The  “S.O.P.” for a cause By Bebot Villar   IT’S time to buckle down to work. Tama na ang pamamahinga. Ang magpakitang gilas na ang dapat na gawing work mode ng mga newly-elected officials nitong nakaraang May 13 elections. Fantastic ang mga oathtaking ceremonies nyo. Napaka-heavy ang mga messages nyo…

Truth  By +Oscar V. Cruz, JCD   THERE is not here in the least intention entertained, much less any ill-will promoted to depreciate the unfairly called “Third Sex” – because there is none. Neither is there any design to cast aspersion at either male/female (“Gay”) or female/make (“Lesbian”) individuals –…

Limgas na Pangasinan Nen Santiago Villafania   MALIKET ak ta naimanok la’ra’y limgas na Pangasinan ed saray punsion tan pandaragup ed luyag. Nen imbebeneg a bulan matalakatak ak ed facebook ta singa ibibilar tayo ira labat ed paliagan na parakepa’y lupa tan laman. Ni anggapo’y alimeng kon mumukatan da nen…

Small is big By Johanne Margarette R. Macob   WE will never know how truly big small things are and how big their impact can be. Some people hate another for what seemingly are petty reasons. Some people even hurt, worse get to kill, another person for a ‘little’ misunderstanding….

Bishop Villegas urges officials to reconcile  By Jun Velasco   “Prosperity makes friends, adversity tries them,” Publilius Syrus   IT was political fiesta last Friday in our communities. There was outpouring of warmth, friendship, reconciliation, love and peace everywhere. Well, we couldn’t ignore a few pathetic overstaying signs of bitterness among the…

Oath-taking galore! By Gonzalo Duque   FRIDAY was oath-taking galore of our elective officials, from re-elected Governor Spines to his favorite bise and the board members, and all municipal officials. Engrande, kabaleyan! In Dagupan City, our Mayor Belen Fernandez, to Vice Mayor Brian Lim and the councilors took their oaths…

Confusing police orders and policy By Bebot Villar   AT presstime, status quo pa rin as far as the post of the police provincial director (PD) of Pangasinan is concerned. It’s so confusing.  Ano ba talaga ang situation? Naka-ready na sana ang turnover ceremony para sa change of command noong…

Alms. Dole outs. Donation. By +Oscar V. Cruz, JCD   MILLIONS are poor, hungry, and destitute. Thousands have no decent houses to live in, no clean environ to live within. Hundreds have already died on account of accidents and sickness – such as the pouring of heavy rains and the…

Mayor-elect Fernandez takes a bow By Jun Velasco   “Whoever is the greatest servant among you is the greatest leader,” Jesus Christ   OVER a cup of coffee at the Century Park Thursday, we gave Visayas’ top publisher Dannny Fajardo of Panay Daily News a glimpse of post election Dagupan….

Imagine By Gonzalo Duque   IN our Kabaleyan Channel program, we get a lot of responses, mostly in text messages. You are right. May mga galit, marami, which is expected. Pero…, ahem, ahem, mas marami ang natutuwa. Sabi ng isa, “Ay attorney, sana hindi kayo mapapagod sa pag-e-expose nyo ng…