Signs from the universe By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo MORE than a year ago, I was supposed to have a very important meeting, so i wanted to make sure that everything was okay. First, i charged all three mobile phones and opened all communication lines. Second, i excused myself from…
WIN SOME, LOSE SOME – When San Manuel Councilor Sheila Marie Perez-Galicia won anew as president of the Philippine Councilors’ League (Pangasinan chapter), it was a loss not only by her defeated opponent, Councilor Juday Vargas of Lingayen. It was a tough fight as Bokal Sheila and her family had…
A CURSE AND A BLESSING — The situation in Calasiao town illustrates a typical scene in flooded communities after monsoon rains hit for 3 days. While grown-ups curse the flood for disrupting their normal routines while negotiating flooded streets on bancas, children take to the floodwater as a heaven-sent lake ideal for…
LESS DRUG PUSHERS, USERS IN STREETS LINGAYEN— Pangasinan is more peaceful these days despite the reported surge in the number of killing incidents, particularly involving drug personalities. This was the assurance of acting police director P/Senior Superintendent Ronald Oliver Lee to the board members last Monday, Aug. 15 during the…
OUT OF 1,364 BARANGAYS LINGAYEN—Three weeks ago, the Pangasinan Police initially determined that 1,074 or 78.74% of the total 1,364 barangays (villages) in the province were drug-affected. But as the validation and monitoring process continued, it saw that the situation actually is worse than it had figured. Today, the police…
STATE OF CALAMITY — Only tricycles, jeepneys and SUVs dare negotiate the highway on Tapuac District in Dagupan City at the height of the monsoon rains and before the state of calamity was declared in the city. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
DAGUPAN CITY – The city was placed under a state of calamity on Wednesday, August 17, by virtue of a resolution approved during a special session of the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) following the citywide flooding caused by the continuous heavy rains spawned by the southwest monsoon since August 12, and aggravated…
NAVIGATIONAL LANES CONTROVERSY SUAL—The town’s mayor vehemently denied that the marker-buoys installed around the mariculture zone for bangus (milkfish) raised in fish cages obstruct navigation lanes for motorized bancas as alleged by protesting fishermen in their petition. Mayor Roberto Arcinue told The PUNCH there is a 100-meter wide navigational lane…
HOUSES FOR SENATOR’S DRIVER — Reportedly owned by Ronnie Dayan, former personal driver of Sen. Leila de Lima are two houses in Barangay Galarin in Urbiztondo. Upper photo is the house reportedly being occupied by Dayan’s children while the lower photo is where Dayan resides. (Contributed by Cesar Ramirez)
LINGAYEN— The surprise and totally unexpected revelation about Sen. Leila de Lima prompted the Pangasinan police to go on a special mission – to gather more information on Ronnie Dayan, the personal driver and alleged paramour of the neophyte senator. Even P/Senior Superintendent Ronald Lee was caught off-guard by it…
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