By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. GONE were the days when our Philippine national basketball team was the dominant and powerhouse in Asia’s caging. Those were the heydays of Robert Jaworski, Alberto Reynoso, William Adornado, Jimmy Mariano, Philip Cezar, Danny Florencio, Rosaleo Martirez, Rogelio Melencio, Freddie Webb, Rudy Distrito, Fortunato…
By Rex Catubig THE past few days had us anxiously awaiting the intrusion of a dreaded typhoon while excitedly anticipating the coming of the “ber” months. Thus conflicted, I recall the dilemma I was caught in several years ago in a similar setting. Spurred by an oncoming howler, I…
By Ermin Garcia Jr. IT’S been two weeks since the discovery of the P2.5-B worth of shabu in Pozorrubio town and there is nothing but ominous silence, pointing to a shrouding of the mystery about that criminal operation. Given the fact that it was the biggest illegal drug haul…
By Al S. Mendoza TIME to sing praise for Dante M. Velasco, a great son of Dagupan City whose corporate feats have become so global that Nobel Prize-like plaudits for him have long been overdue. Always a step ahead of his peers, Dante is a many dimensional dude worthy…
By Gonzalo Duque THE perennial flooding in Dagupan City, occurring even if the sun is shining brightly, is a matter that seriously concerns us. But we are consoled by the fact that Mayor Belen Fernandez took steps at the start of her term to ask for help from the DPWH to solve this problem. Through her strong…
By Leonardo Micua IF it’s true that lawmen had been doing a surveillance on the tentacles of a syndicate involved in the P2.5 billion shabu two or three months before it was busted in Pozorrubio on August 12, then such illegal activity could have been in business at the site even…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo HOW do you sum up the life of a man? Stories are but a glimpse, and so are photographs. Stories are never enough even when told truthfully and well. Photographs, even when taken in the most candid way, are but epitaphs, memories entombed in time….
By Farah G. Decano NICE advice. It sounds simple, direct and achievable by any standard. For who would fail at becoming a good lawyer, a good doctor, a good husband, a good parent, a good child, or a good friend? Being good seems to be a non-threatening standard measured…
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. WE, ardent buffs of basketball tournaments, watched on TV last August 17 how the multi-titled and endeared San Miguel Beer (SMB) squad escaped a precarious semifinal match and eventually won the seventh and final game of their semis series with a convincing 100-89 score…
By Rex Catubig FIVE years ago, as we chronicled the city’s past seven decades, there was a scathing outcry that put into question the city’s evolution in the coming years. The core of the outburst was the planned relocation of the city hall and creation of a new growth…
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