By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo “I love you!” is too loosely said these days. Some say it and mean it. Others say it without thinking. It is sometimes shortened to “Lab u!”, when one is rushing, quickly ending a conversation. “I love you!” used to be sacred, intimate, shared on…
By Farah G. Decano ON the birthday of the late Mayor Alipio Fernandez Jr. this year, I suddenly remembered that the last three ordinances he approved on June 28, 2010 were my authorship: Magna Carta of Women in Dagupan City, Magna Carta of Global Dagupeños, and Gender Equality Ordinance….
By Eva C. Visperas EVERY day is a struggle, especially for people who live in the midst of conflict and war. There is no guarantee they’ll still be alive tomorrow. They face a grim life, always scared, always worried, always anxious about what the future will bring. It’s as…
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. I STILL recall the tale of Pangasinan’s famous single day annual bikefest which was eventually dubbed as “Werweran ed Mangaldan.” It was initiated and organized by former Mangaldan mayor, the late Atty. Macario G. Ydia, on March 7, 1974 in conjunction with the celebration of…
By Rex Catubig LIKE a movie reel, life derailed just when it was getting exciting. My father’s plan to move us to the house he built on a property he bought in Babaliwan was aborted. Then, life rolled again. After Grade 4 at the Calmay Primary School, it was…
THE nationwide celebration of the 126th Independence Day last week seemed hollow to many amid the tension in the West Philippine Sea. It was an oxymoron from the day Philippines turned its back on its independent foreign policy – friend to all, enemy to no one. Consequently today, we see…
By Ermin Garcia Jr. MAYOR Belen didn’t have to worry about naming who the “enemies” of Dagupan City are. Most Dagupeños are already aware of who’s who and what’s happening in the city government, particularly, at the Sangguniang Panlungsod. They know that it’s the 7 epaLiFes who are in…
HONORING PALARIS — Members of Ligliwa Dance Troupe perform a cultural presentation about local revolutionary hero Juan dela Cruz Palaris “Palaris: The Unknown Hero of Pangasinan” during the Araw ng Kalayaan celebration at Sison Auditorium in Lingayen. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
TWO Pangasinan heroes were honored during the 126th Independence Day celebration on June 12 in a fitting program held at the Sison Auditorium hosted by the provincial government. Dr. Melchor Orpilla, Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino commissioner for Pangasinan language and head of the Pangasinan State University-Bayambang Laboratory High School, cited the contributions…
THE Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)-Pangasinan officially declared the towns of San Fabian and Binalonan as drug-cleared, raising the total number of drug-cleared municipalities in the province to 34. In an interview, PDEA-Pangasinan Director Retchie Camacho said both towns complied with documentary requirements and passed the Regional Oversight Committee’s evaluation…
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