By Gonzalo Duque I CITED Barangay Captain Sidney Lomboy of Tapuac as a different breed of barangay captain in my last week’s column. I was proud of him. However, I inadvertently omitted to cite others who also received commendations for their outstanding performances as barangay captains, particularly, one special barangay…
By Leonardo Micua WHILE it has been raining sporadically in some parts of the country, it is still hot and humid in Dagupan City and Pangasinan after every little rainfall. It means summer is still here and its hot air has not completely exited. Could this be the reason…
By Farah G. Decano I ENCOUNTERED the term “ghosting” for the first time when actors Bea Alonzo and Gerald Anderson broke up. I wondered what the word meant when applied to them. As explained later by those in showbiz circles, it means abruptly ending a relationship by sudden disappearance…
By Eva C. Visperas THE decision of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to end the School Year 2024-2025 on April 15 reverting to the old school calendar is a commendable decision, especially considering the extreme summer heat. This is actually a significant step toward reverting to the traditional June-March school…
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. PANGASINAN’s booming town Calasiao under the leadership of the town’s sports-minded Mayor Kevin Roy Macanlalay hosted again the country’s famous amateur basketball league, the MPBL (Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League) for the third time last May 18 that featured our provincial quintet called “Pangasinan Heatwaves.”…
By Rex Catubig IT has withstood change: defying passing time, current lifestyle; and the emergence of a generation with different pov’s, tastes and preferences. Come hell or high water, it stands as the last bastion of status quo. Stubborn as the weed, it finds ways to sprout and gain…
By Ermin Garcia Jr THE government’s modernization plan for the jeepneys will likely fail if some major policies are not changed soon. This will be realized in 3-5 years when most, if not all, of the cooperatives will be unable to continue paying their monthly amortizations for their members’…
By Gonzalo Duque MARK my word. Our Barangay Kapitan of Tapuac, Sidney Lomboy will go places. And his secretary, Ike Palinar, can only agree with me so I am urging all his kagawads to unite and support Sidney’s programs because I believe all these will redound to the benefit…
By Leonardo Micua VIRAL on YouTube for over a week now is the Senate inquiry over the POGO hub in Bamban, Tarlac that was raided by lawmen led by the Philippine Anti-Organized Crime Commission and literally opened cans of worms and hidden skeletons in closets of some incumbent and past…
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