Horah By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo THIS is painful to write. I had good relationship with the Israeli Embassy, and was sent on a scholarship to Israel. Immediately after, I was elected as President of the Shalom Club Philippines, the alumni organization of Filipinos who were recipients of various scholarships…
Unstoppable UL quintet By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. DUE to my workload, I had to miss some skirmishes of the PRISSA Inter-Collegiate Basketball Tournament as well as the UCAAP Inter-Collegiate Jimmy Fernandez Basketball Challenge. But I always watched the most important clashes among the title contenders especially the semis and…
The Filipino ‘Kapwa’ Psychology By Johanne R. Macob THE election fever is here! We actually began to feel the heat even before our candidates filed their respective certificates of candidacy last week. But before we go through the main political campaign period, I’d like to share what I’ve learned…
THE PLOY OF THE OPPOSITION. The rumor spread before the filing of COCs that Mayor Al will go up against Mayor Belen went pfft. It was a disinformation and a ploy to sow dissension in the ranks of the ruling party in Dagupan at a time when the mayor was attending a…
Lessons learned from fish pens By Ermin Garcia Jr. THE report of our Hilda Austria on the presence of illegal fish pens in Barangay Pugaro is instructive in many fields and concerns. Read and sigh. Firstly, the businessmen and barangay officials operating fish pens have no fear of the city…
Tripartite approach vs crime needed By Jun Velasco “The thief’s purpose is to steal and kill and destory. My purpose is to give life in all its fullness.” -John 10:10 THOSE who are criticizing Governor Amado Espino Jr., and his son Board Member Pogi’s entry to the Liberal Party…
GMA looks, is fine! By Gonzalo Duque MARK this date, Oct.6. It was a heartwarming reunion between former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and this writer at the Philippine Veterans Hospital. We were a group – all supporters of Mayor Rody Duterte – when an idea leaped to our faces: pay…
Mystic of the reluctant candidate By Al S. Mendoza THE reluctant candidate usually wins in this country. It took a lot of convincing before Tita Cory ran for president in 1986. When she won, the election template radically changed. Twenty-four years after her victory, Tita Cory did not see a…
School officials as drug addicts By Bebot Villar MY office just received the latest information that the Dagupan City Police has captured its top 2 and top 9 drug personalities in two (2) consecutive days! Congratulations! We learned that the arrested top 2 suspects operate both in Pantal and Bonuan…
The Promise By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo I JUST learned from unofficial sources, that last October 8, is the first day of the “staging of the 1st Pangasinan Environmental Summit sponsored by the provincial administration in partnership with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the Department of the…
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