The other half By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo IT is difficult for most to conceive happiness without a partner. Especially because we have been conditioned to think in terms of the “other half” and not as wholes getting together. To speak of the other half is not even correct because in…
He came, he saw, he conquered By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. OUR country’s first (of two) annual multi-stage cycling road races called “Ronda Pilipinas” was conducted this year in five days, unlike the previous nine years which was run in ten days. It started this time in Iloilo City on…
By: Dr. Ashok G. Vasandani I’d like to share a story I read in www.moralstories.org. share, something we can all learn from. The Lazy FarmerAuthor Unknown The rain gods had been smiling the whole night. The roads were muddy, and the potholes were filled to the brim. It was the…
Celeste-Lambino sidelined by Hugpong? By Leonardo Micua WHEN the team of Hugpong sa Pagbabago led by presidential daughter and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte came for the first time to woo voters of Pangasinan on Valentine’s Day, who do you think got recognized as their allies here and who were…
Smart-shaming: The new trend By Camilla & Shawn Fernandez “EH, di wow! Ikaw na magaling. Alam mo naman na lahat, di ba?” Sounds familiar? Well, it does to me. I used to hear those words often in school. There was one occasion in my class when our professor was discussing…
THE RACE IS ON FOR 12 SEATS URDANETA CITY—Pangasinenses enthusiastically welcomed the Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP) regional political party to the province to officially introduce the senatorial candidacies of 13 wannabes on Valentine’s Day held at the Urdaneta Cultural and Sports Center here. Led by presidential daughter and Davao City…
TAHO-THROWER, A PANGASINAN RESIDENT CALASIAO—“Our hearts are broken because of what happened. Please give her a second chance.” The Filipino foster parents of Chinese student Zhang Jiale who threw a cup of taho at PO1 William Cristobal on Feb. 9 at the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 Boni Station in Mandaluyong City are appealing to…
BAYAMBANG—The first Honesty Store in a public school in this town was opened at Bayambang National High School on Feb. 12. Dr. Joel Cayabyab, head of Bayambang Poverty Reduction Action Team (BPRAT) said the store will be the first-of a-series of Honesty Stores that will be set up in public…
THE Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) covers costs of confinement due to measles. This assurance was made by Joseph Manuel, regional PhilHealth information officer, pointing out that coverage for measles ranges from P7,700 to P25,700 depending on the assessment of the attending physician. Manuel said that uncomplicated measles cases…
BETTER LATE THAN SORRY — A mother belatedly brings her 9-month old child to R1MC for the anti-measles vaccine shot amid reports of deaths due to measles.(Punchphoto by Ray Zambrano)
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