Autonomous status for LNU By Gonzalo Duque WE at Lyceum Northwestern University are hoping and praying that we would be granted autonomous status by the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) soon. This would certainly be a big boon to us, our faculty members and our students. It will be a…
Why Lito & Bong won, and why JV & Jinggoy lost By Al S. Mendoza FROM showbiz, two won but the other two lost. The winners were Lito Lapid and Bong Revilla, losers JV Ejercito and Jinggoy Estrada. Usually, actors are virtual winners for two main reasons: Popularity and name…
Bolasi By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo WHILE researching on the word “bolasi”, I found a site called “bucaio”, featuring the food and culture of the Philippines. Among the features were landscapes, products and resources of Pangasinan and Cavite. Bolasi, according to the writer, is called abukos or asobe in Cavite. In…
NBA Finals to reach 7 games By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. GOING to battle with a complete lineup unlike their opponent, NBA first time finalist Toronto Raptors walloped the injury-plagued two-time defending champion Golden State Warriors, 123-109, at the Warriors home turf last Thursday and now leads the best-of-seven championship…
By Ashok G. Vasandani Here’s a story I read in a page on www.moralstories.org. I’d like to share, something we can all learn from. The BridgeAuthor Unknown ONCE upon a time two brothers who lived on adjoining farms fell into conflict. It was the first serious rift in 40 years…
The doctor fainted By Jing Villamil SHE tells this story as eloquently as a poet would! She is a physician, freshly graduated and last year’s board-passer. To pay back her state scholarship, she is on her first of five years as doctor to the barrios. Frail and pale and pretty…
Social media’s influence on student’s academic performance By John Fernandez SOCIAL media are online technology platforms that help to connect people together far and near. Social Media has been defined as websites which allow profile creation and visibility of relationships between users to communicate in one another, to seek information…
July 22, Pangasinan Independence Day By Leonardo Micua IN connection with the 121st celebration of the Philippine Independence Day on June 12, many people do not know that our real freedom day in Pangasinan is July 22. This was one month and 10 days from June 12, 1898 when General…
The personal challenge to new PNP–PD By Ermin Garcia Jr. THE interception of the 88 kilos of shabu worth P124 million in the streets is an indication that the war on drugs in Pangasinan is proceeding well…and bad. Well because the interception was successful and the undocumented Chinese nationals involved…
Unity in city council By Gonzalo Duque WE attended the reunion of our San Beda Class 1976 to honor a fellow Bedan, former Congressman and former Executive Secretary Dondon Bagatsing, also an educator like us, for being appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte as new ambassador of the Philippines to India….
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