By Eva C. Visperas   IT looked like an ordinary Monday morning at the Sangguniang Panlalawigan—the last regular session of the year. The usual faces were there. The usual routine unfolded. Media practitioners quietly settled into their familiar corners of the session hall and the Vice Governor’s lounge, ears tuned…

By Eva C. Visperas   THE true essence of living is not measured by the ease of our days but by the courage with which we rise after each fall. To start again, with faith intact, hope unwavering, and the same vibrant spirit that refuses to dim—this is the heartbeat…

Eva C. Visperas   THE sky was overcast, the kind that suggests rain but holds it back just long enough to let the day pass. Traffic crawled from Dagupan to Sual as I drove to my last coverage for the day, the steady red taillights ahead of me marking a…

By Eva Visperas   WHEN farmlands begin to look like a mining site, something is terribly wrong. And in Barangay Samon, Sta. Maria, Pangasinan, the wrong is no longer creeping—it is gaping. About 20 hectares of fertile farmland now bear deep holes, stripped soil, and scars that should never exist on…

By Eva C. Visperas   I never liked firecrackers. Not when I was a child, not when I began working as a reporter, and certainly not today. I hate them—not simply because they pose hazards to lives and properties, but because they destroy the peace of my dogs, who tremble…

By Eva C. Visperas   WAS it about starting a joke? Was it to gain more views and reactions in exchange for social media income? Was it part of the continuing saga of discrediting and destroying the leadership of incumbent city officials? Or was it simply to spread hate and…

By Eva C. Visperas   COMING back from a long weekend after All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day usually means slow Mondays, sleepy offices, and half-hearted attempts to return to reality. People are still thinking about family reunions, cemetery visits, and the short but well-loved break from work. But…

 By Eva C. Visperas   AS I sat among the guests inside the CSI Stadia that morning, I couldn’t help but feel a quiet pride — the kind that wells up when you see your city standing a little taller, its heart beating a little stronger. Mayor Belen Fernandez was…

By Eva C. Visperas   THE Sangguniang Panlalawigan, during its 13th Regular Session last October 20, once again approved a resolution authorizing Governor Ramon Guico III to renew the contract with Regional News Group (RNG) Luzon, Inc. for the weekly travel magazine show “Ganda mo, Pangasinan.” This marks the third straight…

By Eva C. Visperas   IN a time when noise often drowns out truth, it becomes necessary to see things with our own eyes. And that is exactly what we did  —a quiet, unannounced inspection of the Edades-Bernal Museum site in Dagupan City on October 7, 2025. What we found…