Nanoy, you do your parents proud! By Gonzalo Duque SORRY to some friends who keep on inviting us to their special events. Our hands are full. Mahirap pala ang magkaroon ng reputasyon as a great speaker ehem… Last week and the other week, lagi tayong kinukumbidang magsalita. Ah, yes,…
Manila was where Hermie’s heart was By Al S. Mendoza THE last time I was with Hermie Rivera in our beloved Dagupan was in 2012. “We need to see your buloy, Al,” he said to me then, in his usual sound of utmost urgency. Everything in Hermie was urgent….
The Marcelino case By Bebot Villar THE administration should not allow the controversy involving Marine Lt. Col. Ferdinand Marcelino to be blown out of proportion! Hindi maganda na kapwa anti – drug enforcers ang nag-aaway away at nagbabatuhan ng mga paratang ukol sa isyu na ito. It started with…
Remembering Carlos Loyzaga By Jesus A Garcia Jr. THE first sports celebrity to pass away this year was the Baguio City-born famous broadcaster, writer, boxing analyst and Dagupan City son-in-law and maker of world champion, Hermie Rivera. He was followed by basketball icon Carlos Loyzaga last January 27. Unknown perhaps…
THE UGLIES ARE BACK! They did it again. Another giant tarpaulin of a candidate for an elective post installed near the boundary of Binmaley and Dagupan City was vandalized! But this time, it was no longer that of former Congressman Mark Cojuangco’s tarpaulins but by Mayor Sammy Rosario and Vice…
Running By Jun Velasco LOOK at the kaleidoscope of candidates vying for various positions. It’s exciting as well as ludicrous! Such towering statures like Cezar Quiambao who is running for Bayambang mayor and Chavit Singson, a former governor and congressman who is running for councilor of Narvacan. It’s for…
Rosal in our eyes and nose! By Gonzalo Duque AT a meeting with Mayor Belen Fernandez last Wednesday, some interesting subjects came up. One – the propagation of the sweet-scented flower Rosal. Don’t look now, but Rosal is our official flower in Dagupan City. No, not Sampaguita as commonly…
Ambition & money elixirs for Pacquiao By Al S. Mendoza NOT known to many, Manny Pacquiao oozes with ambition. Well, he loves money more than anything in the world. The trigger to that was his impoverished childhood that depended solely on the kindness of others for him to survive….
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