Pacquiao vs Marquez fifth fight in the offing? By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. RUMORS are circulating in boxing world that a fifth fight between our world boxing icon Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao and his conqueror Mexican ring-great Juan Manuel “Dinamita” Marquez is possible. This is what world boxing pundits say after…
A Wedding Gift Unknown Author By Dr. Ashok G. Vasandani Here’s a story I read in Demic’s page on Facebook that I’d like to share, something that we can all learn from. AT the end of the wedding party, her mother gave her a newly opened bank savings…
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Politics in SAP distribution in Dagupan By Leonardo Micua THE distribution of the SAP fund in Dagupan City was marred with accusations of biases by Barangay Health Workers who (not the barangay kapitans) were put in charge of identifying the deserving beneficiaries, but instead picked the recipients based on…
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DO IT WELL. DO IT FAST! –Governor Amado Espino III briefs food relief responders before he sends them to their designated areas in the province. (PIOphoto)
DO IT WELL. DO IT FAST!
STRICTER QUARANTINE RULES GOV. Amado Espino III in a new executive order extended anew the Enhanced Community Quarantine in Pangasinan to May 15 this year in compliance with the directive of the national government But unlike his previous executive order, E.O. 0022-2020.issued on April 30, 2020, the quarantine rules are more stringent,…
Espino extends ECQ to May 15
IN its special session on April 29, the Dagupan City Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) passed Ordinance No.0-749 that reverted P247 million from various accounts in the annual budget to finance expenses to fight against COVID-19 in the city. The move was in response to Mayor Brian Lim’s April 28, 2020 letter request…
Dagupan SP reverts P247 million for COVID-19
AS of May 1, the number of persons under investigation (PUIs) or suspected COVID-19 cases in Pangasinan that died has risen to 63, but only three were confirmed to have died of COVID-19. The data of Pangasinan Health Office also showed that out of 311 suspected COVID-19 cases, 219 have…
63 PUIs die, only 3 positive for COVID-19
TWO more COVID-19 patients in Pangasinan recovered on May 1, raising the number of recovered patients in the province to 26, from a total of 39 infected by the coronavirus since the second week of March, reflecting a 66% rate of recovery. Only four patients remain confined, of whom are all…
26 COVID-19 patients recover, only 4 in hospital
PANGASINAN listed 177,038 beneficiaries, and received P973,709,000, representing the biggest share of the P1,915,666,500.00 of emergency subsidy from the government’s Social Amelioration Program in the region. According to DSWD Regional Director Marcelo Castillo, 348,303 poor family-beneficiaries in Region 1 were identified as beneficiaries through the local governments. Ilocos Norte listed…