Sweet dreams are made of these By Marifi Jara IN creative writing class back in college, my teacher, the late Doreen Fernandez, would choose one of the best essays submitted the previous week and read it out loud for a group critique. The writer’s identity would not be revealed until…
A lesson for the “Mighty 8” By Ermin Garcia Jr. THE die is cast for Lyceum Northwestern University. It will not be cowed into submission by city hall. It’s top honcho, the irrepressible Gonz Duque, he who dares to play with fire regularly with gusto, has sent the message…
Hope springs eternal By Jun Velasco Your word is a lamp for my feet and light for my path,” — Psalm ll9.l05 PANGASINENSES in the United States and, per balikbayan Nonoy and Pat Salvador’s report, Canada and probably in many more countries abroad are delighted by the city’s Dawel River Cruise….
A Christmas spoiler By Gonzalo Duque WE sincerely wish one and all Merry Christmas… yes, even if we received very recently a letter from a fictitious writer who was peeved by our call on Mayor Benjie Lim and Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez to bury the hatchet even just for a while…
Guv Spines should solve parking problem in Manaoag Al S. Mendoza NOW here’s one worth our while. Among us Roman Catholics, we go to Manaoag to pray for the good graces that our Lord Jesus Christ may bestow upon us through Mother Mary. Many Manaoag devotees keep their vows to…
Christmas By +Oscar V. Cruz, JCD THE times are bad and the future is dark. The Country is stagnant and millions of Filipinos are suffering from hunger and uncertainty. The local and national problems are not only multiplying but also worsening. The quest for justice and peace remains elusive and…
Segura and Viloria By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. YOU and I saw the fight. You watched it on TV but I watched it personally at Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City last Sunday. We saw how the Narvacan, Ilocos Sur-born Brian Viloria scored a devastating eight round stoppage over the…
Organic fertilizer from the sea By Roberto Garcia Marine plants such as seagrass and seaweed abound along the coasts of Lingayen Gulf particularly in Western Pangasinan where they are washed ashore along the beach during stormy or wavy conditions. Instead of treating them as waste material, these can be converted…
When a son protests too much By Ermin Garcia Jr. DON’T look now but at the rate Dagupan Councilor Brian Lim is adamantly opposing the sanggunian’s move to continue the investigation of the “fake” waiver scandal, the investigation will likely lead to damning, incriminating evidence at the doorsteps of…
Man of the Year By Jun Velasco “Every gift, though it be small, is in reality great if given with affection.”— Pindar IN SPITE of the internet and other high-tech communications gadgets which have made the world a small village, we ironically find ourselves — instead of forging love and friendship…
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