NO GUN, NO HITMAN — Councilor Redford Erfe-Mejia’s suspected ‘hitman’ (later identified as Mr. Manaois) empties the content of his bag in front of him and Councilors Alfie Fernandez, Alvin Coquia and Marilou Fernandez, all members of the majority bloc to show that he was not concealing a gun as charged by…
A MUSEUM dedicated to preserving the legacies of two national artists from Dagupan, Victorio Edades and Salvador Bernal, will be built along Jose de Venecia Expressway Extension next year. Fourth District Rep. Christopher de Venecia filed the measure in the Lower House for the establishment of the said museum. The…
THE Sangguniang Panlalawigan commended two Pangasinenses, Trixie Anne S. Teodoro and Maria Olivia Oris Agapay, who achieved notable results in licensure examinations. Teodoro, a native of Barangay Ano, San Carlos City, who secured the second spot in the September 2023 Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Licensure Examination, is a graduate of…
UNLISERBISYO MAYOR Belen Fernandez and regional officials of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and Department of Science and Technology (DOST) award some 30 units of floating oyster rafts with plastic straps plus weighing scales to oyster farmers from Sitio Talaib in Barangay Calmay (10 units) and Sitio…
By Leonardo Micua THE unfortunate incident that transpired during the October 10 session of the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Dagupan City left a bitter taste in everyone’s mouth due to the disrespectful behavior exhibited by members of the majority bloc. Instead of adhering to their own house rules and showing…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo IN a dream, I found myself among a throng of people at a party. In that dream, my sister Emma was gifted with a box of birds. Most of the birds were small, the size of maya birds (tree sparrows). Some birds were the size…
By Farah G. Decano VICE Mayor BK Kua and Councilor Michael Fernandez displayed honorable demeanor during the rambunctious regular session last Tuesday. In the face of very disruptive and cantankerous behavior of some councilors, they were able to restrain themselves from releasing a punch or two and land their…
By Eva C. Visperas THIS piece of great news appeared on my Facebook feed on October 10, 2023. Bayambangueños are celebrating a court decision that has returned ownership of the century-old Bayambang Central School (BCS) to the municipal government. This legal battle has been ongoing for nearly 10 years,…
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. THE 15-day Asian Games in Hangzhou, China (September 23 – October 8) finally ended. As expected, the host and defending champion China emerged as the best country in the orient when it comes to sports, securing an impressive 201 gold, 111 silver, and 71…
By Rex Catubig IN what could be life’s pathetic irony, we are actually strangers to the people closest to us. We are photoshopped images or AI of what they perceive us to be. It is perception that is made up of biases and expectations that remotely resemble reality. On…
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