By Al S. Mendoza THE Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) was formed in 1982 mainly to unseat Ferdinand Marcos Sr. It was founded basically by the late, lamented Sen. Aquilino “Nene” Pimentel together with his fellow nationalists Ninoy Aquino and Lorenzo “Ka Tanny” Tanada, among others. For years…
By Gonzalo Duque AS we celebrated the founding anniversary of Pangasinan on April 5. Ging Cardinoza, a member of the ad hoc committee tasked to conduct a research on the day, month and year when Pangasinan was founded, said it was Governor Amado Espino Jr., father of incumbent Governor…
By Leonardo Micua As I was writing this column, people are gathering in droves at the CSI Parking Area and helipad owned by the family of former Dagupan City Mayor Belen Fernandez, where VP Leni Robredo and her teammate Kiko Pangilinan were to hold a grand rally. Naughty minds…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo I am fascinated with shooting stars, tiny particles of dust from space that burn up above Earth’s surface as they dive down at an incredible velocity in the sky, glowing as they pass and then as quickly, gone. I remember waiting at the school…
By Farah G. Decano ABOVE title is a direct quote of Imelda Marcos’ statement in the documentary film, “The Kingmaker.” The statuesque First Lady of twenty years knew her politics well. During the reign of her husband, President Ferdinand Marcos, the Filipinos were shielded from the truth and were…
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. THE first game of this year’s PBA Governor’s Cup’s ‘best-of-seven’ championship series started last Wednesday (April 6) and the underdog Meralco Bolts convincingly won in the first confrontation, 104-91 held at Araneta Coliseum. That dominating game that saw the re-charged Meralco five taking all…
By Rex Catubig THERE had been a portent of rain but at daybreak, a bright burning sun breaks through a bright, blue sky. At the city’s boundary welcome, the radiating heat wave creates the illusion of the bangus bas relief jumping out of the concrete arch as if in…
A Team Belen-Bryan supporter holds up a poster to welcome the motorcade in her barangay. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka) DAGUPAN under the current city administration plans to build its own public hospital, yet for no reason at all except political, it does not like to use the Diagnostic Center with a Lying-in…
BBM graffiti on Leni wall BULLYING TACTIC VS LENI AN ugly partisan activity alarms the community in Burgos town. The mayor of Burgos town strongly condemned the vandalism on private properties as the campaign heats up for the May polls. In a statement by Mayor Ronald Ngayawan posted on…
Residents use the “cherry blossom” tree as their location landmark for souvenir photos. (Punchphoto by Ray Zambrano) AWED by the beauty of Palawan cherry blossoms that bloomed abundantly this summer in Binmaley, the brains behind its planting in 2014 returned on March 30 and vowed to plant more to feel…
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