SP CARES: Commitment in Action Dagupan City National High School students have successfully capped an intensive two-week Work Immersion at the Sangguniang Panlungsod. The program offered a direct apprenticeship in local governance, with students engaging in the daily functions of public service – from drafting official communications to observing policymaking…
THE claim regarding a nonexistent flood control project in Barangay Sto. Tomas, San Jacinto, Pangasinan, has been refuted by the barangay council itself. In a definitive statement, the council passed Resolution No. 12, Series of 2025, clarifying that there is no ghost flood control project in their jurisdiction, contrary to…
By Gonzalo Duque THE November 30 rally called A Trillion Peso March led by Tindig ng Pilipinas convenor Kiko Aquino Dee, a grandson of Ninoy and Cory Aquino, and the arch-enemy of Sara Duterte, did not produce the result expected by the left-leaning group, the Pinklawans, Yellowtards and members of…
By Leonardo Micua POLITICAL dynasties weaken democratic institutions and produce poorer governance outcomes, particularly when “fat dynasties” allow multiple family members to simultaneously hold elective offices within the same jurisdiction. The above did not come from me but rather from the exploratory note of Senate Bill No. 1548, which…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo TODAY, I watched Karen Davila interview Maria Lourdes Sereno, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court who was impeached under the Duterte administration for failing to submit her Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN) during her 17-year tenure as a professor at the…
By Farah G. Decano HOW can the essence of love and authentic joy take root in the Filipino spirit when our deepest selves are seemingly consumed by a rising tide of hatred, profound despair, and debilitating self-pity? We must not be blamed for this overwhelming darkness that now permeates…
Eva C. Visperas THE sky was overcast, the kind that suggests rain but holds it back just long enough to let the day pass. Traffic crawled from Dagupan to Sual as I drove to my last coverage for the day, the steady red taillights ahead of me marking a…
By Rex Catubig TAKING a chance has always been an inherent urge. The risk and challenge induce and pump up an adrenaline rush. And foremost among the age-old stimulants, and possibly the most seductive in this regard, is gambling. Gambling or games akin, provided the primeval perk in our…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! DECEMBER 07 – (Dagupan City) Benjo Hortaleza, Helen Hortaleza DECEMBER 08 – (Dasol) Ma. Linda Chan, Dante Velasco DECEMBER 12 – (Dagupan City) Reynaldo Carpio; (Mapandan) Rowena de Guzman Happy Wedding Anniversary! GING & FINA CARDINOZA (December 8 – Calasiao) Happy Birthday! MR. & MRS. EMIGDIA NAJERA, JR….
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! NOVEMBER 30 – (Dagupan City) Anselma de Guzman, Monalisa de Guzman; (Calasiao) Aurora Cruz DECEMBER 03 – (Mangaldan) Rhodora Santillan, Rowena Agustin; (Calasiao) Reggie de Vera DECEMBER 05 – (Sta. Ines) Lailanie Lamigo; (Pozorrubio) Clarissa Segundo; Mhing Segundo Happy Birthday! DAISY I. PALARUAN (December 1 – Alaska, USA)…
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