A time to learn EDUCATION is a recurring theme in many of the news and feature stories this week. The tale of Sally Lopez is most inspiring. This 33-year old wife, mother and fish trader from Dagupan has taken the initiative to study how to read and write – considered…

Pangasinan’s Icons SAY Pangasinan and what do people immediately think? Easily two things: Hundred Islands and bangus (and not necessarily in that order). But over the last two weeks, we’ve had dreadful events that deeply wound these two things that have become the icons of our province. First, four people…

Great Expectations Now that the election fever has practically cooled down, more and more non-political news are surfacing. And that’s a good sign. It means we’re getting back into the business of our daily lives – the nitty-gritty of everyday realities. The nation has given its verdict midway into President…

Winners and losers THERE have been calls for reconciliation, peace, unity – healing if you like – from the winning candidates in the past local election. Among them, House Speaker Jose de Venecia, Jr. who, after two previous easy uncontested elections, had to face up to an aggressive and determined…

Lessons from May 14 A BIG round of applause, please, for Pangasinan’s voters. The impressive turnout of about 70%,or just a little less than one million out of the 1.36 million registered voters in the province, is proof that despite the demoralizing (and still unresolved) ‘Hello Garci’  issue in the…

In and out of the political pit They agree on one thing: That the last election in the fourth district brought about politics at it’s pits. Dagupan City Mayor Benjamin Lim, the loser, said: “Unfortunately, this election is no different from the previous elections – it was defined by money,…

Saving our Dignity The run-up to tomorrow’s mid-term election has turned very ugly. As ugly as the streets and highways peppered with illegal postering. Blood from the violence has yet again stained the pages of our history. The killing of San Carlos City Mayor Julian Resuello, which follows a series…

Fragile Peace LESS than 24 hours after we wrapped up our last week’s issue, wherein we lauded the people of Pangasinan and the absence of election-related violence in the province, shots rang out in San Carlos City and shattered the peace. San Carlos was in the midst of merrymaking as…

Proudly Pangasinan   As we humbly receive our award from the Philippine Press Institute as the 2006 Best Edited Weekly Community Newspaper, we pay tribute to our dear province, Pangasinan. We extend this recognition for excellence to all our kabalayen, especially as we deliver the good news that with just…

Temperatures on the rise IT’S getting hot, hot, hot. And we are not just talking about the summer season. The last leg of the campaign for the May 14 polls is also heating up, especially in the fiercely-contested seat for the fourth congressional district of Pangasinan. As temperatures rise to…