The newspapers’ abominable racket By Ermin Garcia Jr. HERE we go again. In the early 90s, I had warned the regional courts in Pangasinan about abuses being committed by a number of community newspaper publishers, violating the law on publication of judicial notices with impunity at the expense of…
Go for it, Mayor Belen! By Jun Velasco “Teaching children to count is not s important as teaching them what counts” E.C. –McKenzie WE had a tough time doing this column. Last Friday, the Punch’s deadline, the city was a sad victim of a 5-hour brownout which somehow…
A world game to remember By Al S. Mendoza WE are not a football country, yes, but once the World Cup is on, we become sort of instant soccer fans. That was the case recently when the world’s No. 1 sport had its Olympics in Brazil. When it was…
The danger of legalizing and regulating the use of marijuana By Bebot Villar MISSION accomplished! That’s the report of the police station in Sual to the community. Taas-noo sila matapos mahulog sa kanilang bitag ang isang drug personality in their town. In a buy-bust operation conducted last week, the…
Super Mario of Germany By Jesus A. Garcia, Jr. I’M SURE the diehard fans of soccer followed the 2014 FIFA World Cup from day one and up to the championship match held last Monday early morning between arch rivals Germany and Argentina in Brazil like I did. We saw how…
Bracing for calamities By Johanne R. Macob COLD, howling winds. Incessant drops of heavy- rain. It’s one July Wednesday. I had hoped this scene was just part of one of my melancholic-slash-over-dramatic-themed imaginations. But, no. It is happening, in the real world. Classes and work have been cancelled as typhoon…
ZERO CASUALTIES, NO DAMAGES LINGAYEN – Thank God, Pangasinan was spared by Typhoon Glenda. This summed up the final report of Fernando De Guzman, officer-in-charge of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) to the anxious populace that braced itself for the worst last Wednesday. There were no…
DAGUPAN CITY HALL GOES HIGH TECH—-Thanks to the Internet and technology, City Mayor Belen Fernandez who is on an official trip to the USA, is able to update her department heads about results of her meetings with Dagupan groups in the United States during the regular Monday executive session. City…
MARKETING OF DAGUPAN BANGUS “THEY will support us!” This was the update given by an upbeat Mayor Belen T. Fernandez to her department heads on the results of her meetings with various groups of Dagupeños in the United States during the first teleconference held during the regular weekly executive session….
BENEFITS OF SOLAR ENERGY HERE is a bit of good news for residences that use solar panels. The Dagupan Electric Corporation (Decorp) has adopted the net metering system (NMS) that will allow customers that use solar panels to pay less or nothing for their electric consumption. “This is one way…
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