By Ermin Garcia Jr. ACTING-Gov. Mark Lambino was his candid self, explaining the surprise absence of the 11 board members, provincial administrator and provincial assessor and other key provincial officials whose whereabouts were unknown initially until they were tracked in USA, thanks to social media. Mr. Lambino said the…
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. FIRSTLY, my heartfelt congratulations to the top five podium finishers in the province’s latest cycling road race held last May 6 in conjunction with the May 1 to 7 Calasiao town fiesta celebration. Dubbed as “First Calasiao Mayor Kevin Roy Cup Cycling Challenge,” the…
By Leonardo Micua THE intense summer heat in Pangasinan daily, not lower than 40 degrees Celsius, is indeed, taking a toll on the energy of most of our public official. They make excuses to take a break from their work and jet-set to colder countries on government time. First,…
By Farah G. Decano ONE Saturday morning, a friend forwarded to me a YouTube video created by a good-looking young man from Batangas. She requested me: “Please watch and tell me what you think.” The video was a good fourteen minutes packed with various cuts from a Catholic wedding…
By Eva C. Visperas KNOWN earlier as Pangasinan East West Expressway (PEWEX), everybody was all ears when Gov. Monmon Guico announced its construction in his State of the Province Address (SOPA) last March 27, 2023 at the historic Sison Auditorium in Lingayen. Snapshots of the proposed route were shown…
By Rex Catubig THE Vietnam trip of the brothers Lomibao–Dante and Willie — has rekindled my unrequited love for the river. Dante who’s based in the world’s concretest jungle, until his early retirement, is partial to travelling the unbeaten path that has led him to the savannahs of Africa, the shangri-la…
By Ermin Garcia Jr. PREPOSTEROUS and nonsensical is how the members of the 7 epaLiFes are seen proceeding with their attempts to still appear rational and intelligent after their series of blunders, messing up their political future. For Councilors Red Erfe-Mejia, Celia Lim, Irene Lim-Acosta, Dada Reyna-Macalanda, Alvin Coquia,…
By Leonardo Micua WITH only a week before the Region 1 Athletic Association (R1AA) meet finally unfurls in San Carlos City on May 14 to 19, defending back-to-back champion Dagupan City, remains a doubtful starter. Dagupan athletes still doubt at this point whether they will have uniforms to wear…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo THE morning smells of newly-cut grass. Maybe it is the scent of rebellion, or the agony of being cut. Or maybe it is the scent of hope, the kind we cling to, when we are about to lose it. I breathe in the scent slowly,…
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