Now it’s Deremen Festival By Eva C. Visperas It’s time for Bugallon to shine through its dark product, that is. Yes, it’s literally dark but yummy. The months of September, October, and November are the peak months for deremen or “pinipig” to some. On November 30, Bugallon will celebrate its…
New rice varieties By Sosimo Ma. Pablico Farmers have again more rice varieties to choose from with the recent release of a hybrid and five inbred rice varieties by the NSIC [National Seed Industry Council] for commercial production. These are: NSIC Rc136H [Mestiso 7], NSIC Rc138 [Tubigan 5], NSIC Rc140…
Harvest Time
Senate of the Philippines By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. No to ChaCha. Not now under this present administration. Not through the government initiative or the Con-Ass. The best argument to this socio-ethical stand taken by the CBCP is now clear and concrete: the present senate is elected by the…
Viewpoints
Sure of being unsure By Emmanuelle It’s classically typical. When the legitimacy of your present status and tenure is under a permanent cloud of doubt but still you insist on holding on to your seat through wind and storm, it is definitely certain that you and everyone loyal to you…
Feelings
_________________________________________________________ Submit dates of birthdays and anniversaries of friends and relatives to sundaypunch2@yahoo.com as in below: Ex: January 29, Wedding anniversary, Dop and Snow Garcia, Los Angeles, CA May 29, Birthday, Karmina Arrogante, Dagupan City ________________________________________________________ HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! September 17 – (Dagupan City) Katherine Tolentino; Mylene Roxas September 18…
Birthdays / Anniversaries
PROJECT COMPASSION – Newly appointed administrator of the National Irrigation Administration Arturo Lomibao, (left), pores over documents during the launching of his radio program Project Compassion at Aksyon Radio Dagupan that provides Pangasinenses free overseas calls to their Overseas Filipino Worker relatives abroad. At right is Ging Cardinoza, station manager,…
PROJECT COMPASSION
FOR THE LOVE OF MOMMY– Former First Lady Amelita “Ming” Ramos and sister Werlina Martinez McCabe receive the 308-page coffee table historical biography “Mommy: Life and Times of Josefa Jara Martinez, the pillar of social works in the Philippines” from book author Melandrew Velasco while former President Fidel Ramos and…
FOR THE LOVE OF MOMMY
TREE PLANTING – Officials of FarmOut Central Intouch Inc. and Barangay Bonuan Binloc join hands in planting 100 trees donated by FarmOut along the main road in Bonuan Binloc. Perla Molina, FOCI office administrator, Mon Melecio, FOCI team leader for Project Alpha, and Kagawad Rudy Clauna of Bonuan Binloc lead…
TREE PLANTING
EVACUATION PLANNING — Participants from the eight pilot barangays listen to Mariz Palencia, disaster risk management consultant, as she explains how to improve the initial hazard and risk maps of the barangays during the Early Warning System and Evacuation Planning Workshop on August 29-31 at the City Museum.
EVACUATION PLANNING
ANTI-DENGUE CAMPAIGN –The battle against dengue goes into high gear as more groups organize their own information and educational campaign across the province. Dengue fever continues to claim more victims in Pangasinan while health authorities debate on whether to declare an epidemic or not. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)