By Ermin Garcia Jr. THE national brouhaha over the impending impeachment of VP Sara Duterte, has deeply polarized the country on two fronts: For or against impeachment, for or against PBBM! It has become much too obvious that the allies of Speaker Martin Romualdez, particularly the appointed attack dogs,…
By Gonzalo Duque AS I write this, I am hopeful that the ‘Punching Duo’ of my editor, Ermin Garcia Jr., and myself will be launched Saturday, December 14. It will be from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. with replay on Wednesdays. We call this, in radio parlance, a test broadcast,…
By Leonardo Micua WITH all those hard as granite accusations thrown at VP Sara Duterte, an ordinary human being would have easily crashed and crumbled. But not the VP. She’s fighting back with steel-like nerves and a heart of stone, and despite her bruises, if you can call it that, is…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo THERE is something magical in our lives, stories narrated by our grandparents and our parents, before Santa Claus came to our consciousness. As children, my grandfather Laki Ilot, often told his experiences with the magical as a natural part of everyday life. He would tell…
By Farah G. Decano IN celebration of International Human Rights Day, the Lyceum Northwestern University College of Law through its Legal Education and Advocacy Discourse (LeadDTALKS) program recently invited the fearless Queen of Bardagulan herself, Atty. Rowena “Bing” Guanzon of the P3pwd partylist. Her topic was, “Human Rights, Online…
By Eva C. Visperas DECEMBER, the month of joy, warmth, and festive lights. It’s that magical time of year when every town and city in Pangasinan glows with vibrant Christmas displays, their lights shimmering in the cool evening air. It’s supposed to be a time of family gatherings, laughter,…
A patriarch’s dream, a grandson’s mission By Rex Catubig IT’S symbolic that the remnant of the Oriental Hotel’s facade is now overgrown with weeds and shrubbery and boarded up with galvanized sheets. As if to hide from public scrutiny, the bygone life it harbors. What stories does it keep…
By Ermin Garcia Jr. AFTE the suspension of epaLiFe Councilors Red Erfe-Mejia, Alfie Fernandez and Irene Lim-Acosta 4 weeks ago, the remaining four: Councilors Dada Reyna-Macalanda, Celia Lim, Alvin Coquia and Marilou Fernandez, can very well be suspended by either the Office of the President or the Ombudsman for…
By Gonzalo Duque THE latest action of the Makabayan and Akbayan groups for the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte has now been nipped in the bud. The groups know that an impeachment proceeding is next to impossible for lack of time. With the forthcoming elections, any move to impeach…
By Leonardo Micua THIS is my take on the misplaced taunting by the political opposition – why Dagupan City again missed the boat in this year’s Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) award. They said all LGUs in Pangasinan earned the prestigious recognition and only Dagupan under the watch of Belen…
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