Pacman of the trees By Virginia J. Pasalo PACMAN is a game where the player increases its strength through power-ups to turn around to catch the ghosts. The player gets bonus points and extends his life after gobbling up enough ghosts. In the Philippines, it originally refers to a person…
Star-studded Bugallon bikefest By Jesus A Garcia Jr. WET days are over and outdoor sports like cycling, football, baseball, lawn tennis, among others, are now in full gear. Organizing cycling events, which is my forte, will be reactivated again and the next will be held today November 29 in Bugallon…
What is vs. What if By Johanne Macob It’s brave to ask “what if?”, but it’s braver to embrace “what is.” I JUST came home from a family movie date with our mom, a rarity. She decided to join us precisely this once because of the attraction that the movie…
WISE POLICY. “No invitation, no entry.” This is the policy, or is it an order to his staff, of Sual Mayor Roberto Arcinue regarding media coverage of important events happening in his town. Someone whispered to me that even for interviews, a newsman should, preferably, have prior appointment with the…
THERE IS HOPE FOR THE CITY P/SUPERINTENDENT Christopher Abrahano, chief of police of Dagupan City, has confirmed that 19 or 60 percent of the 31 barangays of Dagupan are now drug-affected but has not lost hope that the city will soon become drug-free. In a Q- and-A texted to him…
TWO notorious sisters in the Dagupan City Police Station drug watch list and two others tagged as newly emerged drug pushers were arrested by the police in a drug buy bust operation in Barangay 1, and Pantal in Dagupan City. Arrested on a vacant lot beside the Maya Emporium were…
IT’S time to think about the city’s growth and future. This was the call of Dagupn City Mayor Belen T. Fernandez to the Sangguniang Panlungsod as she reiterated the urgency of approving the proposed Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP). She pointed out that probably Dagupan is now one or two of the…
RESUMPTION OF TREE-CUTTING LINGAYEN— The provincial government was not consulted by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) about the recent issuance of tree cutting permit for the 589 trees along the Manila North Road (MNR) in Pangasinan. This became apparent after learning of the cutting of the trees…
SO THE PEOPLE MAY KNOW — A motorist negotiates the Manila North Road marked by cut trees by his lonesome unmindful of the DPWH signage nailed to a tree stripped bare of branches along the Binalonan stretch, explaining the terms for the cutting and earth-balling of trees along the highway….
BINALONAN—The mayor here welcomed the issuance of the much-awaited special tree cutting permit from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to remove 589 trees along the Manila North Road (MNR). Mayor Ramon Guico III told local newsmen Tuesday that the permit signed by DENR Regional Executive Director Paquito…
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