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Veteran broadcaster ‘Tita Annie’ signs off

By | People & Events

VETERAN radio broadcaster Liwanag M. Daoana, known for her alias “Tita Annie” died on Thursday, November 13. She was found dead in her boarding house along Amado-Tapuac Road in Dagupan City. Police are currently investigating the cause of her death. Since the death of her only son, Jay in 2019, she…

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Veteran broadcaster ‘Tita Annie’ signs off

By November 16, 2025People & Events

San Juan pummels Pangasinan to force a rubber match

By | Sports

MPBL PLAYOFFS IT’S sad day for Pangasinan in the basketball front. The Pangasinan Heatwaves suffered an excruciating loss in the hands of San Juan Knights to knot the series at one-all, 66-83 during Game 2 of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) North Division Semifinals last November 7 at the Ynares Sports…

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San Juan pummels Pangasinan to force a rubber match

By November 16, 2025Sports

Natural calamities, corruption, destabilization

By | Editorial, Punch Gallery

THE series of natural calamities that have struck our nation—the latest being Super Typhoon Uwan (International name: Fung Wong)—has once again tested the resilience of the Filipino spirit. For millions of ordinary citizens, especially those still struggling to rise from poverty, these disasters have deepened their hardships and despair. In…

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Natural calamities, corruption, destabilization

By November 16, 2025Editorial, Punch Gallery

Sierra Madre

By | G Spot

By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo   RECENT satellite imagery revealed significant deforestation in the Sierra Madre mountain range, causing public outcry and debate, with environmental groups expressing concern over its impact on the ecosystem of Sierra Madre, referred to as the “backbone of Luzon”, as it resembles a huge spine or…

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Sierra Madre

By November 16, 2025G Spot

Corruption in Legal Education?

By | Andromeda's Vortex

By Farah G. Decano   THE Legal Education Board (LEB) is encouraging law schools to offer a subject focused on anti-corruption in government. The initiative aims to expose students to potential careers in good governance, policy formulation, corruption investigation, and the prosecution of offenders. While existing courses like “Law on…

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Corruption in Legal Education?

By November 16, 2025Andromeda's Vortex

When lies go viral

By | Newsy News

By Eva C. Visperas   WAS it about starting a joke? Was it to gain more views and reactions in exchange for social media income? Was it part of the continuing saga of discrediting and destroying the leadership of incumbent city officials? Or was it simply to spread hate and…

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When lies go viral

By November 16, 2025Newsy News

Flood, Frankly (2nd of two parts)

By | Entre'acte, Punch Gallery

By Rex Catubig   WE are witnessing how, in record time and biblical proportion, dikes and rivers overflowed, copious rains fell within a short period, and lo and behold, the country drowned in flood water and unending hearings. Yet these occurrences could not have been generated by ignominious corruption alone…

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Flood, Frankly (2nd of two parts)

By November 16, 2025Entre'acte, Punch Gallery