Fiery UPang five By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. I’AM an avid follower of the University of Pangasinan quintet since 1970’s under the presidency of George Rayos. The UPang five then called “Greyhounds” was under the tutelage of my townmate, the late Jorge Monje, formerly from Infanta, Pangasinan. I always…
POLITICAL BLACKMAIL. A graduating mayor in central part of Pangasinan got the big surprise of his political career when all the councilors aligned with him abandoned him in favor of another mayoralty candidate. Mr. Mayor has anointed his wife to succeed him in the 2016 elections. The wife’s mayoralty rival,…
Unbeatable By Ermin Garcia Jr. AT the rate things are proceeding in Dagupan City, it appears Mayor Belen Fernandez will not meet any serious opposition or contest from any right-thinking politico in 2016. You have to hand it to her. She has accomplished a lot more for the city than…
PH a mecca of sports? By Jun Velasco “I may disagree with what you say, but I will defend to death your right to say it,” Voltaire. SPORTS-minded Ph. That should be our country’s tag with Gilas Pilipinas’ stellar performance at the FIBA Championship in Changsia, China. Our forecast is,…
Guv’nor Spines should back Duterte! By Gonzalo Duque WE welcome the Jaycees to our beloved city on Oct 8-10! Their national president is Vice Mayor Brian Lim. This is one great opportunity for Brian to show his leadership qualities. Aha? Ang lalaki ng streamers ni Mayor Belen Fernandez welcoming the…
The waiting game By Al S. Mendoza AS the piano-bar saying goes, “It ain’t over till the fat lady sings.” That simply means we don’t drink the last shot until the bar crooner belts the last song of the night. The bar doesn’t close until our last order has been…
Now, it’s breaded shabu By Bebot Villar PINOYS are indeed gifted and creative. We excel in many fields all over the world. We have countless names that make our country very proud. But what I can’t help but think is the idea of putting or mixing shabu in the bread…
Gilas five bounce back By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. SPORTS pages were suddenly filled with varying opinions after the embarrassing defeat by our Gilas Five against FIBA Asia novice squad Palestine. I believe that was a ‘wake-up’ call for the Gilas because their five succeeding games were all victories, winning…
Saludo Casa Real! By Johanne R. Macob I always passed through our Poblacion, and nothing much changed over the months and years – from the moderate to heavy traffic jams depending on the time of the day, to the problematic parking scheme. Include the presence of the majestic Church and…
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