By Farah G. Decano I WAS in utter disbelief when it was confirmed to me by her legal consultant, Atty. Doris Barrozo, that the first woman mayor of Calasiao, the Honorable Mamilyn “Maya” Caramat, has gone too soon. Her sweet smile whenever I saw her and her husband, General…
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. YOU, like me, being ardent enthusiasts of sport basketball, watched all the six games, the best-of-seven championship series of PBA’s Commissioner’s Cup this year between the multi-titled Ginebra San Miguel versus the foreign squad, the Hongkong based Bay Area Dragons. The sixth game last Wednesday…
By Rex Catubig THEY begin sprouting around the market area towards sundown–the pale gold sunrays shooting through the smoke of charcoal grills. Past the billowing smoke of barbeque pork, isao, and other exotic chicken parts, one encounters the delightful sight of a pancake stand with perfectly round pancakes cooking…
By Ermin Garcia Jr. IF the 7 epaLiFes at the Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod will have their way, the worst is yet to happen to the city. Now, it can be told – Meet the cold-blooded enemies of the city. They succeeded in torpedoing the programs and activities of Mayor…
By Leonardo Micua LAST week, Interior and Local Government Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. stunned the rank and file of the Philippine National Police when he challenged all bigwigs, from full colonel to general, to tender their courtesy resignation amid speculations that a few of them are involved in illegal…
By Farah G. Decano HAPPY 2023! There is still much to be desired for our beloved Dagupan City. While its past leaders may have had exerted their best efforts to steer our city to progress, the impact of their accomplishments diminishes as new challenges present themselves every year. To…
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. FIRSTLY, according to my reliable source in cycling, definitely there will be no LBC Ronda Pilipinas bicycle race this year. My source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said insiders from the sponsoring company did not give any reason. He just said the ten-day…
By Rex Catubig WHILE the hotly debated issue of where Gen. Douglas MacArthur landed along the Lingayen Gulf’s color-coded beaches may never be resolved, the one incontrovertible fact that we Dagupenos are rightly proud of and no one else can lay claim to, is upon his return, when he…
By Ermin Garcia Jr. CHEERS TO SUCCESSFUL ANTI-COVID CAMPAIGN. Pangasinenses have a reason to feel blessed as a people. It can be said that we survived the pandemic in 2022 with minimal casualties compared to other populated provinces in the country. And we must give credit to where it…
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