The continued challenge By Bebot Villar EVERYDAY, arrests of drug pushers in the past weeks in different places sa Pangasinan fill the blotters of our police stations. Sana ganito na parati every week. This is an indication that drug pushing is still rampant despite the intensified campaign and efforts…
CUTE! By +Oscar V. Cruz, JCD SUCH is the less painful way to describe a sad phenomenon, a soothing mode to speak of a shameful reality – “Cute!” The word not only lessens the mortification but also somehow neutralizes the disgrace present, the scandal generated – “Cute!” There is…
What happened to Werweran ed Mangaldan? By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. MORNING of March 10, a day after my town Mangaldan’s fiesta celebration ended, I went to the public market to buy some foodstuffs for my family’s daily consumption. And believe it or not, I was bombarded by queries from…
Agew na Anlong Nen Santiago Villafania INDIKLARA na UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) nen 1999 so 21 ed bulan na Marso bilang Agew na Anlong ed lapag a Mundo. Say getma tonia say pangipalapag na panbasa, pansulat, pangigalut tan pambangat na anlong ed intiron mundo….
The hoax stories By Johanne Margarette R. Macob GOOD news: For the past weeks, the province — our beloved Pangasinan — has been more popular, nationwide. Bad news: Those stories responsible for that ‘popularity’ were not entirely good. As one of the thousands of proud Pangasinenses, it bums me out…
WHAT STARTED IT ALL—-The above PUNCH file photo taken on April 20, 2012 shows the nine Dagupan City councilors who showed up for the special session called by then Mayor Benjamin Lim, voting unanimously in favor of the resolution authorizing the city mayor to sell the MC Adore hotel properties….
THE GHOST OF MC ADORE SALE REALLY now? This was the initial reaction of Mayor Belen Fernandez to radio reports that Amb.ALC Holdings & Management Corporation has supposedly filed charges against her and City Treasurer Romelita Alcantara before the Office of the Ombudsman in connection with the non-issuance of a…
AN END TO P3-M SEED MONEY UNLIKE in earlier Bangus Festivals under the past city administration, this year’s celebration from April 1 to May 1 will be bankrolled mainly by sponsors from the private sector. This was bared by Mayor Belen Fernandez during a press conference last March 10 and said…
NO BLACK SAND MINING—Engr. Carlos Tayag, Department of Environment and Natural Resources’ Mines and Geosciences Bureau Regional Director (4th from left), belies reports of national dailies that black sand mining is rampant in the Lingayen Eco-tourism Zone during a press conference at the Capitol Resort Hotel in Lingayen last March…
PUT the black sand mining issue to rest. This was the implied stance of local government officials and representatives of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Mines and Geosciences Bureau (DENR-MGB) as reports of alleged black sand mining have been revived in national media.
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