By Farah G. Decano T’WAS past nine o’ clock at night when I finally decided to turn off the lights in the first floor, go up my bedroom and rest my tired half-a-century sexy body. Don’t get me wrong. It is always good to have a little amount of delusion for…
By Eva C. Visperas THERE is always a first time! Yes, we often hear this cliché in various aspects of our lives. In the past two weeks, I experienced two significant firsts. The first was receiving the Writers’ Prize Award from the National Commission for Culture and the Arts…
By Jesus A. Garcia, Jr. FIRSTLY, my big thanks to God anent the bikefest that I organized and directed held last December 17 in conjunction with the celebration of my natal day, a day prior to my actual birthday (December 18) which I dubbed it this year as “3rd JAG,…
By Rex Catubig VICTORIO Edades as an illustrious son of Dagupan may be the primus inter pares among the city’s brightest sons. But his memory precariously dangles on the corroding recall of people in the city he lived in, and in the fading fragile minds of those related to…
By Ermin Garcia Jr. IS it possible at all that Dagupan Councilors Red Erfe-Mejia, Alfie Fernandez, Celia Chua-Lim, Irene Lim-Acosta, Librada Macalanda, Alvin Coquia and Marilou Fernandez were all absent when the basic tenets of Logic 101 and English 101 were taught in the colleges and universities they attended?…
By Leonardo Micua WE were appalled at the audacity by which some individuals misrepresent high officials of the government and hoodwink their victims for easy money, using only their constant companions —their smartphones. One such person introduced himself in a conversation with local government officials as the secretary of the…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo THE darkness has always been a friend, and before dawn each morning, I listen to the silence. At this time, it is in the silence that I am able to connect with all the scattered pieces of me, and become a part of the larger…
By Farah G. Decano FROM January 2020 up to October 2023, the Philippines has lodged a whopping four hundred sixty-five diplomatic protests against China. Despite these numerous formal actions, the Asian superpower recently resumed its vexatious water canon attacks against our Philippine vessels on a resupply mission in the…
By Eva C. Visperas IN the realm of innovation and education, a story unfolds like a lyrical melody, starting with a shy teenage girl from the quiet town of Sto. Tomas, Pangasinan. I remember this demure figure, with a voice as melodious as a songbird, enchanting visitors during special…
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. THE Philippine National Games (PNG) and the Batang Pinoy Championships (BPC) resumed last year after three years of suspension due to COVID-19. This year, Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino said the twin annual sports events will be held on December 17-22…
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