By Farah G. Decano   IF the seven Dagupan City councilors also known as Magic 7 wish to be seen in high regard by the public, then they must stop being mere stallers. They recently boycotted a Sanggunian regular session. They delayed the approval of the scholarship program of the…

By Farah G. Decano   I am not done yet exploring the disquisitions on true love by modern philosopher Alain de Botton and juxtaposing them with other famous persons’ pronouncements.  Because we are already on the 6th month of 2023 – the month of weddings and commitment celebrations – it…

By Farah G. Decano             I encountered an interesting proposition on true love by modern British philosopher, Alain de Botton. He said the romanticism perpetrated by centuries-old literature and most present-day love stories is destroying the fabric of love itself.  I thought of expounding on his hypothesis by juxtaposing it…

By Farah G. Decano   ALLEGEDLY, the City Information Office FB page was hacked in March 2023.  Finally, after almost 60 days of waiting, the same was restored. I actually expected it to be hurriedly replaced as soon it was hacked. If I were in the opposition, before the City…

By Farah G. Decano   DAGUPAN residents nowadays are polarized, but not in the way the Liberal and the Nacionalista Dagupeños were so divided decades ago. As per information from older generations, the split among city residents based on party affiliations lasted only during elections and during appointments to public…

By Farah G. Decano   ONE Saturday morning, a friend forwarded to me a YouTube video created by a good-looking young man from Batangas.  She requested me: “Please watch and tell me what you think.” The video was a good fourteen minutes packed with various cuts from a Catholic wedding…

By Farah G. Decano   IN this digital age, young adults are learning to get validation of their work, their projects, their accomplishments and even their self-worth from the number of likes they get on social media. Sharing and liking of posts on the internet have become a marketing tool…

By Farah G. Decano             WITH the rise of digital alteration and artificial intelligence (AI), the 21st century may be considered as the dawn of things ungenuine.  The world will soon be flooded with goods and information that seem very authentic but are actually not.  A decade from now, the…

By Farah G. Decano             IT is a sad reality that shrewdness and greed are characteristics attached to lawyers in many parts of the world.  In fact, the terms sharks and attorneys have become synonymous in the same way that crocodiles and politicians are considered identical. It may surprise others,…

By Farah G. Decano   PEOPLE are always on the lookout for things that make their life easier.  They tend to rely on previous experiences to guide them with their next actions.  In today’s fast-paced and impersonal world, most of us succumb to the temptation of stereotyping others. Stereotyping is…