Essential medicine By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. “Hormonal contraceptive intrauterine devices, injectibles and other reproductive health products and supplies shall be considered under the category of essential medicines and supplies which shall form part of the National Drug Formulary and the same shall be included in the purchase of…
Options for lower labor cost By Sosimo Ma. Pablico AS FERTILIZER PRICES are soaring to high heavens, thereby greatly increasing farm production costs and decreasing farm income, farmers indeed need options that could effectively minimize their expenses and, at the same time, increase their net income. Results of studies at…
The return of Armstrong By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. The latest big sports news during these days is the return of cycling legend Lance Armstrong in competitive bicycle racing, and first and foremost in his mind is the Tour de France. Armstrong from Austin, Texas, who won the Tour de…
Dreams from the river By Glaiza Bernadeth Pinto Young boys and girls playing at moored bancas at the side of Pantal River in Dagupan are a common sight. But for some, not equally young, the river and bancas mean more than games – it’s a means to survive. One of…
Beautiful minds! By Emmanuelle Three hundred four (304) graduating pupils of Pozorrubio Central School SY 2007-2008, as all their peers from both public and private schools throughout the country, took the NATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST last March 6. Subjects tested were English and Filipino, Mathematics, Science and HeKaSi (equivalent to History,…
CALASIAO FIRE—The facade of the municipal hall of Calasiao is all that remains of the building that was razed early Monday morning. (Punchphoto by Cesar S. Ramirez)
CALASIAO—The municipal council here has placed the whole town under state of calamity after the municipal building where many of the offices of the municipal government were housed, was razed to the ground 2:00 a.m. last Monday Mayor Roy Macanlalay said the municipal council, led by Vice Mayor Ferdinand Galang,…
LINGAYEN—About 85 per cent of the 1,330 barangay chairmen (kapitan) of Pangasinan have already received their respective pump shotguns from the provincial government. Records showed all the barangay captains from the second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth congressional districts have already been formally issued their respective shotguns.
LINGAYEN–It ain’t over ’til it’s over.’ Almost four months after Typhoon Cosme hit the province, District Engineer Rodolfo Dion of the Second Pangasinan Engineering District announced that the 182,683 pieces of galvanized iron (GI) sheets for victims have all been distributed.
ALAMINOS CITY–Soon there will be a little Baguio in the Hundred Islands. Following a sisterhood pact signed by this city’s Mayor Hernani Braganza and Baguio City Mayor Reinaldo Bautista last week, one of the islands in the Hundred Islands National Park (HINP) will be developed as a miniature version of…
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