Dagupan is Number 1! By Gonzalo Duque DAGUPAN City — We mean Dagupenos and their confreres – is ecstatic! Why? Finally, it was able to establish itself as No. 1, Numero Uno, sangka maongan, in sports! Yes, in the Region! Number One in Region One, kuanyo pa? Congrats…
Our endless romance with rice By Al S. Mendoza RICE is now the hottest barbershop talk. Again. It happens all the time. Each time there’s scarcity of rice, chaos erupts—almost. Sen. Cynthia Villar, the Senate’s chair of the agriculture committee, called it as mere “tsismis” (gossip). Agriculture secretary Manny Pinol…
Surprising Sto. Tomas quintet By Jesus A. Garcia, Jr. THE Sto. Tomas quintet entered the Group B quarterfinals of the 2nd Pangasinan Inter-Town/City Basketball Tournament the hard way. It topped the Northern Conference’s 5th and final slot of the Wild Card round by defeating Alcala, Laoac and Binalonan and joined…
Divorce By: Dr. Ashok G. Vasandani Here’s a story I read in a page in Facebook from “NTD Inspired Life”. I’d like to share, something we can all learn from. “I got home one-night and as my wife served dinner, I held her hand and said, “I want a…
DAGUPAN MADE HISTORY – The gritty Dagupan athletes wrote history for the city when they clinched the 2008 Region 1 Athletic Association (R1AA) meet in style, finally ending their title drought since the meet began in mid-70s, even when it was still known as the Ilocos Region Athletic Association (IRAA) meet….
Time to help ourselves By Ermin Garcia Jr. COMMUNITIES are beginning to be more conscious of efforts of the Philippine National Police leadership in the province and in the cities to keep the peace and order in check through various operations, from higher visibility to seizure of loose…
Atchi Mita’s new baby, a reformed press club! By Gonzalo Duque WE start this column with a mixed emotion. The family is in festive mood, with Sec. Pinkoy’s confirmation by Commission on Appointments. It was not a walk in the park, mind you. There were dark forces at work….
Ancajas is Pacquiao’s worthy replacement By Al S. Mendoza THE Sunday punch came this time from Jerwin Ancajas. He is no Manny “PacMan” Pacquiao but the way Ancajas delivered his blows was something to be thrilled about, too. There was no razzle-dazzle a la Pacquiao, yes, but Ancajas is still truly…
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