Reality Check By +Oscar V. Cruz, JCD FOR those occupying distinct high public offices or assigned to impressive national positions and especially for someone living in a palace surrounded by cheering squads as well as adoring dependent friends, it is not only practical but also necessary to make reality checks…

Taboan 2013 Nen Santiago Villafania ALENLENEG tan bokor ko’y Pangasinan ed taloran diligado ya impawit na Philippine PEN ed saya’y 2013 Taboan: The 5th Philippine Writers Festival ed Dumaguete City nen 7-9 na Pebriro. Kaibak ira’y diligado tan sumusulat a nanlapu ed amianan. Karaklan et Ilocano. Imparungtal ko’y papil ko…

Morning’s good night By Johanne Margarette R.Macob IT’S been a while since we last saw each other on Skype. Well, you keep on saying I am too busy these past days. Perhaps, you’re right. I am working all day, writing articles most of the time. But in the same way,…

Love and politics By Jun Velasco ”To recall Rizal’s attachments with women is to open another window into his soul and allow us to glimpse the man who, like everyone else, struggled to overcome human frailty.” –Pablo S. Trillana III ON Valentine’s Day our prying eyes are riveted to the…

Discipline By Gonzalo Duque IT’S PRISAA time! In case you don’t know yet, PRISAA is Private Schools Athletic Association. So we rephrase the sentence… it’s PRISAA games time! The timing is just perfect. Look, we are celebrating the Chinese Christmas on February 10, the Chinese New Year on February 11,…

Dagupan & Urdaneta, still shabu hotbeds By Bebot Villar IT’S encouraging to see na nagkakaroon ng positive reactions to some of the issues ang ilan sa mga panawagan natin sa column natin. Ilang beses na rin akong nanawagan sa ating mga public officials to act and get their acts together…

Resignation of Bishops By +Oscar V. Cruz, JCD JUST for the record and in order to avoid unnecessary questions as well as irrelevant speculations, it is good and proper to address the matter of the resignation of Bishops – be they Prelates, Archbishops or Cardinals all of whom are considered…

Loads of WHYs By Johanne Margarette R. Macob I’VE been to the city of the famed Hundred Islands with colleagues for a couple of times. Why? We want to hear the side of the accused city accountant and treasurer. I believe that they are the most knowledgeable two about the…

Daang matuwid here, there and everywhere By Jun Velasco Don’t stay with friends who cheat or do what’s base.  Stay with noble friends; stay with the best. —Dhammapada 78 WE found our self on Bonuan Beach at 5:30am Friday wondering why Dagupenos do not patronize this beautiful gift from God that’s…

Pangasinan, the healing province By Gonzalo Duque OK, folks, no political bombs this time. We are about to hold the PRISAA games where politics has no place, so there. Bakasyon muna ang atake, mga agagui! Tamang-tama because we have two guests from San Francisco, California: Diosdado “Mac Mac” Macaraeg and…