Boys, not girls, are lagging behind AN interesting study by state think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) showed that the gender equality program for girls is achieving its objective but not without a social cost – the boys are lagging behind in basic education. The PIDS study on…

Accomplishments vs. campaign promises THE fifth State of the City Address reported out by Dagupan City Mayor Belen Fernandez indicates to all and sundry that the city is going nowhere but up, steadily! The impressive list of accomplishments dished out by the mayor is irrefutably unequalled by past administrations. That…

Take a bow, Balon Dagupan Team! THE recent accomplishment of the young boys and girls that gave Dagupan City first and now its 2nd championship title in the Region 1 Athletic Association sports meet is something that they can be proud of all their lives. After all, it was a…

A call to broadcast media, bloggers: Save a child today THE report from the Provincial Health Office about the unabated and continuing increase in measles cases is both alarming and worrisome. It behooves the provincial government to launch a massive information and education campaign in trimedia and social media about…

Be warned of laws on libel, slander cyber-libel AS the local campaign period approaches, we are beginning to read and hear black propaganda, i.e., defamatory statements and fake news in both the traditional media (print and broadcast) and social media by supporters of opposing candidates. The recent radio broadcast that…