By Farah G. Decano IT is still February, albeit post Valentine, and I was inspired by my former law professor, Supreme Court Associate Justice Marvic Leonen, now touted as the love guru in the twitter world, to come up with snippets of post breakup advice culled from the many…
By Eva Visperas YES, mga Marites. The chismis is true. I’m back to where my heart is. Thanks again to Sir Ermin for this space in our beloved Sunday Punch. As soon as I had my much-needed brief vacay from a short local government work stint, his timely offer…
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. SOME weeks ago I was asked by some local media colleagues if I really know the history of Pangasinan cycling by just being a former cyclist and as an active sports writer of this paper. Of course, they know I do know but perhaps…
By Rex Catubig IT’S been thirty seven years since the EDSA People Power Revolution—that historic event on a February love month in 1986 that made the world sit up and do a double take on this tiny patch of islands, whose simple folks became giant poster figures overnight of…
By Ermin Garcia Jr. HOW stupid and how far will reckless politicians go to serve their bloated misplaced egos? I say let’s give full credit to the 7 epaLiFes at the Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod for showing us how. Their antics last week wanting (and succeeded) to “disapprove minutes of …
By Leonardo Micua THERE is this news report that an opinion survey is being conducted at the instance of the local government in Labrador, a town northwest of Lingayen, seeking the opinion of the townspeople on whether or not they approve the construction of not just one but six…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo MY niece, Ashang (Maria Graciela Pasalo Crespo), is going to Hokkaido. With today’s internet everyone knows where it is. She told me the weather is freezing out there, often below-zero degrees. She is being hired as an International Specialist Communication, which entails, “help business managing…
By Farah G. Decano NO, I am not one of Willie Revillame’s fans or spin doctors. He is crude with his manners, lacks gender and children sensitization, and yes, a braggadocio. But when the very people whom he has helped join the recent fray in bashing him on social…
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. I’VE been following the sport footsteps of our national pole vault player Ernest James “EJ” Obiena since last year when he delivered our very first bronze medal at the World Championships held in Eugene, Oregon, U.S.A by clearing a remarkable 5.94 meters… that feat…
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