Stop the vicious cycle WE are now 8 days from May 10, 2010. An excited electorate is visibly amused by the frenetic activities and antics of the candidates in both the national and local levels. They are being entertained, wined and dined like they’ve never been before. Freebies, whether these…

Personal commitment to the earth EARTH Day was again celebrated on April 22 this year, the 40th since the start of the first observance in 1970, which was conceptualized as a form of protest-campaign to increase awareness against environmental degradation, particularly air and water pollution. Forty years hence, the annual…

A welcome break FIESTA fever is on in Pangasinan with the back-to-back celebrations of Dagupan City’s Bangus Festival, the province’s most branded festival which formally opened on April 16 and will last until April 30, and the Pista’y Dayat (Sea Festival) on May 1. Both are highly commendable in that…

More than just a festival THIS year’s celebration of the Dagupan Bangus Festival is particularly special because the event has recently been officially certified by the Department of Tourism as the “biggest street” party in the Philippines. That is quite a feat for the nine-year old fiesta vis-à-vis the many…

Change and hope in Easter TRANSFORMATION and hope are at the core of Easter — two ideals that even our non-Catholics or non-Christians brothers and sisters can share in today’s celebration. The resurrection of Jesus Christ stands for a transformation from death to life; it signifies a passage from darkness…