December is Fiesta Month in Pangasinan! A travel journal that will give you a pleasant view of people, places, food, culture, history and events from a refreshing perspective By @SiRVis   ASIDE from the Christmas season, December is fiesta month in Pangasinan! Several towns and cities in Pangasinan celebrate their…

Mayor Belen, Nanoy congrats! By Gonzalo Duque   WE missed the President in Sual last Wednesday. Anyway, it was just a send-off to some Vietnamese fishermen trapped by a typhoon. You see — who says Pangulo is all-fight? — he just demonstrated a human and humane act! Imbes na epriso…

Early Christmas gifts for Dagupan City   A travel journal that will give you a pleasant view of people, places, food, culture, history and events from a refreshing perspective By @SiRVis   CHRISTMAS came early for Dagupan City as it received several outstanding achievements and accolades that made Dagupenos proud….

Days of trapo politics gasping By Gonzalo Duque   IT’S really difficult to keep distance from politics. You are seeing it in the media. Our two friends – Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque and Mocha Uson – are being mentioned as senatoriables.  Ok lang, kasi popular sila eh.                   Even brod…

Duterte on the threshold of greatness   By Gonzalo Duque WE all saw his world-class leadership during the recently concluded ASEAN continence. A great leader, gutsy, may bayag! Intalindog toy Filipinas! That’s Pangulo Digong to you and me. Mabuhay, Pangulo Digong! Mabuhay Filipinas! *                *                *                * What? PM Trudeau…

The making of a real statesman   By Gonzalo Duque AS the whole world watches at the ASEAN summit in the country, one is privileged to take another look at our leaders who are involved in foreign affairs. The basic question arises: how does our President fit into our definition…

Travel, Tourism and the ASEAN   A travel journal that will give you a pleasant view of people, places, food, culture, history and events from a refreshing perspective By @SiRVis THE 31st ASEAN Summit and Related Summits will be held on November 10-14, 2017 here in the Philippines. In attendance…

Digong and Roque have many things in common        By Atty. Gonzalo Duque NO, there’s nothing morbid nor unusual about the recent SSS brouhaha, an alleged stock trading controversy. It’s a simple case of misdemeanor which does not involve the new leadership under chairman Amado Valdez. What matters is it…

Pincoy’s DoH re-appointment analyzed   By Gonzalo Duque PRESIDENT Digong has shown once again his faith in a Pangasinense, when he named brod Pincoy Secretary of Health. Balikbayan ah? Thursday morning, we received non-stop texts and calls to congratulate us for brod Pincoy for his appointment by the President to…

Supok spotted anew in Pangasinan!   A travel journal that will give you a pleasant view of people, places, food, culture, history and events from a refreshing perspective By @SiRVis SUPOKS were recently spotted in San Fabian beach here in Pangasinan. Supok is the local name for butanding or whale…