THE Pangasinan Heatwaves outmatched the Davao Occidental Tigers in a battle of attrition, 76-68, in the ongoing 7th Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League held May 26 at the Batangas City Coliseum. Pangasinan was off to a slow start, only shooting 4 out of 15. On the other hand, Davao Occidental showcased its paint scoring prowess…
GYMNAST Mark Tyrone Reyes from Dagupan City secured the first silver medal for Region 1 at the Palarong Pambansa 2025 held in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte. The second silver for the Ilocos Region team was won by Dagupan swimmer Chrishnea Cielo Estrada in the 4 x 10 relay. Another gymnast…
By Gonzalo Duque I found it funny that the administration of President Bongbong Marcos has offered to reconcile with the Dutertes without any precondition at all. The Dutertes, I believe, will never reconcile with the President, given the result of the May 12 elections and the impending impeachment trial…
By Leonardo Micua RUSHING against time to make a last hurrah, the seven majority councilors in the Dagupan Sanggunian believe they can still ramp up the approval of three proposed ordinances and two resolutions before the term of six of them expires on June 30. Based on the May…
By Farah G. Decano PRESIDENT Bongbong Marcos has already named some of his re-appointees as of this writing. He has re-appointed Secretary Ralph Recto of the Department of Finance and Secretary Amenah Pangandaman of the Department of Budget; transferred Secretary Popo Lotilla from the Department of Energy to the Department…
By Eva C. Visperas AFTER over three decades of covering the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) of Pangasinan, I must say I have seen it all — the ceremonial resolutions, the recurring motions authorizing the governor to enter into this or that agreement, the perfunctory roll calls, and, yes, the painfully…
By Rex Catubig FOREWORD: By a stroke of serendipity, I came across this piece I wrote in the Village Voice Newsmagazine of Cesar Duque, which detailed the assassination of a police officer in a town then infamous for unsolved killings. It’s been almost four decades, but with the spate…
WORKING CEO IN PANGASINAN — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. waves to the crowd that met him before leading the groundbreaking of the 950-million Lower Agno River Irrigation System (RIS) Paitan Dam Project in Barangay Paitan in Sta. Maria on Friday, expected to improve farm productivity and irrigation in the provinces of Pangasinan, Tarlac, and…
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