Just to watch a championship match By Jesus A. Garcia, Jr. I DO travel just to watch in the flesh important sporting events of my top five favorite sports like cycling, boxing, basketball, table tennis and volleyball whether here or overseas, and if I have the means, of course….
THE LAW IS HARSH – The suspension order from office for one year without pay by the Ombudsman to Asingan Mayor Heidee Chua and Vice Mayor Carlos Lopez Jr. served as a wake-up call to elected officials, especially local chief executives. As soon as news spread mid-December that the two officials…
Random Thoughts
Malinac Lay Labi Charmaine Clamor FROM SYDNEY – “Malinac lay Labi” is a song so dear to Pangasinense. Perhaps, its melody and words encapsulate the soul of a ‘Pangasinan spirit.’ One great way to celebrate Christmas for us is to sing this iconic Pangasinan song. Join us in singing…
A Kabaleyan’s Thoughts
War contra epal By Ermin Garcia Jr. WAR CONTRA EPAL. The recent ruling of the Ombudsman suspending Asingan Mayor Heidee Chua and Vice Mayor Carlos Lopez Jr . for being ‘epal’ should finally tell all elected officials, from the barangay kapitans, to councilors, mayors, board members, congressmen to the…
PUNCHLINE
‘Fund raising’ is no fun By Gonzalo Duque WE told you so. The mayor and vice mayor of Asingan town were suspended for one year by the Ombudsman without pay “for imprinting their faces and names on the side of the town ambulance.” The ax fell on the heads…
Playing with Fire
Fiba World Cup another feather on our cap By Al S. Mendoza THERE’S not an iota of doubt that the Fiba World Cup is a global prestige almost of equal footing with the NBA. Fiba, of course, is the French acronym of the World Basketball Federation. Who doesn’t know…
General Admission
The scramble to the top By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. THE second edition of the Governor’s Cup Pangasinan Inter-Town/City Basketball Tournament elimination rounds of Central, Northern, Western and Eastern Conferences are now in the final stages. Conference toppers led by the rejuvenated and resurging Lingayen (Western) and Urdaneta City (Eastern)…
Sports Eye
Dagupan Kaleskes A travel journal that will give you a pleasant view of people, places, food, culture, history and events from a refreshing perspective By @SiRVis IT’S getting colder and colder this December. Bring out the sweater that’s been in the cabinet for months. It’s your chance to wear…
The North Vista
DENGVAXIA THROUGH PRIVATE CLINICS. In one clinic of one of the top private hospitals in Dagupan is a notice written on a piece of paper which says, “Dengue vaccine available here”. The notice was not taken out even if the Department of Health already suspended the administration of the vaccine Dengvaxia in…




