trouble […]
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Cong. Baby Arenas ‘stuns’ audience By Gonzalo Duque DO NOT be surprised if our President is peeved by illegal drugs. Of course, who won’t be? You, too, know why… because drugs, the illegal or elicit ones, kill. They destroy the mind, the user, and eventually, the nation. If you get hooked, you are forever […]
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It’s GO! for Bong Go para senado By Gonzalo Duque OVER the weekend, the country– including the province– was rocked by this nasty Bitcoin money-making business. Sabi ko na nga eh… wala sanang ganyanan! Imagine, with a few hundred pesos investment, you become a millionaire! Hindi lang, billionaire pa! You must have read the […]
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Make the campaign a habit! By Gonzalo Duque OUR cumpadre Cong. Spines and his son, Gov. Pogi were torn by two major events last Thursday. Doña Victorina Tutaan Espino, pare Spines’ beloved ma had just died, while he was the guest speaker at Pangasinan Day rites in Lingayen. With the late former school teacher […]
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Christ is risen! Halleluia! By Gonzalo Duque PLEASE stay faithful. Our Lord has been bruised, roughed up and killed by sinners like us. And yet His coming into this world was to save us! What an irony! Let’s atone for our sins! God bless! * * * * You have heard John Lennon sing […]
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On the PDP-Laban exodus By Gonzalo Duque ALL of a sudden, the President’s political party- PDP-Laban- is being swamped by majority of politicians to, well, what else? ensure their stay in power. Nakakatuwa at nakakatawa… It’s human—or inhuman—nature to do that. You said it, political survival is the issue, what else? In our case, […]
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Let’s go for Bong Go! By Gonzalo Duque THERE’S a side of President Digong that political analysts consider “genius.” It’s his uncanny talent in winning public approval. You all saw it in the last elections! Arawi ran amin, anto? Mar Roxas, Grace Poe, Jojo Binay are well known and regular names in the national […]
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Laying the basis By Gonzalo Duque MANY among us still can’t make up their minds as where they stand on President Digong. Some are ok with our-unorthodox way the President runs the government, even if he uses foul language at times. Their defense of the President lies on his sincerity, will power to use […]
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Mayor BTF, a great ‘coach’ and mentor By Gonzalo Duque UP to this writing, Dagupeños were still talking about the city’s winning the regional sports (R1AA) competitions in Alaminos City last week. We have sent our warmest congratulations to the people behind the success especially our beloved mayor Belen Fernandez and her team like […]