With Fajardo possibly out in 9 months, SMB defanged By Al S. Mendoza JUST days after Kobe Bryant’s passing in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California, Philippine basketball was likewise jolted by a rather impactful blow. It came in the form of an injury suffered by June Mar Fajardo. It…
Drunken master By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo I remember your name. We were young and passionate about many things, but reserved in our feelings for each other. Restraint was the operative word, having already committed to relationships with partners we were comfortable with, and on the whole, desired. You would strum…
Pangasinan busy with sports activities this summer By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. AMID the national threat of the dreaded “nCoV” (Novel Corona Virus), there’s nothing stopping our province to hold multiple sports activities this year, except the annual R1AA (Region 1 Athletic Association) Meet which was supposed to be held…
Sacrificial Service Unknown Author By Ashok G. Vasandani Here’s a story I read in Advance-Africa.com that I’d like to share, something that we can all learn from. ONE stormy night many years ago, an elderly man and his wife entered the lobby of a small hotel in Philadelphia. Trying to…
Is a POGO unit operating in Pangasinan? By Leonardo Micua THE statement of Pangasinan health officials that there is no person under investigation for 2019 Novel Coronavirus Acute Respiratory Disease or nCov for short, in the province is truly reassuring if not comforting. Although there are PUIs put in quarantine in…
FOR ISOLATION, TESTS, CONTACT TRACING PANGASINAN is fully prepared to meet challenges posed by the nCov threat. This was reiterated by Provincial Health Officer Dr. Anna Ma. de Guzman citing the preparedness of the Western Pangasinan District Hospital, the Pangasinan Provincial Hospital, the Urdaneta District Hospital and the Eastern Pangasinan…
WHO’S THE NCOV CARRIER? – Passengers of a jeepney bound for Calasiao wear face masks for protection against possible nCov carriers in their midst. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
THREE individuals in Region 1 were listed as persons under investigation (PUI) suspected to have novel Coronvirus 2019 (nCov) infection, but no Pangasinense has been suspected of being infected. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Anna de Guzman said her office has not received any message or advisory from the Department of…
PDEA’S CATCH – Two of the three arrested suspects in a P6-M drug operation in Dagupan City await their turn to be questioned by operatives at the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency office. (Punchphoto by Ahikam Pasion)
THE Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) scored high in a buy-bust operation in Dagupan City that resulted in the seizure of P6 million worth of shabu and marijuana and the arrest of three high value targets in the country’s war on drugs. The buy-bust operations in Barangays Malued and Lucao…
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