MALASIQU–In the vice governor’s view, the Children’s Code is the most significant piece of legislation passed by the Pangasinan provincial board this year. Vice Governor Oscar Lambino who co-authored the Children’s Code with Provincial Board Member Marlyn Primicias Agabas, said Pangasinan earned nationwide recognition as one of the most child-friendly…
MANGALDAN—Some 2,000 Philippine Health Insurance cards were again distributed to indigent families in Manaoag and Mangaldan last Sunday, courtesy of House Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. PhilHealth Regional Director Ernesto Beltran said the recent distribution has made Speaker de Venecia the top supporter of the PhilHealth indigency program throughout the…
PHILHEALTH CARDS — Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. (before podium) greets the people of Mangaldan who gathered at the town’s central school grandstand last Sunday to receive their Philippine Health Insurance cards that he sponsored that will enable them to receive free hospitalization at anytime. The speaker is the lone…
DAGUPAN CITY CAR SHOW — Mayor Benjamin Lim views the 1934 Fordor Super De Luxe, the oldest car running in Northern Luzon which was displayed during the Dagupan City Car Show at the City Plaza. With Lim are Nelson Lim, Chuck Bruno and Denz Co, president of NorthStar Vintage Motor…
CHEERING UP THE DISABLE — Gov. Victor Agbayani brings cheers and hope to physically challenged Pangasinenses, distributing gift certificates, wheelchairs and other aid gadgets during the Christmas party he hosted at the Urduja Garden in Lingayen. —PIO
Christmas Message “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has never put it out.” (John 1:5) This is a signal truth forwarded by the gospel reading during this Christmas day. It is an inspiring reminder for us during these dark and still darkening times in our dear…
In the spirit of Christmas By Ermin Garcia Jr. I was about to start pounding on my laptop’s keyboard for this issue’s “Punchline” when I caught myself just in time. I remembered that this week is start of Christmas holiday and the fiesta proper of Dagupan City’s ridiculous 31-day long…
No bogey behind the Cha-Cha By Gerry Garcia WE’RE betting our last shirt on the need and extreme urgency for charter reform as expressed by Speaker Joe de Venecia, former newsman and veteran law-maker who, we can safely presume, is familiar with the ins and outs of civil governance in…
Merry Christmas! By Jun Velasco AT the strike of 12 midnight tonight, all Christendom pauses to reflect on that epic story about God’s boundless love for mankind. It’s been told since man’s creation that even amidst his errant ways, God took yet another act, this time probably even greater than…
SAN CARLOS CITY — City Mayor Jolly Resuello, Engr. Marcelo Casillan Jr., executive chairman; and Patrick Claudio, search committee chairman, will confer plaques of recognition to the city’s Most Outstanding San Carleñans who contributed to the economic and social development and progress of the city. And among those to…
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