By Rex Catubig WAY before Bangus Festival was conceptualized, Pista’y Dayat was the summer event people flocked to in Dagupan. The mile-long Tondaligan Ferdinand–erstwhile known as Bonuan Blue Beach–was where all vehicles led to and where the action happened. Along the roadway within a stone’s throw from the amphitheater…
By Ermin Garcia Jr. THE surprise presence of Dagupan City Belen Fernandez in last week’s regular session of the Sangguniang Panlungsod served many lessons to both officials of the executive and the legislative branches. Mayor Belen should stop underestimating the 7 epaLiFes capabilities to cut her down into pieces….
By Leonardo Micua BASED on copies of some official records sent to me being a journalist, it is clear as a morning day to say that some corrupt people in government who exploited the COVID-19 pandemic were laughing all the way to the bank. One example were the 1,242…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo Not love it was not love, I think, at first it was a recognition of something I owned lost in the papers on my table in the misery I tried to ease for others, or so I told myself not acknowledging my own there, in…
By Farah G. Decano MAYOR Belen T. Fernandez demonstrated courage and humility by facing the opposition in their own turf – the Sanggunian. In the last regular session of the Sangguniang Panlungsod, she finally accepted the invitation to defend the 2023 proposed budget before the Sanggunian, although without notice….
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. WE all know that the month of March is the start of Philippines’ summer period. And when summer time comes, it’s sporting time as many of our media sports colleagues say. Yes, outdoor sports like beach volleyball, cycling, baseball, football or soccer, marathon, golf,…
By Rex Catubig (Note: Rehash of excerpt from my email to friends–Chronicle of A San Francisco Weekend–about our weekend together). AT around five thirty, the sun’s dazzle had begun to mellow and be embraced by twilight. It has been a most exhilarating afternoon thus far but it was time…
By Ermin Garcia Jr. TWO issues (January 22) ago, our headline read: MBTF: Charge ex-city officials involved in scholarship fund mess. After that particular news hit the city, many cheered Mayor Belen Fernandez for having the political will to fight corruption wherever it may be, whoever may be…
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