Learning with the Mother Tongue By Johanne Margarette R. Macob LAST Monday, young minds entered or re-entered their respective classrooms with the hope of meeting new friends, and of course, of learning something they could make use of to ease their way through life. The Department of Education (DepEd) started…
My dream monologue with Mr. ALC By Ermin Garcia Jr. IN our last issue, our Fire Player Gonz Duque recounted how one of the meetings that Mayor Belen Fernandez had with businessman Antonio L. Cabangon Chua proceeded over the sale and ownership of the MC Adore property. At one…
Punchline
Rizaliana in Dagupan By Jun Velasco “In the will of man there is a power of longing which turns the mist in ourselves into sun,” Kahlil Gibran FOR all the time—since 2006— that we’ve been with the Knights of Rizal, we’ve grown accustomed to use the word “Rizalize”…
Think about it
Security in our schools By Gonzalo Duque OUR public school system in Dagupan City is, we believe, in good hands. This we came to know after getting acquainted with the policies and programs and mindset of Supt. Gloria Torres. We are really lucky to have good leaders in education…
Playing with Fire
No rights on immunity for our state witnesses By Al S. Mendoza AMONG our senators, one of the most sensible is Alan Peter Cayetano. Now the Senate majority floor leader, Alan C. (his sister, Pia Cayetano, is also an incumbent senator) has not only been talking sense all this…
General Admission
Police paperwork or visibility? By Bebot Villar IT’S back to school, back to old problems. Let’s hope our authorities are ready with their tried and tested solutions. Pag back-to-school na, siguradong aside from lack of classrooms, teachers and textbooks, susulpot uli ang problema sa illegal drugs para sa ating…
Deretsahan
“There is enough for everyone’s need; there is not enough for anyone’s greed.” (Mahatma Gandhi) By Oscar V. Cruz THE above cited plain but profound words of wisdom is not only true but also plain. It is both a rational and realistic conclusion. It is not merely a truth…
Viewpoints
Visiting Texas anew By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. ALAMO, TEXAS –My twin daughters, Raina and Raisa, and I are now in this historical, beautiful and big state of America to visit my relatives and to enjoy a brief respite after organizing and directing eleven bicycle road races in our province…
Sports Eye
Mito tan Awaran na Pangasinan Nen Santiago Villafania “Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.” — Plato AKAPAMITING ak ed Pangasinan Historical and Cultural Commission (PHCC) nen imbeneg a Mayo, 22, 2014 dia ed Capitol Resort Hotel, Lingayen. Apantongtongan no kapigan so pangipaway na libro na Awaran…
Aristos
Love heals By Johanne Margarette R. Macob I JUST came across a passage that says a man can love his girlfriend for one month, his wife for a year or so, but his mother forever. I believe the first two claims are both contentious (and yes, relative) but the…




