By Leonardo Micua IF there’s one project that many of our present generation would love to see operating soon, that would be the proposed Tri-City Ferry System that will provide an alternative and faster means of transport for residents of the three coastal cities- Alaminos, Dagupan and San Fernando…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo WE were not supposed to be there because my sister Emma was very sick, but she insisted on going. She thought that those who organized will take our absence in a negative way, as they have prepared for this event with so much effort. They…
By Farah G. Decano THIS quaint interior called Pagasa along Arellano Street has been home to some families of political influence. Located in this village are properties of the Rayoses, Melendezes, Ravanzos, Marambas, Fernandezes, Coquias, and the Decanos. But, it is only now that its ever-deteriorating narrow roads are seriously taken into consideration…
By Eva C. Visperas I left Dagupan in February 2023, after serving as its City Information Officer for a brief period. Since then, I have been bombarded with the same question from different people: What’s happening to Dagupan? I feel ashamed to admit that I don’t have a clear…
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. I WAS not surprised at all on learning that international pool veteran Carlo Biado won the 2nd Chinese Taipei Open 9-Ball Pool Championship in Taiwan last January 12. I’ve been following Biado’s career since his climb to Asia’s top level that rates him today…
By Rex Catubig YOU could never catch my mother without makeup. Or at least without a penciled eyebrow and red lipstick. It’s a vanity routine she had to do that made her day complete. But it was something that for a young boy was both penance and punishment. It…
By Ermin Garcia Jr. NEW Year is supposed to mark the beginning of new perspectives, new changes, new ideas and new lifestyles. I do hope all the sanggunian bayan and panlungsod across the province still share this thought, and consider it as an opportune time to introduce new ways…
By Leonardo Micua OUR photo journalist Butch Uka reported to me what appeared to him as widespread theft of steel manhole covers in Barangay Tapuac in Dagupan City by still unknown persons. I told him this is no longer news today as it happened in any other city administration many…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo HOW do we remember? How often, how long do we think of our departed and loved ones? Perhaps not so often, and we forget their significance in our lives, so we assign a special day. Last January 9, I attended one of those special days:…
By Farah G. Decano I worry about my former colleagues in the Dagupan City Council who now belong to the opposition. Joining the bandwagon of their haters is not my bag of chips because I only remember our good and innocent times. As former city councilor, I had good…
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