Mayor Belen is mom to city’s children By Ermin Garcia Jr. GREAT things are continuing to happen in Dagupan City. The city government finally earned the coveted Presidential Award forChild-Friendly Municipalities and Cities (PACFMC) this year after being cited as a national finalist and regional awardee for the past years! Take a bow, Mayor Belen […]
Opinion
Playing with Fire
Dagupan most child-friendly city RP-wide By Gonzalo Duque WE are all witnessing an inutile or tolerant Comelec amidst a heavily propaganda-bombarded environment. Nothing new or exciting from Mayor Belen’s camp, but from the other side, they have their posters showing their handsome and beautiful faces. Angnakaka-ano (hindi ko mabanggit kasi shocking e), ay […]
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With Blatche back,Gilas still has a chance By Al S. Mendoza GILAS Pilipinas had the height against Kazakhstan. In that game, the PHLTeam didn’t only have the “Twin Towers” in 7-footer Greg Slaughter and 6-foot-10 June Mar Fajardo. Truth is, the duo even got beefed up by Japeth Aguilar, whose 6-foot-9 frame gave us actually […]
G Spot
Men-in-waiting at Dunkin’ By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo EAGER to enjoy the newly-baked bread I bought from BreadTalk, I proceeded to Dunkin Donuts for quick coffee and gather stories. All the tables were taken, a young man entrenched himself in the corner, reading his books. On two tables joined together were about six elderly men. Two […]
Sports Eye
Lingayen quintet seeks back-to-back wins By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. BY the time you read this piece, the boys of head coach Jason Vinluan of Lingayen team are already playing with all their might, defending their tiara that they won last season. They are seeking a back-to-back win in the annual Governor’s Cup Inter-Town/CityBasketball Tournament […]
Learnings in Life
By: Dr. Ashok G. Vasandani Here’s an article I read in a page on www.moralstories.org. I’d like to share, something we can all learn from. Happiness and SorrowAuthorUnknownH A man who has gone out of his town comes back and finds that his house is on fire. It was one of the most beautiful houses […]
Random Thoughts
An exercise in futility By Leonado Micua IN last session of the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) minority floor leaderRedford Erfe-Mejia literally trained his guns on his colleagues who did not support him, particularly refusing to support two of the resolutions he filed before the floor. He moved for the passage of the two resolutions one after […]
Punchline
Let’s have ‘tokhang’ back By Ermin Garcia Jr. LAST week, I posted a message on Facebook that I didn’t realize was a sentiment shared by thousands who either support the war on drugs or are simply concerned about the ongoing campaign. The post was shared more than 1Ik times. Permit me to share that […]
Playing with Fire
Pogi sets tone for Christmas gaiety By Gonzalo Duque THE Christmas spirit is slowly coming to town. It’s a welcome respite from the killjoy floods that almost spoiled our days. Aha, no. 1 beneficiary ng Christmas ay si Mayora Belen Fernandez. Why? Her name bespeaks it all! Belen kwanyo pa? * * * * […]
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The mentor and the student By Al S. Mendoza BAGUIO CITY—God permitting, I will be here up to December 15. It is in fulfillment to a commitment etched in stone: Act as Rules Man when requested to do so. It’s been that way since I was asked to referee the Fil-Am Golf Invitational more […]