By Leonardo Micua WHEN the Dagupan City council had Attys. Reggie Ravanzo, Conrado Guadiz, Jimmy Arzadon, Dr. Alfredo Sta. Maria and yes, Pedro Torio and Pepito Calimlim as councilors, newsmen always looked forward in covering the Sangguniang Panlungsod. They talked sense, argued and debated on the floor as statesmen…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo YESTERDAY, I was supposed to report to Intramuros to finish editing a manuscript. It was a normal day, everything was on schedule, and my sister and I left the house early, at 7:00 a.m. to avoid the traffic. We took the first zipper lane, which…
By Farah G. Decano “KUNG makakalibre, magpapalibre.” “Kung makakalamang, manlalamang.” Starting from my early years in the profession, I had noticed lumpenproletariat behavior of some Filipinos even amongst the so-called wealthy members of society. Decades ago, I was brought along by my parents, who came with other delegates from…
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. I WAS surprised to learn from a cycling enthusiast the other day that the annual multi-stage bikefest called “Ronda Pilipinas” will not be held next year but will instead to be conducted in 2024. I hope it’s not true, or another fake news. The…
By Rex Catubig IT was as if a little God had thrown his jackstones up in the sky and these had fallen down deep into the belly of the ocean, then after a storm surge were disgorged and washed ashore by the tide of time. Around the bend that…
By Ermin Garcia Jr. FINALLY, I got some tidbits about goings-on at the governor’s office from Facebook, not from an official website of Pangasinan provincial government. (Provincial government not important?). First the good news! A deep search in Guv Mon-Mon Guico’s #pangasinanangaling Facebook account revealed he is busy with…
By Al S. Mendoza WHEN is free time considered free time? To be more precise, when does the President have free time? What is free time, by the way? It can be personal, impersonal or, in a polite way, official. Like, by free time, we can mean the President…
By Gonzalo Duque THE recent brouhaha about the big drug bust in Pozorrubio by the PDEA speaks a lot about Gov. Mon-Mon Guico. After the successful PDEA operation, not a word was heard from him, even if Pozorrubio is only about a few kilometers away from his hometown Binalonan….
By Leonardo Micua WE are glad that LTFRB Region 1 swiftly acted on the case of overcharging by one jeepney driver plying the San Fabian to Dagupan route. We heard the driver was charging P50 per passenger and when the passengers protested, the driver angrily shouted at them as if…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo WE share secrets depending on the level of trust and comfort with persons, and the sensitivity of the information being shared. Some secrets we share with our partners, some we share with friends, some with total strangers. However, there are also secrets we ourselves are…
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