“Greener pasture” at the cost of life By Roselle P. Gale I AM an OFW daughter. And I have no regret that I am. But considering the plight of other overseas Filipino workers and their families out there, I grieve. For almost 14 years now, my mother has been working…
Lakay’s health secret revealed By Jun Velasco SUDDENLY, Lakay Condring Estrella, the senior, is “top of the week” conversation piece in the province. Why so? Because he upstaged everyone when he sprightly showed up at the Capitol to address World War 2 veterans during the celebration of the Lingayen Gulf…
Tata Condring, take a bow By Gonzalo Duque TATA Condring Estrella brought the house down several times when he spoke before Pangasinan veterans at the Lingayen Gulf landing last January 9. He was full of youth and at his age of 93. The former Pangasinan governor and Agrarian Reform Minister…
Inflation and Deflation By +Oscar V. Cruz, JCD A good amount of new paper money has been printed and presently undergoing progressive dissemination and use in the Country. The money is exactly that, paper! They come is different denominations, in various vivid colors and many distinct designs. But they remain…
Interesting tasks for PHCC By Jun Velasco WHEN we had a chat at the late Dr. Ado Duque’s home two years back, former Governor and Social Welfare Administrator Nancy Q. Sison, widow of former Justice Porfiro V. Sison, and mother of Seasons columnist Mita Sison Duque, exuded nostalgia in her heart.
What about the middle class? By Gonzalo Duque AT the regional development council meeting last week, an interesting subject was tackled by the members with gusto. It’s the fact that when governments whether here or there come up with their plans, policies and programs, very rarely, if at all, do they…
No to “Wang-wang”. Yes to “Jueteng” By +Oscar V. Cruz JCD THERE is something not only quite strange but also very wrong when someone proclaiming himself as the incarnation of honesty and integrity, wants no “Wang-Wang” in the streets in Metro-Manila, yet allows “Jueteng” to thrive in many parts the…
The year that we were declared “boss” By Roselle P. Gale EVEN as a new year begins, it does not mean that our memories of the past year will be lost forever. Nights before the entry of 2011, I thought of the events in the closing year which made a…
Benjie sings like a pro By Jun Velasco CHRISTMAS time in Dagupan is unbeatable. Where would you find, for instance, a city with almost a month-long table of frolicsome activities? City Mayor Benjie Lim is tailor-cut for the city’s Yule season because he is a fabulous singer, and everyone who sees and listens…
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