By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. WE, avid basketball buffs, watched on tv how our best national basketball quintet, “Gilas Pilipinas” under the mentorship of Chot Reyes was humiliated during the FIBA Basketball World Cup Championship 2023 winning only once out of their five skirmishes. Yes, despite having Filipino-American NBA player…
By Rec Catubig “TO live, one must drive away from life occasionally”, so wrote Kerima Polotan, one of the best women writers in the 60’s. I’ve always taken that to heart, and one weekend recently, I charmed my way into the passenger seat of my friend’s borrowed car and…
By Ermin Garcia Jr. MUCH as I’d like to believe that the thousands of BSKE candidates in Pangasinan who rushed to file their candidacies have shown sincere interests in serving their barangays and Sangguniang Kabataan in different capacities, I’m afraid this is farthest from the truth. Without a doubt,…
By Leonardo Micua ONE election battle to keep an eye on this coming October 30 is in Barangay Bonuan Gueset. The incumbent Barangay Captain, Manuel Bumanglag, is facing a tough challenge from the returning Rico Mejia. This clash between the two political giants holds immense significance as it has the…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo AFTER a year, I’m happy that the adjacent vacant lot, which used to be a garbage dump, has now become an urban food forest. Anyone passing can pick chili, talinum (waterleaf), ternate (butterfly pea), palyan balang (wild bitter gourd), kamote (sweet potato), malunggay (moringga), mulberries…
By Farah G. Decano WITH philandering politicians still getting elected even to the highest positions and adulterous showbiz personalities remaining at the top of their careers, we thought that having paramours is already an accepted way of life in the Philippines. The reactions of most netizens towards third parties…
By Eva C. Visperas SEVEN years ago, I conducted my first interview with a truly remarkable individual who left an indelible mark on both my mind and heart. I cherished our conversation when I visited him at the parish of Saint Ildephonse, where he served as the parish priest….
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. AFTER 10 and a half years of absence due to political reasons, Pangasinan’s most well-known one-day bikefest, “Werweran ed Mangaldan,” finally returned on October 25. However, this time, it came with a different format and sponsor. Unlike the original setup, which was exclusively for…
By Rex Catubig GENESIS 19:26 of the Holy Bible depicts how Lot’s wife, in an unguarded instance of longing for the depraved and condemned life they’re fleeing from, looks back at the city being consumed by fire and brimstone, in sheer defiance of God’s injunction, and thus, turns into…
By Ermin Garcia Jr. HERE’S one clear example of hypocrisy of the 7 epaLiFes. Dagupan City Councilor Irene Lim-Acosta, delivered her privilege speech last October 17, mainly with her question: “Saan kilala ang Dagupan?” and her proposition to quote: “Our vow is to do what is legal and shun…
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