‘Melon, melon sinta’ By Gonzalo Duque INTERNATIONALLY known Mayor Belen Fernandez is doing it, nay, she has done it! We are referring to the colorful, exciting, raging (despite the hot summer) Bangus Festival activities in the city. Have you visited Tondaligan Ferdinand lately? Many misname this beautiful beach as…
Bangus Festival by @SiRVis A travel journal that will give you a pleasant view of people, places, food, culture, history and events from a refreshing perspective ____________________________________________________________ BANGUS Festival is Dagupan City’s annual festivity that highlights the rich milkfish aquaculture industry of the city and to further bolster its…
“Imagine” By Gonzalo Duque Holy Week greetings to one and all! Please don’t misinterpret us. But as we reflect on the agony, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, our thoughts have riveted to John Lennon’s song, “Imagine.” We got transfixed by that line ”imagine if there’s no religion, we…
Pilgrimage Tourism in Pangasinan by @SiRVis A travel journal that will give you a pleasant view of people, places, food, culture, history and events from a refreshing perspective ____________________________________________________________ PEOPLE from all over the Philippines and other countries flock to Pangasinan every summer (which also coincides with the Lenten…
Pangulo in fighting mood By Gonzalo Duque FIRST, our half-kabayan Mike Sueno, DILG secretary, got it, straight from the shoulder! Knocked out ang kabayan natin. Yes, taga-Urdaneta ang ermat. Then, Undersecretary Maia Chiara-Halmen Valdez under our friend and most powerful and closest man to the President, Cabinet Secretary Jun…
Agew na Pangasinan by @SiRVis A travel journal that will give you a pleasant view of people, places, food, culture, history and events from a refreshing perspective ____________________________________________________________ AGEW na Pangasinan or Pangasinan Day is celebrated to commemorate the province’s foundation 437 years ago. Malacanang declared April 5 a…
Shahani. Duterte. Fake News. Goodbye. By Ulysses R. Butuyan GOODBYE, HONORABLE LETICIA RAMOS SHAHANI, the late outstanding senator, diplomat, statesperson, a loving parent and a caring provincemate, friend and relative. Her pain in her sickbed might have been exacerbated by her annoyance, disappointment and bitterness towards current events. PDEA…
“Reaping” Agri-Industrial Success in Pangasinan by @SiRVis A travel journal that will give you a pleasant view of people, places, food, culture, history and events from a refreshing perspective ____________________________________________________________ WHENEVER I travel around Pangasinan, I always check out each municipality’s OTOP especially the native delicacies and farm produce….
Rep. Toff becomes his own man By Gonzalo Duque WE have it on unimpeachable authority that youthful Congressman Christopher “Toff” P. De Venecia and Bishop Soc Villegas have crossed path on a recent issue – the death penalty bill. By now, you, dear readers, must already have been informed…
China. Duterte. Impeachment. By Ulysses R. Butuyan DUTERTE: I CAN’T STOP CHINA IN PANATAG. Why not just wage “tokhang” against the Chinese invaders? Being caught in “flagrante delicto,” they are more deserving of summary execution than mere drug suspects who are murdered without due process of law. If he…
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