Pilgrimage Tourism in 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 ____________________________________________________________ PEOPLE from all over the Philippines and other countries flock to Pangasinan every summer (which also coincides with the Lenten…
BOASTFUL ARROGANCE. Kung sinabi ni Miro, gagawin ni Miro. Kung hindi magawa ni Miro, hindi na siya si Miro.” This phrase popularized by P/Superintendent Neil Miro when he started as officer-in-charge at the Dagupan police, may have unmade Miro himself during his short stint. Obviously, he had intended it to…
War of nerves in war on drugs By Ermin Garcia Jr. THE reported scheduled meeting between leaders of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) and members of the Duterte cabinet is long overdue. We’ve been seeing a war of nerves, on top of the war on drugs…
Pangulo in fighting mood By Gonzalo Duque FIRST, our half-kabayan Mike Sueno, DILG secretary, got it, straight from the shoulder! Knocked out ang kabayan natin. Yes, taga-Urdaneta ang ermat. Then, Undersecretary Maia Chiara-Halmen Valdez under our friend and most powerful and closest man to the President, Cabinet Secretary Jun…
Fernandez & Pacquiao grab sports headlines By Al S. Mendoza TWO screaming sports stories this week: One, Ramon Fernandez did not make an empty threat, proceeding to sue Jose “Peping” Cojuangco for libel. Two, Manny Pacquiao is fighting Jeff Horn of Australia after all. Fernandez filed the case in…
Passion, prayer and remembrance By Virginia J. Pasalo Things I remember during Pangasinan’s 437th Founding Anniversary: The Ecumenical Prayer. I was expecting a prayer that was not read on paper, but delivered with the passion of one inspired by God, with each word reverberating with the energy from its…
It’s Manaoag vs Binmaley in finals By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. AFTER Alaminos City and Urdaneta City convincingly subdued their foes in the second game of their best-of-three semifinal series of the First Governor’s Cup Inter-Town Basketball Tournament on March 26 to force a knockout game on April 1,…
Agew na 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 ____________________________________________________________ AGEW na Pangasinan or Pangasinan Day is celebrated to commemorate the province’s foundation 437 years ago. Malacanang declared April 5 a…
STRICT ENFORCEMENT OF TRAFFIC IN THE CITY. The mini-bus I rode on my way to Lingayen was flagged down by a POSO enforcer for parking along the road in front of the Caltex gasoline station on Perez Boulevard to wait for passengers. The driver did not deny the charge but…
Who wants barangay elections? By Ermin Garcia Jr. OUR province’s congressmen have found themselves in a dilemma over the suggestion of President Duterte to again postpone the barangay elections and allow him simply to appoint or designate barangay officials, particularly, kapitans! They know too well that their constituents have…
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