By Leonardo Micua THERE is certainly more than meets the eye in the planned reorganization of the Dagupan City hall per a proposed ordinance submitted to the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP), which was certified as urgent by the city executive. We heard that aside from upgrading some offices in the executive department into full departments and…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo A friend was going through a difficult period in her life, deciding whether she would end or continue with a 7-year-old relationship. The couple decided to cool it off for a while, focus on their personal concerns and explore experiences outside their current circles. But…
By Atty. Farah G. Decano THE right of suffrage of qualified Filipinos, according to the Supreme Court in the case of GARCHITORENA V. CRESCINI, 39 PHIL. 258, refers to their sovereign authority to, through the ballot, choose their officials for definite and fixed periods, and to whom they…
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. IT is written in the Holy Bible that God said, “For the love of money is a root of all of evil.” (1Timothy 6: 10) Yes, vey true. This world-famous excerpt cropped up when one of Jesus Christ’s disciples named Judas Iscariot betrayed Jesus…
Unknown Author Contributed by Ashok G. Vasandani Here’s an article I read in www.medium.com that I’d like to share, something that we can all learn from. WHEN I first watched this video, as the professor poured the water into a glass, I expected him to ask the typical “glass…
By Ermin Garcia Jr. SINCE most mayors and barangay kapitan cannot help but think about their political life’s future (night and day) amid the pandemic, let’s talk politics and their fate with the pandemic in the equation. Let’s start with campaign issues in 2022. Incumbent mayors whose towns and…
By Al S. Mendoza MANNY Pacquiao has two gambles coming up. Are they both winnable? Tough question. The first gamble puts Pacquiao on the defensive. Why? He’ll be fighting someone too hungry for a win he’d do anything to succeed, including probably selling his soul to the devil in…
By Leonardo Micua I FINALLY got my first dose of the Sinovac vaccine last week and I tell you, I felt no adverse reaction after the procedure, hours after and the days following. Because I came to the vaccination site early, I was the eighth person vaccinated that day. But…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo WE are bound to meet for a short period of time, before we move on, to places we have never been, or to places we have been before. The experiences are unique, appearing to have come from the same source, but may be coming from…
By Atty. Farah G. Decano FORMER Supreme Court Justice Antonio Carpio recently accepted President Rodrigo Duterte’s challenge to debate on the West Philippine Sea (WPS) issue. I was wondering if the former really wanted to be tortured by possible fallacious arguments including ad hominem hurled at him. * * …
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