Our Aquaculture Bounty By Johanne Margarette R. Macob SUMMER is here. I know everyone can already feel the (more) tanning days, not to mention, beaches are our great buddies again. People from all over are now planning their vacations usually filled with activities as swimming, island hopping, and even spelunking,…

Bayambang – father of Ph’s modern national language? By Jun Velasco   “To be doing good is man’s most glorious task.” Sophocles OVERHEARD at Orly Navarro’s “Orly in the morning” program over DWIZ—is this eraption, “Those who have less in life should have more in-laws.”

Bangus fest season is here! By Gonzalo Duque   THURSDAY evening, the Lyceum Northwestern University students were thrilled no end by songbird Yeng Constantino, thanks to the dynamic student council headed by Danilo Soriano. Palakpakan natin ang dynamic student council for its mature and responsive leadership. This young man, Daniel,…

New Pinoy culture By Bebot Villar   IT’S only in the Philippines where every town celebrates fiestas all year round. Wala namang masama rito because we are predominantly a Christian country. Malakas ang ating pananampalataya. Naisip siguro noon ng ating mga ninuno holding fiesta celebration is the best way para…

Charter Change or Administration Change? By +Oscar V. Cruz, JCD   COMPARISON is not odious when it becomes necessary to make the right choice. Comparison is neither obnoxious when sound reason dictates that there is an imperative to point out what is true or false. And comparison is now dutifully…

Trafficking in Persons By Johanne Margarette R. Macob MY last weekend was different. Instead of the usual laundry, clean-up, or family bonding days, I spent three days in Baguio City learning about human trafficking, the situation and how we, journalists, should go about reporting it. Trafficking in persons (TIP) or…

Bayambang’s other, stellar side recalled By Jun Velasco   ““The perfection of virtue is to conceal virtue,” Quintilian   THE town of Bayambang is at center stage today, March 16, when a cycling classic—Gerry Lacuesta Cup—reels off. Yes, it’s part of a series of activities to drum up interest on…

Balon Dagupan vs. Dating Dagupan By Gonzalo Duque   THER’S a funny joke going on in Dagupan. It’s like this. People, by and large, are happy with what is going on in their city. In spite of the bankruptcy left by the past administration, Mayor Belen Fernandez was able to…

The continued challenge By Bebot Villar   EVERYDAY, arrests of drug pushers in the past weeks in different places sa Pangasinan fill the blotters of our police stations.  Sana ganito na parati every week. This is an indication that drug pushing is still rampant despite the intensified campaign and efforts…

CUTE! By +Oscar V. Cruz, JCD   SUCH is the less painful way to describe a sad phenomenon, a soothing mode to speak of a shameful reality – “Cute!” The word not only lessens the mortification but also somehow neutralizes the disgrace present, the scandal generated – “Cute!” There is…