A book for fun, not an exam By Marifi Jara QUELIMANE, Mozambique–It’s National Children’s Book Day in the Philippines on Tuesday, June 20. The first book I remember having is a copy of The Ugly Duckling. I vividly recall how it looked like: perfectly child-friendly as the 8×11-inch pages were…
Beautiful Boxer By Emmanuelle NO. This is not a write-up in reaction to one of those Chinese movies of the high-flying, hand-chopping, and ear-splitting keening kind. I write this in praise of a beautiful lady who boxes for a living, and who is so good at it, she found fame…
888 DAGUPAN PROPERTIES CHECKED THE Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) is again poised to enforce its cease and desist order (CDO) that it issued against a company after it was reported that the latter has again resumed reclamation activities at a portion of the Calmay River along the Jose R. De…
CITY MAYOR Benjamin Lim called on the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) last week to put a stop to the unauthorized reclamation and backfilling activities on a portion of the Calmay River along the Jose de Venecia expressway. Lim said his administration will not tolerate any move that…
DAGUPAN City’s garbage problem is now in “critical condition”. Mayor Benjamin Lim has been informed by the Waste Management Division that the open dumpsite at the Tondaligan beach along the Bonuan shorelines is now facing even more serious management problems after the bulldozer recently bought by the city government for…
LINGAYEN–Following the declaration that Pangasinan is now insurgency-free, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has transferred the lead role in conducting internal security operations to the local Peace and Order Council (POC) headed by Governor Amado Espino Jr.
BANI–The Borobor Ti Ayat (Spring of Love), a housing project in this coastal town for victims of typhoon “Emong” in 2008, is positioning to be a model in this calamity-prone country. Engineer Virgilio Cave said the entire housing area and the houses were specifically designed to withstand landslides and strong…
MAYOR Hernani Braganza of Alaminos City, where jueteng has stopped since six years ago, has given a thumbs-up to President Benigno Aquino III’s order to the new Interior and Local Government secretary to end the illegal numbers game in the country. “The President is determined to end the menace once…
A MATTER OF POLITICAL WILL “DOABLE”. This was the response of Sual Mayor John Rodney Arcinue when asked whether Dagupan City can solve its garbage problem given the volume of waste produced daily and the absence of disposal facilities.
DREDGING OPERATIONS PRIORITIZED CITY MAYOR Benjamin Lim has directed the City Agriculture Office (CAO) to momentarily suspend the renewals of Aquaculture Lease Agreements (ALA) while a plan is underway to dredge the main river tributaries in the city. Lim issued the order after the city entered into an understanding for…
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