PRICE MONITORING—Peter Mangabat, provincial director of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), gives the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Dagupan City a rundown on the prices of basic commodities in the aftermath of Typhoon Cosme as part of the city government’s effort to keep tabs on unscrupulous businessmen. (Punchphoto by CSR)
MINISTRY GRADUATE—Bonuan Gueset Punong Barangay Angel C. Gumarang (center) proudly shows his diploma for Master of Ministry in Public Administration conferred on him by the International Evangelical Foundation (IEF) based in Quezon City and the Whole Wide World for Jesus Ministries (WWWJM) based in California, USA. Flanking Gumarang are (from…
MINISTRY GRADUATE
MISS SAN CARLOS CITY—Veronica Resuello Gonzalez (center) is joined by her relatives (L-R) father Moses Dizon Gonzalez, cousin Olivia Gonzalez Humilde, Aunt Lyn Gonzalez Moreno, Aunt Teresita Gonzalez Humilde, cousins Julian Gonzalez Moreno and Sofia Gonzalez Moreno, shortly after she was crowned Miss San Carlos City 2008 during the 35th…
MISS SAN CARLOS CITY
VALEDICTORIAN—Sheba Viray Tayaba of San Diego, USA and Asingan, recently graduated on top of her high school class of 2008 at the Samuel F.B. Morse High School in San Diego. She is the eldest daughter of Armando and Marilou Tayaba.
VALEDICTORIAN
DONATION—Willie Rapanan (extreme right), president of the Pangasinan Association of Canada (PACA) turns over a box of used prescription sunglasses to J.R. Villanueva (extreme left), president of the Ontario-based Association of Mangatarem Overseas Residents (AMOR) in Canada. Others in photo are Jesus Calicdan, Jr. and L. Solomon. The sunglasses were…
DONATION
Bernard Diaz 20 June 2008 Last May, the Meralco Issue was exposed for overpricing electric usage & failing to refund deposits for electric meters. 1. For many weeks attacking Meralco which was owned by the Lopezes family was on daily papers, and many politicians got involved. 2. Then the…
Meralco-users, the real hostages
Edener Benitez Fabella 19 June 2008 I don’t know what the fuss is of schools not having enough toilets. Don’t you get it? In an enchanted kingdom like ours, only thing one need to do is, unzipped, unwrapped, aims towards the center and the fairies will do the rest….
Dysfunctional role models
Food, shelter, clothing By + Oscar V. Cruz D. D. One of the most ominous realities that loudly announces that there is a fast brewing social volcano in a country, is the fact that a good number of its people lack basic food to eat, have no decent shelter nor…
Viewpoints
Jose Ceralde 18 June 2008 The standards of building classrooms in public school are appalling. Listening to the DepED officials blaming the neglects of the last 50 years, why some schools have over a ratio of over a thousand pupils for every toilet. Be that as it may, why…
Set new school construction standard
Hermie Rivera 18 June 2008 Thanks for remembering Ric. He’s greatly missed. BTW, you never responded on whether Gonz, Jun V & Jess G are betting their cached cash for David Diaz against Manny Pacquiao. Chiz, Hermie