By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. WHEN the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the defending champions Golden State Warriors, (4-2) in the Western Conference semifinals best-of-seven series to enter the Finals, the Boston Celtics edged the Philadelphia Sixers, (4-3) in the Eastern Conference semis in the best-of-seven series to land the…
By Rex Catubig THE out-of-town excursions of the Jayceekens prior to the pandemic, had always been a box office favorite among the footloose and fancy-free seniors. But two Covid years after, and many aborted trips of sighs spread across, you’d bet the City shuttle bus would be on SRO…
By Ermin Garcia Jr. YESTERDAY, May 20, our family observed the 57th death anniversary of my father who was killed by a Lingayen politician in 1966. After 5 decades, it’s understandable if people today know little or even remember who “Ermin Erfe Garcia” was. A social encounter in one…
By Leonardo Micua IF there is one upcoming project in Dagupan that should be given its due course, it is the flood mitigation project in the flood-prone intersection of A.B. Fernandez Avenue, Arellano Street and M.H. del Pilar Street. A project of the DPWH at the request of the…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo EVEN under the extreme heat of the summer sun, the trees were smiling. It is a smile made brighter by the red flowers of the fire trees and the yellow flowers of the narra trees that overwhelmed the green leaves, firmly holding on, with the…
By Farah G. Decano DAGUPAN residents nowadays are polarized, but not in the way the Liberal and the Nacionalista Dagupeños were so divided decades ago. As per information from older generations, the split among city residents based on party affiliations lasted only during elections and during appointments to public…
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. THE talk of the town last week in sports was the 32nd Southeast Asia Games (SEAG) hosted by Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It concluded last Wednesday (May 17) with defending champion Vietnam convincingly retained its overall supremacy in the biennial meet, harvesting 136 gold medals,…
By Rex Catubig HE’S probably grown tired of the ocean after so many years as a US Navy sailor, so when our high school classmate Pablo Miranda retired, he chose to build a second house atop a forested hill in Rosario, La Union. Hiring a bulldozer and armed only with…
By Ermin Garcia Jr. ACTING-Gov. Mark Lambino was his candid self, explaining the surprise absence of the 11 board members, provincial administrator and provincial assessor and other key provincial officials whose whereabouts were unknown initially until they were tracked in USA, thanks to social media. Mr. Lambino said the…
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. FIRSTLY, my heartfelt congratulations to the top five podium finishers in the province’s latest cycling road race held last May 6 in conjunction with the May 1 to 7 Calasiao town fiesta celebration. Dubbed as “First Calasiao Mayor Kevin Roy Cup Cycling Challenge,” the…
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