Heroes amid the pandemic plague By Al S. Mendoza WE all know that many corporations, big and small alike, are tremendously helping those in need amid the pandemic plague. Several are doing it in their own humble way: Quietly extending help to the hungry and almost oftentimes forgotten sectors…
Returning to normal? By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. WHEN our national government relaxed our province’s status from ECQ (Enhanced Community Quarantine) to GCQ (General Community Quarantine) last May 16 to fight the dreaded COVID-19, Pangasinenses felt ebullient, like a prisoners who unexpectedly received presidential pardons. Suddenly, motorists wearing face masks…
A boy and his single mother 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. As a small child there was only my mom and myself. We had many…
Politics in food aid distribution By Leonardo Micua IT is quite disgusting if not revolting to know that politics still rear its ugly head in many places even while we are still in the midst of our painstaking battle against COVID-19 and under the General Community Quarantine. A case in…
GCQ IS HERE! — What appears to be a long funeral cortege from Binmaley town leading to Dagupan City is actually the rush of private vehicles to Dagupan City from western towns, inching their way through police checkpoints on the second day of the General Community Quarantine. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
CHARGED FOR VARIOUS VIOLATIONS TWENTY-nine elected officials have been charged for violating rules and laws during the Enhance Community Quarantine (ECQ) in Pangasinan. P/ Colonel Redrico A. Maranan, Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPPO) director, said among those charged were: For violating Article 354 of the Revised Penal Code and Republic…
A watered-down version of Ordinance No. 2204-2020, a code regulating the operation of private vehicles in Dagupan City during the State of Public Health Emergency declared by the city government, was finally adopted by the city’s Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) on May 15 during a special session. Under the ordinance, private…
EFFORTS to contain the spread of COVID-19 in Pangasinan may have already flattened the curve after only one tested positive out of the 200 cases that were subjected to mass testing in hotspots in the province. Provincial Information Officer Butch Velasco said the only case that turned positive was of…
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