WHAT is it about Vice President Sara Duterte that seems to invite hostility around her? This question was shared by many after watching her exchange barbs not only with the members of the House of Representatives but with senators, too, particularly Sen. Risa Hontiveros, during the committee hearings on her…

PANGASINENSES should be alarmed by the Department of Health’s declaration that the province tops with the most number of dengue cases in the region: 2,816 infections out of the 3,000! Another initial indication was the inclination of the Lingayen local government to declare a state of emergency due to the…

THANKS to Pinoy artistic gymnast Carlos Yulo, the country became euphoric about winning not one but two gold medals on the world stage, at the 2024 Paris Olympics! It certainly beats all celebrations of past individual triumphs. Winning beauty titles may no longer be the ultimate dream of a young…

THE Dagupan City government is raring to complete the elevation of the roads and drainage system in major junctions in the commercial district to minimize the impact of severe flooding in these areas during and after the onslaught of a typhoon. So far, the finished the completed construction of the…

EVERY time a typhoon hits the country, the media never fails to report on the extent of damage to the agriculture sector. In Pangasinan, the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) reported PP24.6 million in damages but such a report only points to the value of agri products…

“THE test of the pudding is in the eating,” is how the world usually responds to issues whose end is doubtful, and difficult to judge. Such was the case with the implementation of the elevation of streets and drainage system in perennially flooded Dagupan City’s major streets. Well, Typhoon Carina…

FOR most Filipinos, the traditional State of the Nation address by the President is mostly about his administration’s achievements and giving himself a pat on the back for a “job-well-done” and to assure his constituents that all’s well, and the future economic and social plans are in place for their…

LAST week, the Integrated Bar of the Philippines issued an official statement affirming that “it stands with the Filipino fishermen who are only exercising their right to a livelihood inside our own Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). And, the Integrated Bar of the Philippines also supports the legitimate stand of the…

THE Department of Foreign Affairs’ announcement last week that it will finally initiate talks with China is just what our desperate fishermen in Infanta have been praying for – a chance to restore their livelihood in the West Philippine Sea. For too long, their prayers for peace in the region…