Damaged friendship By Bebot Villar   HOW many politicos have we known who embarrassed themselves if not finding themselves implicated in corruption cases because of the negligence and poor judgment of their staff?  A lot. And today, we see three of our honorable senators na sabit sa PDAF scam ay…

The road to globalization By Johanne Margarette R. Macob THE proposal to drop ‘Filipino’ subjects in the college level has gone controversial. Well, yes there’s a need to be more globally competitive, and being fluent in English is but a great way to do that. Yet, to just trash out…

How did Dagupan’s barangays get their names? By Jun Velasco   “To be doing good is man’s most glorious task. —Sophocles   IN this day and age under the aegis of Belen Fernandez’s mayorship, Dagupan’s young, as gleaned from an interaction with Gonz’ Duque’s televised Serbisyong Bayan talk show, are…

Rep. Gina and Mayor Belen blend well By Gonzalo Duque   DAGUPEÑOS—or those who attended the Dagupan Day celebration on June 20—were one in observation: the main secret of Mayor Belen Fernandez’s powerful connections upstairs, P-noy and Mar Roxas, is Rep. Gina de Venecia, beautiful wife of Speaker Jose de…

Mayor Balolong’s dream: Lasting peace By Bebot Villar   THE people of Urbiztondo, from all walks of life, expressed their devotion to and grief over the death of their beloved mayor, Ernesto “Jun” Balolong Jr. Young and old from different barangays came in droves from June 7 up to June…

Announcement: A new, modern and understanding Church  By Oscar V. Cruz   TIMES have changed.  People are different.  Their value system is updated.  Their traditions are new.  Their customs are in accord with the signs of the times.  Their creed is reasonable.  Their thinking is modern.  Their feeling is novel. …

Anlong nen Rizal ed Pangasinan? Nen Santiago Villafania NENSAMAN ni, abayag ko lan momolimolien no akapansulat kasi so palbayani tayon si Jose Rizal na anlong ed salitan Pangasinan. Anta to kasi so mansalita ono midalatdatan ed dilan Pangasinan? Bibirbiren tayo lanti a say boleg ton Quintos et sulming ed Lingayen….

It’s planting season! By Johanne Margarette R. Macob JUNE marks a lot of milestones — in our country, in our city, in our lives. It was during this month when we, as a nation, gained independence from the Spanish colonizers. At the local level, it is during this month that…

The send-off  By Jun Velasco   “For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain,”– Philippians 1:21   OUR dear colleague and friend Behn Fer Hortaleza, 64, was given a memorable send-off last June 10 at his residence in Pogo Grande in Dagupan City. Rhee, Behn’s older…

Freedom By Gonzalo Duque   IN spite of the bad weather, the city of Dagupan had a very meaningful and successful Independence Day celebration. As usual, there was a good crowd, everybody was well- dressed, as if it was sunny weather. Ipagbunyi ang leadership ng ating butihing Mayor Belen T….