Me and boxing sport By Jesus A. Garcia, Jr. WHY am I so addicted to and passionate about the sport of boxing? Perhaps it’s because of the Mexican genes in me. Yes, like the Mexican hombres whom I met and talked to like my brothers and cousins (father side),…
7 Things To Do In Dagupan On A Rainy Day By @SiRVis A travel journal that will give you a pleasant view of people, places, food, culture, history and events from a refreshing perspective WHO said it’s boring when it’s raining and pouring? There are a lot of things…
The North Vista
BOARDWALK OF COASTAL ROAD? Or cop versus cop. Or should I say police general versus police colonel? But let’s include in the battleground the Department of Public Works and Highway. It’s about the the boardwalk project of retired police general and 2nd District Rep. Leopoldo Bataoil that should be referred…
Random Thoughts
Expose drug-using barangay brass By Ermin Garcia Jr. THE protest rally staged in Balungao by town hall employees and a number of barangay residents last week was most unusual. It was aimed at the police station and the rally was led by Mayor Philipp Peralta himself, no less, to…
Punchline
Forward, Ph, Dagupan! By Gonzalo Duque AT the rate we are going—Martial Law in Mindanao and might extend throughout the nation, drug war, policemen in cahoots with criminals, corrupt politics, et at—chances are there’s no way out for our country to go but down and out. Include the earthquake…
Playing with Fire
Honestly now, did Pacquiao actually lose? By Al S. Mendoza OK, Manny Pacquiao lost. We have to face the fact like men of honor. But bitter as it is, there is an unseen beauty in it. And it is this: Not only Filipinos were angered by the decision but…
General Admission
Unpopular decision. Rematch? By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. WHEN the verdict was announced declaring Jeff Horn as the new champion, winning over our boxing icon Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao, of the World Boxing Organization’ (WBO) welterweight title, netizens all over the world, including world celebrities, were quick to cry “foul, that…
Sports Eye
Alaminos: More Than Just the Hundred Islands by @SiRVis A travel journal that will give you a pleasant view of people, places, food, culture, history and events from a refreshing perspective ALAMINOS has always been synonymous to Hundred Islands. The Hundred Islands National Park (Kapulo-puloan or Taytay-Bakes in the…
The North Vista
WRONG ARGUMENT, COUNCILOR! We can’t understand why one or two of the oppositors to the transfer of Dagupan City Hall to another site kept on talking about a supposed Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP) based on alleged study by UP Planades, which they claimed to have been approved in 2003…




