By Farah G. Decano   “HAYAAN mong magkamali.” I heard that directive from a senior politician whose opponents were doing things wrong. I knew what he intended. He would use the rivals’ error or mistake as an electoral issue later. With the ongoing DPWH road elevations and drainage installations in…

By Farah G. Decano   ACCORDING to a former Consul assigned in San Francisco, there are two incidents that made the Filipino gain world respect in recent history – the 1986 people power and the 2016 legal triumph of the Philippines against China.  In both glorious events, the mother and…

By Farah G. Decano   ALLEGEDLY, some citizens are directly entreating foremen of the ongoing infrastructure undertakings in Dagupan City to lower the elevation of the roads and drainages contrary to the approved program of works.  Some of these “influencers” even flaunt their alleged closeness to the powers that be….

By Farah G. Decano   HAVE you ever heard of the discordant, annoying, and repetitious wailing of fools?  Ah, they break their hearts again and again – committing the same mistakes as if following an infinite pattern.  They run to you the minute they feel limerent and begin to chatter…

By Farah G. Decano   THE UniTeam is self-destructing but everything is not over yet. Whilst hostilities between the Philippines’ top two political families escalated two weeks ago, President Ferdinand R.  Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte continue to maintain a friendly front with the former recently calling himself…

By Farah G. Decano   THE numerous road elevations and drainage installations going on simultaneously in Dagupan City are negatively affecting countless residents and business owners.  They are either forced to cough out significant amounts of money or incur loans to cope with these infrastructure changes.  Not only are the…

By Farah G. Decano   THE almost towering height of the ongoing road elevation in various parts of the city is causing agitation among business owners and residents.  The usual animosity between the two political factions – administration and opposition – seems to eclipse their focus on what is essential. …

By Farah G. Decano THIS quaint interior called Pagasa along Arellano Street has been home to some families of political influence. Located in this village are properties of the Rayoses, Melendezes, Ravanzos, Marambas, Fernandezes, Coquias, and the Decanos. But, it is only now that its ever-deteriorating narrow roads are seriously taken into consideration…

By Farah G. Decano   I worry about my former colleagues in the Dagupan City Council who now belong to the opposition.  Joining the bandwagon of their haters is not my bag of chips because I only remember our good and innocent times.  As former city councilor, I had good…

By Farah G. Decano   MY ever-reliable college secretary told me that a certain senior male educator was in disbelief when I was awarded by the Lyceum Northwestern University a Special Achievement Award during the university’s Christmas party.  She understood his negative reaction to mean that I did not deserve…