By Farah G. Decano   THE tension in the West Philippine Sea is escalating once again. Lately, China has repeatedly fired water cannons at a Philippine vessel that tried to replenish the resources of the BRP docked at the Ayungin Shoal. The present reaction of the international community is very…

By Farah G. Decano   I celebrated my first anniversary as Dean of the Lyceum Northwestern University College of Law recently.  My gratitude to President Luz Duque-Hammersheimb, Atty. Gonzalo Duque, and Dr. Francisco Duque III for giving me a free hand in steering the college to new heights. The leadership…

By Farah G. Decano   THERE is a growing number of disgruntled supporters of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (hereinafter referred to as BBM).  Some justify their change of hearts due to their disappointment over the way the younger Marcos has been running the country while some reason out that they…

By Farah G. Decano             PLEASE do not excessively extol politicians for the construction of  markets, open gyms, schools, towers, bridges, highways, and airports. It is their job to do so.   Because they sought the position by running in elections, they must consequently perform their duties attached to it. In…

By Farah G. Decano   THE level of toxicity that any individual can tolerate, whether physical or psychological, is limited.  Beyond a certain threshold, the poison will either cause death or insanity. The same is probably true for the Dagupan populace which is presently bombarded with, and drowned in, constant…

By Farah G, Decano             IF what a Duterte vlogger is saying is true – that the present First Lady wields the power of presidential appointment – there should still be reason for her to smile whether or not she gave her imprimatur to Larry Gadon’s appointment as presidential adviser…

By Farah G. Decano   THE onslaught of the Covid virus in 2020 forced most Colleges of Law to go online in order to lessen the prejudice that the pandemic would have caused to education.  This stop-gap instruction however led to the discovery of the virtues of online education. Sometime…

By Farah G. Decano              I am seeing more rainbow flags displayed this month of June in places I expected the least because of the offices’ perceived tendency to be conservative. While attending a hearing in Urdaneta City two weeks ago, I was very much surprised to see two multicolored…

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…