By Eva C. Visperas I have almost forgotten how it felt to attend a Sangguniang Panlungsod session of Dagupan and leave with a light heart. For the past three years, I stayed away from covering the city council. Not because I had lost interest in the goings-on of local…
By Rex Catubig MY brother was a Civil Engineer and a pioneer OFW way before the acronym was coined. He was working at the Pangasinan Public Works and Highways, building roads and bridges across the province, when the war in Vietnam escalated and there ensued a demand for construction…
By Ermin Garcia Jr. THE rainy season is here, now comes the time to validate or question the decision of the DPWH and the Mayor Belen Fernandez administration, whether the elevation of the major commercial roads and the drainage system was the right thing to do. The elevation projects…
By Gonzalo Duque THE impeachment brouhaha may not result in anything as the group supporting the impeachment process, like Rep-elect Leila de Lima and all the other congressional representatives assigned to prosecute Vice President Sara Duterte are headed to nothingness. Maybe, they should instead pay attention to the myriad…
By Leonardo Micua THOUGH I wore a MAGA (Make America Great Again) baseball cap gifted by our Los Angeles City-based correspondent Leonie Galvez on some occasions, I must admit I was not really a Donald Trump fan. Well, not until he recently brokered what seemed to be a total…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo ON 22 June 2025, I posted, “Einstein said, “… the distinction between the past, present and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion” with the caption: Quantum physics suggests that death may just be a transition to a more mysterious reality, that consciousness survives the…
By Farah G. Decano THE Philippine judiciary is safeguarded by two dedicated bodies established by the Supreme Court through Administrative Order 185-A-2018: the Judicial Integrity Board (JIB) and the Corruption Prevention and Investigation Office (CPIO). The JIB oversees misconduct and integrity issues concerning judges and court personnel, regardless of…
By Eva C. Visperas I have witnessed two inaugurations in Calasiao that, while separated by time, were united by legacy and love — one by a mother, the other by her son. I was present in 2022 when the late Mayor Mamilyn “Maya” Caramat took her oath before a…
By Rex Catubig IT was the mid ‘70s: the height of flower power, make love not war, and the iconic peace sign. It was my first trip to good ol’ USA, it was summer, and there was much more to see and experience than the must-visit recreation parks. Luck…
By Ermin Garcia Jr. WHY do the Dagupan’s 7 epaLIFE members at the city council think that an ordinance further amplifying the implementation of the Freedom of Information is needed? The draft is not only redundant and meaningless, but it also does not add anything substantial to the declared…
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