3rd Governor’s Cup cagefest kicks off By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. ORIGINALLY scheduled last October, the much-awaited third season of the annual Governor’s CupInter-Town/City Basketball Tournament finally kicked off last December 8 at Narciso Ramos Sports and Civic Center in Lingayen. Like the first two edition sof the very successful…
By: Dr. Ashok G. Vasandani Here’s an article I read in a page on www.moralstories.org. I’d like to share, something we can all learn from. Think Before You JudgeAuthor Unknown A doctor entered the hospital in hurry after being called in for an urgent surgery. He answered the call asap,…
Learnings in Life
A re-enacted budget is never a problem By Leonardo Micua CONGRESS went on Christmas breakFriday without passing the 2019 general appropriations act, with leaders of the Senate seemed united in asking President Duterte to ignore the recommendation of Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno to call for a special session next week…
Random Thoughts
Mayor Belen is mom to city’s children By Ermin Garcia Jr. GREAT things are continuing to happen in Dagupan City. The city government finally earned the coveted Presidential Award forChild-Friendly Municipalities and Cities (PACFMC) this year after being cited as a national finalist and regional awardee for the past years!…
Punchline
Dagupan most child-friendly city RP-wide By Gonzalo Duque WE are all witnessing an inutile or tolerant Comelec amidst a heavily propaganda-bombarded environment. Nothing new or exciting from Mayor Belen’s camp, but from the other side, they have their posters showing their handsome and beautiful faces. Angnakaka-ano (hindi ko…
Playing with Fire
With Blatche back,Gilas still has a chance By Al S. Mendoza GILAS Pilipinas had the height against Kazakhstan. In that game, the PHLTeam didn’t only have the “Twin Towers” in 7-footer Greg Slaughter and 6-foot-10 June Mar Fajardo. Truth is, the duo even got beefed up by Japeth Aguilar, whose…
General Admission
Men-in-waiting at Dunkin’ By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo EAGER to enjoy the newly-baked bread I bought from BreadTalk, I proceeded to Dunkin Donuts for quick coffee and gather stories. All the tables were taken, a young man entrenched himself in the corner, reading his books. On two tables joined together were…
G Spot
Lingayen quintet seeks back-to-back wins By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. BY the time you read this piece, the boys of head coach Jason Vinluan of Lingayen team are already playing with all their might, defending their tiara that they won last season. They are seeking a back-to-back win in the…
Sports Eye
By: Dr. Ashok G. Vasandani Here’s an article I read in a page on www.moralstories.org. I’d like to share, something we can all learn from. Happiness and SorrowAuthorUnknownH A man who has gone out of his town comes back and finds that his house is on fire. It was one…
Learnings in Life
An exercise in futility By Leonado Micua IN last session of the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) minority floor leaderRedford Erfe-Mejia literally trained his guns on his colleagues who did not support him, particularly refusing to support two of the resolutions he filed before the floor. He moved for the passage of…




