Weighing the UL Five By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. IT was in 2006 when the University of Luzon (UL) Golden Tigers recaptured the Region 1 basketball tiara of the Private Schools Athletic Association or better known as PRISAA. The UL Five defended their crown the following year and continued to…
Warm December By Marifi Jara QUELIMANE, Mozambique–I have always loved December. I guess because that’s my birth month, and because of the holidays, the feasts, family get-togethers, the anticipation for a new year, and the nice cool evenings. Having been introduced (and grew up) within the Filipino “ber” months culture…
ALAMINOS CITY— As the provincial government continues to defend the issuance of the shotguns to the barangay chairmen, the program claimed its first victim from accidental shooting. A15-year old boy is now in critical condition after he was blasted with a shotgun issued to a woman barangay captain of Alaminos…
IT’S BACK TO SQUARE ONE IN S. RUSSIA It’s back to square one for the city administration for the clearing of Sitio Russia in barangay Bonuan Binloc after the illegal settlers in the area finally rejected the city government’s relocation offer. The squatters reiterated that their latest demand to relocate…
LINGAYEN–The proposed P1.45 billion provincial budget for 2009 has been approved by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan last week. Governor Amado Espino Jr. said next year’s budget, 8.67% higher from this year’s P1.32 billion appropriation, “reflects and streamlines the provincial initiatives to address the needs of the development process” as he cited…
SAN CARLOS CITY–This year’s celebration of Pangasinan Day was made unique. In addition to the usual program, participants were invited to partake of a variety of native cakes. Students, municipal employees, teachers, the media and other guests were treated to snacks made of glutinous rice like bibingkan latik, palitaw, unda-unday,…
LINGAYEN–Poverty and depression are beginning to take their toll on families in the province. An alarming rate of suicide cases in the province has been noted. For the period from January to November 13 this year, 18 deaths due to suicide were recorded by the police. In October alone, four…
LINGAYEN–With the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of the Cheaper Medicines Law still due to take effect on November 21, Governor Amado Espino Jr. already directed all doctors working in government-owned hospitals in the province to start prescribing only generic names of drugs. Starting tomorrow, they will have to follow…
MAKE way for horse-drawn carriages, locally known as calesas, which were popular modes of transport in Dagupan during the 50’s and 60’s. The local government is re-introducing these modes of transport in the city as a treat for tourists in the evenings. City Administrator Alvin Fernandez, who helped organize the…
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