By Leonardo Micua HERE is a fair warning to local government executives in Pangasinan who may have employed or continue to employ losing candidates in the last election as consultants. It might interest them to know that a former mayor of Panglao town in Bohol was meted 24 years in prison…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo AFTER a very long day of errands, my sister Emma and I had inihaw na tuna panga (grilled tuna jaw) at Davao Tuna Grill. Here was a simple dish served with soup, pickled cucumber and tomatoes, and a dipping sauce made from the mixture of…
By Farah G. Decano I am all for human rights of the marginalized, including the rights of the LGBT plus communities. This does not mean, however, that I turn a blind eye towards the heartbreaking reality of wives trapped in loveless marriages because they have been tricked by their…
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. THE annual Batang Pinoy national games was temporarily shelved for two years obviously because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Year 2019, hosted then by Puerto Princesa in Palawan, was the last time the multi-sports event was held before the deadly world disease entered our state….
By Rex Catubig AS we continue to rally and promote the restoration and revitalization of the old PNR Train Station, which is at the center of our advocacy, skeptics are quick to raise the issue of priority. “Bakit yan ang ginagawa, wala namang pakinabang ang tao diyan?” Coming from…
By Ermin Garcia Jr. I view the First 100 Days Report of Dagupan Mayor Belen Fernandez as ex-Mayor Brian Lim’s own comeuppance, for sabotaging accomplishments of her six years administration, believing he and his ilk could get away with it. Well, she didn’t let him (and them) get away…
By Al S. Mendoza SAN Miguel Beer has been the favorite clubhouse talk in Philippine basketball for quite some time now. That’s understandable. For one, the team that has been the lone remnant of the roster of gallant founders of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) in 1975, including the…
By Leonardo Micua NOW that the two lanes of the Dawel Bridge are open for light vehicle traffic after two months of retrofitting, it is comforting to see that personnel of Pangasinan Second Engineering District and POSO of Dagupan are still strictly enforcing the five-tons limit for weight of vehicles crossing…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo WHEN I was editing a poetry book sometime in 2015, I came across an entry written by a young man whose work was in no way, written by him. The poems were too mature for his young age, his experience did not bear what he…
(First of two parts) By Farah G. Decano THIS is the famous line of Narda before she becomes Darna. She calls on her brother, Ding, to toss the mystical stone to her which, when swallowed, will turn her into the famous flying heroine who wore two-piece crimson garments. What…
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