By Leonardo Micua IF Dagupan City is still without a new budget, Mayor Brian Lim has no one to blame but himself and his staff for taking their sweet time first in completing all the requirements needed to have the annual city budget approved. Neither can he put the…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo REVIEWING the rankings for the educational institutions in the Philippines, it is evident that Pangasinan universities need to take measures to improve their overall standing among educational institutions in the country. The ranking was sourced from the “2021 Philippine University Ranking of 232 Philippine higher-education institutions” published by…
By Atty. Farah G. Decano A few days ago, Buhay Representative Lito Atienza was quoted saying, “[w]e do not believe in same-sex marriage because marriage is meant for a male and a female and the purpose is reproduction.” On the same day, Supreme Court Justice Marvic Leonen, in a…
By Rex Catubig (I wrote this piece much earlier, but not much has changed since then. Except for a plan to relocate the monument–which very much depends on who is in the City Hall). There are no road markers to lead visitors to the site. The site, in fact,…
By Ermin Garcia Jr. THE DOTr/NLET partnership’s slip is showing. The duo’s efforts to promote NLET’s profit agenda obviously does not have a leg to stand on except the outdated provision in IATF’s Resolution 101 that called on bus companies to use “Integrated Terminal Exchanges” ostensibly as another health…
By Al S. Mendoza THIS is the story of Philip Ella Juico. No, he’s not history. Very much around. Popoy to his friends, Philip is presently the president of the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (Patafa). That means he wields power. No less than 50 or so athletes…
By Leonado Micua IN this age of fake news, it is necessary that we fact check some of the information that we are getting especially if it is from a doubtful source in the social media which is now obviously being used conveniently by some evil minds as medium to…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo PHYSICIST Michio Kaku presented three mind-blowing predictions for the future: We will become a space-faring species. We will expand the brain’s capabilities. We will defeat cancer. In his predictions, he had incorporated the initiatives of three persons: Entrepreneurs Elon Musk who is exploring commercial space…
By Atty. Farah G. Decano WHY do some parts of our history keep repeating itself? Why do we keep electing politicians with execrable track record? Why do we allow those who treat their constituents like mercenaries to remain in power? Why are we easily persuaded by leaders who have…
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