IGSAY Nën Melchor Espeleta Orpilla IGSAY – (pamalinawa/verb) say masyadon idiking o iyuko na akaalagëy a too, paalagëy (building), abong odino antokaman a bëngatlan akaalagëy, a ngalngali lan natumba. Saray malís to/its conjugation/inflection: immigsay, oniigsay, onigsay. ALIMBAWA: 1. Immigsay ira’y angakatagëy iran paalagëy ëd Dagupan nën yimmëgyëg na…
Are you running for ‘Kupitan?’ By Gonzalo Duque MARAMI ang impressed sa skyrocketing trend of business in Dagupan. Kitang-kita ng lahat ang naglalabasang malls at supermarkets sa ating ciudad. And Mayor Belen Fernandez is getting all the praises for it. You and us know that she is in the…
IGSA By Melchor Espeleta Orpilla IGSA – (pangingaran/noun) oras; kapiton igsa = alas 7:00, kawalon igsa = alas 8:00. Anggapu’y malis to/it has no conjugation/inflection. ALIMBAWA: Pinaltog da’y Rizal ëd kapiton igsa’d kabuasan. Mannënëngnëng itayo ëd kasiam ya igsa’d kabuasan dima’d Chowking. Anton igsa’y isëmpët di nanay?
‘Create trouble for truth’ – Lenin By Gonzalo Duque POLITICAL analysts are at a loss in describing the fast moving events in the country these days. We are not leftist, but the dizzying goings-on remind us of what Vladimir Lenin said when Russia was at the height of drastic…
Dawal By Melchor E. Orpilla DAWÁL – (pamasuri/adjective) matpel a linawa o biskeg na linawa; andi-kebiew a puso, ag maitatakot, ag kalakalan nataktakot. (Saray malis to/its inflection/conjugation) marawal, mangarawal, marárawal, sangkarawalan, sangkamarawalan ALIMBAWA: Anggapu’y piparaan so dawal na saray atateng tayon simmungpa’d saray kakastila. Marawal iyan ogawan! Ag ton…
Cong. Baby Arenas ‘stuns’ audience By Gonzalo Duque DO NOT be surprised if our President is peeved by illegal drugs. Of course, who won’t be? You, too, know why… because drugs, the illegal or elicit ones, kill. They destroy the mind, the user, and eventually, the nation. If you…
It’s GO! for Bong Go para senado By Gonzalo Duque OVER the weekend, the country– including the province– was rocked by this nasty Bitcoin money-making business. Sabi ko na nga eh… wala sanang ganyanan! Imagine, with a few hundred pesos investment, you become a millionaire! Hindi lang, billionaire pa!…
Make the campaign a habit! By Gonzalo Duque OUR cumpadre Cong. Spines and his son, Gov. Pogi were torn by two major events last Thursday. Doña Victorina Tutaan Espino, pare Spines’ beloved ma had just died, while he was the guest speaker at Pangasinan Day rites in Lingayen. With…
Christ is risen! Halleluia! By Gonzalo Duque PLEASE stay faithful. Our Lord has been bruised, roughed up and killed by sinners like us. And yet His coming into this world was to save us! What an irony! Let’s atone for our sins! God bless! * * * * You…
On the PDP-Laban exodus By Gonzalo Duque ALL of a sudden, the President’s political party- PDP-Laban- is being swamped by majority of politicians to, well, what else? ensure their stay in power. Nakakatuwa at nakakatawa… It’s human—or inhuman—nature to do that. You said it, political survival is the issue,…
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