People of the lake By Virginia J. Pasalo MARAWI’S old name “Dansalan” is derived from “dansal”, a destination point or a meeting place. It also means arrival or coming. That was how places were named in the past, much like Pangasinan (where salt is made) and Dagupan (meeting place). Dansalan…
How the West was won By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. OCCASIONAL rains kept pouring in evening of May 27. Worried and tensed, I woke up at wee hours of May 28 and monitored the weather that gave me a big headache. I had to decide whether to postpone the…
Agew Na Dagupan by @SiRVis A travel journal that will give you a pleasant view of people, places, food, culture, history and events from a refreshing perspective ____________________________________________________________ JUNE 20 is the 70th Agew na Dagupan and a “Platinum” celebration is in store for the city’s commemoration of its…
MR. FOREVER NO TALK — A recent visit to Japan two weeks past once again proved what is a known fact about one provincial official. In one of the discussions I attended as a sit-in guest of one of the invited delegates for a JICA-initiated official trip for very few…
Prayerful man By Ermin Garcia Jr. LAST week, TV, newspapers and internet showed a picture of the newly appointed Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano kneeling on both knees while a prayer was being read during at the DFA’s Monday flag ceremony. And just as I was afraid of, the reaction…
A date with history By Gonzalo Duque WE had already touched down at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport on Wednesday, but our short stay in Russia – yes, we were in the President’s official talk with his Russian counterpart President Vladimir Putin. Our wild expectation to loiter and savor…
Horn’s ‘Heist of The Century?’ By Al S. Mendoza MANNY Pacquiao has officially started his training for his July 2fight against Australia’s Jeff Horn. Let us all welcome that. If you ask me, I think Pacquiao’s a bit late. Most fighters need at least eight weeks—two months—to really be in…
Rematch? By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. UNQUESTIONABLY the talk of the world now in the field of sports is the NBA’s Western and Eastern Conference Finals. We saw how the 2015 champions Golden State Warriors swept their playoff games against three dreaded teams, the first team in NBA history…
Favorite Pasalubong from Dagupan by @SiRVis A travel journal that will give you a pleasant view of people, places, food, culture, history and events from a refreshing perspective ____________________________________________________________ WHENEVER we travel, we usually bring back with us some souvenirs from that place. Souvenirs that range from shirts, keychains,…
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