PBA goes to Pangasinan By @SiRVis A travel journal that will give you a pleasant view of people, places, food, culture, history and events from a refreshing perspective PHILIPPINES is a basketball-crazy nation. Filipinos are so in love with basketball that it transcends beyond the sport. It is entertainment, tourism,…
DILG, COA CALLED THE BLUFF – We waited for Councilor Redford Erfie Mejia to stand up and challenge the DILG legal opinion read by Jose Netu Tamayo in his privilege speech before the city council, being the one of only two opposed to the transfer of city hall to a donated land in Barangay Pantal. But he…
Random Thoughts
MBTF’S P13.4-M VS. MBSL’S P30-M LYING-IN CLINIC – During the last session of the Dagupan City council on July 24 a comparison was made between the Diagnostic Center and Lying-in Clinic being built by Mayor Belen Fernandez and the ambitious but unsuccessful Maternal and Child-Care Hospital and Lying-in Center planned by the Lim administration…
Random Thoughts
Pangasinan, a flashpoint? By Ermin Garcia Jr. IT looks like PNP Provincial Director Ronald Lee spoke too soon when he said the province is free of insurgency problems. The reported firefight between the government troops and NPA rebels at presstime in San Nicolas town on the border with Benguet…
Punchline
Artist puts Dagupan in the Comic World Map By @SiRVis A travel journal that will give you a pleasant view of people, places, food, culture, history and events from a refreshing perspective MOVIE adaptations of Marvel and DC comic book characters have been blockbusters for the past few years. …
The North Vista
Floods are here but what else is new? By Al S. Mendoza I am a Manila boy. Manila has always been the country’s major city: Symbol of progress. You elect to establish residence in Manila, that means you made it in Manila. There is a saying that once you…
General Admission
Al Fernandez, statesman By Gonzalo Duque PRESIDENT Digong’s SONA continues to amaze people. He is the first President to go down in history to face the bunch of rallyists, the likes of Renato Reyes. You can imagine how his security felt, with the boss bravely facing the detractors. How…
Playing with Fire
54 seconds By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. I NEVER failed to watch the annual Tour de France (TdF) on TV, either via live or delayed telecast. Frankly, the TdF was one of the reasons why I was inspired to become a cyclist. Like the participants of TdF, I was ambitious…
Sports Eye
Time to call the bluff By Ermin Garcia Jr. OVER the last few days, I’ve been monitoring discussions on social media about the seemingly contentious issues about the planned transfer of Dagupan City Hall to a new location, particularly to the donated lot along the De Venecia Highway in…




