By Farah G. Decano   A few of my friends messaged me on Messenger and inquired about this Facebook post that did not reach only users in Pangasinan but also those in other parts of the Philippines. “Anyare?” they asked. I felt a certain shame. I did not sign up…

By Farah G. Decano   VICE Mayor BK Kua and Councilor Michael Fernandez displayed honorable demeanor during the rambunctious regular session last Tuesday. In the face of very disruptive and cantankerous behavior of some councilors, they were able to restrain themselves from releasing a punch or two and land their…

By Farah G. Decano   AUTHENTICITY is the language of the Gen Zs.  People belonging to Generation Z are those born in the years 1997 to 2012.  They generally advocate truthfulness to oneself, one’s values, and one’s spirit, regardless of any surrounding pressure to act otherwise. These youths of today…

By Farah G. Decano   THE 2023 budget was finally enacted by the Sangguniang Panlungsod with a vote of 5- 4.  Allegedly, the five votes came from the minority councilors who are pro-administration, while the four came from the majority councilors who are aligned with the opposition. The question is,…

By Farah G. Decano   FLORANGEL Rosario Braid honored her city of birth anew by naming her recently launched book, “TAGPO: Right Place and Right Time.” Her book chronicles her life and the opportunities she encountered at the right time and right place. Dr. Braid is a much respected intellectual…

By Farah G. Decano   DURING the recently held seminar on human rights education held on September 12 and 13 in Iloilo City under the auspices of the Human Rights Institute (HRI), the latter proved to the participants that it does practice what it preaches.  The HRI is the education…

By Farah G. Decano   THE Philippines will be celebrating the Law Week this September so I thought of asking a young lawyer, who recently passed the bar, to write about her heartaches in and hopes for the legal profession. Atty. Iyay Vargas-Malicdem is a magna cum laude graduate of…

By Farah G. Decano   SUNDAY Punch’s very able news reporter and columnist Ding Micua wrote last week that there seems to be an ongoing creeping travel plan among provincial officials.  Reportedly, these officials, including department heads and special assistants, have been going out of the country one after the…

By Farah G. Decano   WITH the rift between President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte becoming more and more apparent through their identified vloggers, their appearances of unity in recent events are less credible. The suspected animosity between the two leaders that started circulating immediately after the…

By Farah G. Decano   IF I were governor, I would be very much concerned about the recurring floods in Districts 2, 3, and 4 of Pangasinan.  I will make sure that, under my watch, no Pangasinan resident would say that I did not take this matter seriously. If I…