Punchin’ beyond 58! By Johanne R. Macob OUR Sunday Punch has been around since 1956. Though I knew about The PUNCH when I was still in high school (thanks to my active involvement in our school paper), it wasn’t until my senior year in college when I fully understood what it stands…
BY PUNCH STAFF THE P40 MILLION LOAN IN MANGALDAN. The row over the construction of phase 2 of the market can easily be resolved by an open communication between the contending parties. Both have valid arguments but they are proceeding in different directions. Even the protest rally was needless….
TAMAYO VS. GUADIZ DAGUPAN CITY — The regional office of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) and the Dagupan City government are headed for a major court battle over the validity of the city ordinance banning the wearing of helmets by motorcycle riders inside the city. To strongly manifest its opposition…
GREEN ENVIRONMENT FOR NEXT GENERATIONS—-Volunteers from the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) and its attached agencies plant trees along the river of Barangay Dupo in Binmaley in observance of the National Disaster Consciousness Month. Tree planting is a regular program of the provincial government to mitigate flooding.“…
MANGATAREM SHOOTOUT LINGAYEN— The slain suspect in a hand grenade throwing incident that wounded a cop in Mangatarem town last Friday was identified as one of four gunmen in the Quezon City rampage last May that killed four victims in separate shooting incidents. P/Sr. Supt. Sterling Raymund Blanco, OIC-police director…
FOR GRAVE MISCONDUCT LINGAYEN– Two department heads and one assistant department head in the Mangaldan local government unit were declared guilty of grave misconduct due to discovered padded payrolls. On June 26, 2014, the Civil Service Commission (CSC) Regional Office No. 1, through Director Nelson Sarmiento, issued the decision on…
PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III recently approved the appointment of Mayor Belen T. Fernandez as the new chairperson of the Regional Peace and Order Council (RPOC) in Region I. She becomes the first Dagupan mayor to lead the council. The mayor’s official appointment paper was presented to her by Acting Regional…
ROSALES—This town will soon be literally known for the flower blooming and flourishing everywhere – the ‘Rosal’! This is the objective of the sangguniang bayan (SB) when it passed an ordinance declaring “Rosal” (Gardenia jasminoides Ellis), resembling a white rose, as its official flower. Authored by Councilor Romeo Sim, the ordinance…
By Gonzalo T. Duque GEORGIA, USA—If you love that soft luscious yellow mango from Pangasinan, you will likely love it more knowing it has nutrients to help you with your health issues. Read on. “The most popular fresh fruit in the world, mangoes are a whole lot produced by…
JOINING THE FUN—-Volunteers and officials of the Parole and Probation Administration-Department of Justice and the provincial government welcome the services of another volunteer, 2nd District Rep. Leopoldo Bataoil, in planting trees by the baywalk at the Capitol Beachfront in Lingayen. The occasion was the 38th PPA-DOJ anniversary and 21st Probation Week. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)…
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