By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo I came across a post today complaining that most people on Facebook (FB) refuse to engage in a conversation on Messenger, even when they are “Friends”. I find it curious because I have the impression that most young people find relationships and share intimacies this…
By Farah G. Decano SUNDAY Punch’s very able news reporter and columnist Ding Micua wrote last week that there seems to be an ongoing creeping travel plan among provincial officials. Reportedly, these officials, including department heads and special assistants, have been going out of the country one after the…
By Eva C. Visperas MANY were excited about the upcoming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections 2023, including the media, of course. What’s new? What’s interesting? What’s unique? What’s unusual? Newsmen are on a hunt for details. Many are so eager to have a scoop, but some get it all…
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. INDUBITABLY, the talk in the world of sports today is the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 being hosted by three Asian countries namely the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia. The main hub (opening and closing ceremony) is in our country. I believe the world governing body…
By Rex Catubig THE first time I watched my free movie as a senior citizen of Dagupan City was before the pandemic. And it harkened back those childhood discovery moments when you got feel-good freebies like ferris wheel ride, tinapay with ice cream, pancit at the Chinese resto–and going…
By Ermin Garcia Jr. THE 7 epaLiFes are at it again, this time obstructing and demonizing the ongoing road and drainage elevation project, a major program of the DPWH in Dagupan City funded by the national government, all because it is being implemented during the Belen Fernandez administration. The…
By Leonardo Micua I WAS not stunned after reading a story in the GMA network.com that Pangasinan now holds the local franchise for the Miss World Philippines. But the question is, how can this venture have any relevance at all to local governance, to improve the lives of ordinary Pangasinenses, many…
By Farah G. Decano WITH the rift between President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte becoming more and more apparent through their identified vloggers, their appearances of unity in recent events are less credible. The suspected animosity between the two leaders that started circulating immediately after the…
By Eva. C. Visperas IT’S been years when I last visited Urbiztondo town. My last big coverage in the area was when Mayor Jun Balolong was gunned down in 2014. Of course, how can I ever forget my discreet operations for the De Lima-Dayang love story that happened also…
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