THE MESSASGE IS THE TARP – To politicians, be careful with the layout and message in your tarpaulin and the places where they are displayed. A congressman’s tarp was mistaken by a constituent to be like those of the departed, with its design resembling indeed the ones placed by funeral…
WILLIE’S DEFINITION OF BEAUTIFUL— The five candidates vying for 2015 Limgas na Pangasinan that caught the eyes and lens of PUNCHfotog Willie Lomibao are (from left): Orielle Kim Basali (Urdaneta), Joanabelle Solomon (Manaoag), Ma. Yvonne Papa (Lingayen), Maybelle Pameroyan (Sta. Barbara), and Mary Chris Jhoy Rodillas (Bugallon). Disclaimer: His judgment does not necessarily reflect the editors’ and staff’s…
REFUTES REPORTS ON FISH PENS WHERE are the fish pens? City Agriculture Officer Emma Molina posed the question in reaction to the news item that The PUNCH published last week that reported the growing presence of illegal fish pens in the city’s rivers. She said assured residents of Dagupan that…
REGULATING FISH CAGES MAYOR Belen T. Fernandez wants a proposed ordinance seeking to allow limited operation of fish cages in the city’s rivers reviewed to prevent possible abuse by cage and pen operators. Fernandez announced her decision during the flag raising ceremony at the city plaza on Monday. Before the city employees, she said that after…
THERE are no illegal gambling activities in the province. This was asserted by P/Sr.Supt. Ferdinand De Asis, chief of the Police Community Relations Branch/Public Information Office at the police provincial office (PPPO) during the KBP Forum on Thursday. He said the claim is based on the monthly reports of the chiefs…
THREAT TO PATAR BEACH BOLINAO— After successfully stopping the construction of a cement plant here in the 90s, this time the townsfolk are bracing themselves for a legal battle to oppose the establishment of a commercial ‘feedmix’ hatchery plant in Barangay Patar, an area that has been declared an eco-tourism…
DONATE-AND-SING DONATING one’s blood in Pangasinan will never be a traumatic experience but fun. Here’s how the fun starts. Before a blood donor extends his/her arm for the blood-letting, the donor will be handed a microphone and a playlist from which the donor will choose his/her favorite song. Then soon…
LINGAYEN—How does one deepen one’s love for his or her province? Only by imbibing behavioral change and basic moral values! This was what the “I Love Pangasinan” Movement pointed out during its launching last week in the presence of young and old volunteers who participated in the multi-sectoral project organized…
ON PNOY RESIGN MOVES LINGAYEN—Get to the truth first before asking PNoy to resign. This was the gist of the reaction of the president of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas to the moves of some sectors that also involved some bishops seeking the…
THE city government will soon add an ambulance speed boat to its fleet of three speed boats used in monitoring its river system and as rescue boats. Two of the four speed boats were already turned over to City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council last Monday. Mayor Belen Fernandez…
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