By Leonardo Micua THE report of Rappler that all 42,001 barangays in the country completed the vote counting process just two days after the Election Day shed light on the efficiency and success of manual voting in the just concluded Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections in the Philippines. And this…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo FOR whatever reason, the Philippine government, along with 44 other countries abstained in the UNGA vote calling for a humanitarian pause in Gaza. An overwhelming majority of 120 countries voted in favor of the resolution, with 14 against (led by Israel and the US). The…
By Farah G. Decano A READER of my column observed that my topics have been varied – from political issues, scientific updates, philosophical musings, sociological developments, matters of the heart, and marites concerns. I acknowledge his opinion to be accurate. I selected Andromeda’s Vortex as this space’s title because…
By Eva C. Visperas YEARS have passed since my last interview with Mayor Jeremy Agerico Rosario, affectionately known as ‘Mayor Ming’ by his constituents in Manaoag. Recently, I received a Viber message from him, informing me about a pilot-test of a project that holds great potential as a best…
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. WE, avid basketball buffs, watched on tv how our best national basketball quintet, “Gilas Pilipinas” under the mentorship of Chot Reyes was humiliated during the FIBA Basketball World Cup Championship 2023 winning only once out of their five skirmishes. Yes, despite having Filipino-American NBA player…
By Rec Catubig “TO live, one must drive away from life occasionally”, so wrote Kerima Polotan, one of the best women writers in the 60’s. I’ve always taken that to heart, and one weekend recently, I charmed my way into the passenger seat of my friend’s borrowed car and…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! NOVEMBER 03 – (Dagupan City) Arnold Fernandez; (Manaoag) Nenita Centino NOVEMBER 04 – (Dagupan City) Joseph Edward A. Catubig NOVEMBER 05 – (Dagupan City) Mamerta delos Santos; (Mangaldan) Arthur dela Pena NOVEMBER 06- (Dagupan City) Cristina Lee Happy Birthday! LEONARDO V. MICUA (November 06 – Dagupan City)…
THEY deserve public servants who tirelessly devote their time to improve their lot. What they don’t deserve are elected public servants that continuously seek the nullification of an approved annual budget of the Dagupan City government that aims to deliver quality service from their government. They don’t deserve the 2022…
SEALED BALLOT BOXES — Personnel from the General Services Office (GSO) in Dagupan City unload some 340 newly painted and sealed ballot boxes delivered to Dagupan City for the October 30 BSKE in the 31 barangays of the city. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
ROMAN Catholic diocese of Tarlac’s Bishop Enrique ‘Ric’ Macaraeg, from Malasiqui town, died Monday evening, October 23, due to an apparent cardiac arrest while playing basketball with friends in his hometown. The players around him were stunned on seeing him collapse after scoring. Bishop Ric, 67, had been a big…
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