By Farah G. Decano CONGRATULATIONS to Mayor Belen T. Fernandez, Vice Mayor Bryan “BK” Kua, and their team. There is no doubt that you can deliver to fruition the vision that Dagupeños collectively dream for our city. * * * * For democracy to be alive, governments must be…
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. UNDEFEATED Filipino World Boxing Council (WBC) featherweight champ Mark “Magnifico” Magsayo who acquired the world title from American Gary Russell, Jr. last January 23 via a 12-round majority decision held in Atlantic City, New Jersey, will defend his title for the first time on…
By Rex Catubig IT was the lifeline connecting the island barrios to the heart of Dagupan and “the gateway to the west” along the meandering Agno, “part of the 12- kilometer Golden Road” linking Dagupan to the western towns of Pangasinan. Built by the Americans in the 1920’s, the…
By Ermin Garcia Jr. NEXT week, Mayor Belen Fernandez (and many others like her) will restart her public service engine. And fairly or unfairly for her, the expectations are very high given the unprecedented mandate she got from the city, and after the disappointing and dismal performance of the…
By Al S. Mendoza BARRING a catastrophe, Bongbong Marcos will become our President five days from now. That’s on June 30 to be exact, signaling the second coming of a Marcos 36 years after Bongbong’s father was deposed as president in the bloodless Edsa People Revolt on February 25,…
By Gonzalo Duque THE Sanggunian Panlungsod has passed a resolution expressing its profound gratitude to outgoing Mayor Brian Lim, commending him for his “sterling leadership and competent management” of the city’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a positive move of the august body. Recognizing the mayor’s awesome and…
By Leonardo Micua AS the price of diesel fuel will likely hit the P100 mark per liter as of this writing, and the cost of living continues to soar, more and more people, not only in the Philippines, but the world, are driven to abject property. We heard of…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo SUDDENLY, while walking, you can sense that someone is watching you from behind. You are tempted to look back, and you do, but no one seems to be looking. You continue to walk, that persistent feeling of being watched remains. Again, you are tempted to…
By Farah G. Decano WE have become a nation of multiple alternate realities. This is mainly due to the algorithm of our social media accounts on which we are dependent for news and opinion. What is wrong with the algorithm? The information that abounds us is restricted by programmed…
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. DESPITE the numerous titles they won since they entered the NBA league in 1946 with a record of 17 championships, there were basketball specialists, pundits and analysts that said the Boston Celtics were still slightly underdog against their archrival, the Western Conference champions Golden…
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