By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. BEFORE the start of the 2022-2023 NBA season, world basketball analysts did not give so much importance to the Denver Nuggets quintet despite the presence of the much-improved Serbian basketball superstar Nikola Jokic in the team. Well, you can’t blame them since based on…
By Rex Catubig IN 1997, a neophyte in the political arena, a rookie Councilor, was appointed as the Chairperson of Dagupan City’s 50th Golden Jubilee as a charter City. Twenty years hence, as the city’s history unfolded, she had grown into the role of City Mayor concurrent with Dagupan’s…
By Ermin Garcia Jr. THE continued efforts of the Belen Fernandez administration pleading with the seven-man majority in the Sangguniang Panlungsod to approve the mayor’s certified urgent bills is already bordering on ludicrous if not already a sign of total helplessness on its part. It’s ludicrous because Mayor Belen…
By Leonardo Micua AFTER the flag ceremony at the city plaza last June 5, Mayor Belen Fernandez rushed to Manila to receive the Pasidungog Award for the city of Dagupan from the Office of Vice President Sara Duterte at the Sofitel Philippine Plaza. The mayor tagged along to Manila…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo GO ahead, fall in love. It’s an experience others only dream of, a rollercoaster ride. Treasure the moments, including the falling out, when it happens. If and when it happens, because whether you believe it or not, others do fall, and never get up. …
By Farah G. Decano I am not done yet exploring the disquisitions on true love by modern philosopher Alain de Botton and juxtaposing them with other famous persons’ pronouncements. Because we are already on the 6th month of 2023 – the month of weddings and commitment celebrations – it…
By Eva C. Visperas I was not a gun lover. But I am now but not as one may think literally. Years back, a former boss told me he wanted to give a señorita gun for my protection. I thanked him but said I didn’t want it. I told him…
By Jesus A. Garcia, Jr. WE, avid buffs of basketball games who watched the first three matches of the best-of-seven championship series of the current NBA season between three-time champion Miami Heat and first-time finalist Denver Nuggets on TV thoroughly enjoyed the seesaw battle between the top seeded teams….
By Rex Catubig EXPECT the unexpected and bizarre in the seniors’ Jayceeken meeting. In one of the group’s afternoon merienda meets, its safe harbor, the Luz canteen, proved true to its name as it was brightened by the luminous strain of a member’s saxophone. But in contrast to the…
By Ermin Garcia Jr. AFTER both Dagupan City Mayor Belen Fernandez and Vice Mayor Bryan Kua agreed to be humiliated and their offices disgraced by the seven councilors in the majority by appearing before their committees to be made accountable, the two city officials will have more humiliating situations…
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