By Leonardo Micua NOT many people knew that the high tide that hit Dagupan in mid mornings of August 10 and 11 was influenced by a cosmic phenomenon called “King Tides” felt not only in all the coastal areas in the Philippines but in the whole world without exception….
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo TODAY, I fell on the pavement facedown. I thought my face was broken because I was bleeding on the face, and tasted blood inside my mouth. Afraid that I would pass out, I immediately stood up with the help of strangers who took a cab…
Lucky Thursday
By Farah G. Decano EASTER Sunday is now playing in theaters. I am pleased that finally Hollywood has taken fancy on an All-Filipino movie. Jo Koy, the stand-up comedian who explored the humor of having been raised by a Filipino mother steeped in Filipino values and tradition, seems to…
What makes anything so Filipino in a family?
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. FOR a long while, I was nationally known for being a professional cyclist by winning three national multi-stage cycling races and also finishing four times as a first runner-up. Aside from that, our Pangasinan squad which I skippered four times won the national team…
Living a life as a sportsman… and as a recording artist
By Rex Catubig \BEFORE an infamous dam lent a bad reputation to the name, making it synonymous to being a harbinger of catastrophe as opposed to its religious significance of being a beneficent healer of sickness, San Roque had been, and remains a revered patron saint of my beloved…
Viva San Roque!
By Ermin Garcia Jr. PANGASINAN lost its very first son that became President, a legacy on its own that history has kept a full journal of what made Pangasinenses fully proud of Fidel V. Ramos. Early on, some Pangasinenses expressed dismay over the perceived failure of the Ramos administration…
FVR made Pangasinenses proud
By Al S. Mendoza KATIPS is going to be a film for the ages. That’s a prediction as fearless as me saying China won’t stop punishing Taiwan over Nancy Pelosi’s defiant stand to visit Taipei just days back. If there’s one country as onion-skinned as Imee Marcos, that’d only…
Pasaway Pelosi and why Katips is a must-see film
By Gonzalo Duque WE are saddened by the sudden departure of our beloved President Fidel V. Ramos, whose presidency we had the privilege of serving as Director and Deputy Administrator of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA). What was very significant during those times was the problem of our…
FVR ordered embassies to look after OFWs
By Leonardo Micua A CALL for donation for the earth-quake victims of Abra was posted on Facebook by Mrs. Maan Tuazon-Guico, first lady of Pangasinan. “ABRA NEEDS OUR HELP” she wrote. Indeed, the province of Abra needs everybody’s help. No less than Governor Mon-Mon Guico sent two provincial buses…




