Wellbeing By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo UNDER the current circumstances, and having very little influence on the macro level, people are focusing more on their personal wellbeing. Conversations are shifting towards maintaining a healthy mind and body and achieving happiness. Before, young professionals were focused on losing weight, toning muscles…
When Love Turns Bitter Atty. Farah G. Decano LOVE is sweet. The world around suddenly turns into a dreamland of pastel colors; of chocolates and candies; of butterflies and unicorns; and of roses with shades of red, violet, and blue. So calm. Everything about the subject of love…
Andromeda’s Vortex
ALA’s closure, PH boxers’ big loss By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. I WAS so shocked and sad to learn about the unexpected closure of “ALA Boxing Promotions, the Philippines longest and number one boxing promoter in the country. Formed by Antonio Lopez Aldeguer in 1985, the 35-year-old professional boxing promotions…
Sports Eye
Cherish Your Struggles Unknown Author Contributed by Ashok G. Vasandani Here’s a story I read in www.developgoodhabits.com that I’d like to share, something that we can all learn from. ONE day, a girl came upon a cocoon, and she could tell that a butterfly was trying to hatch. She…
Learnings in Life
Rapid test kits, a waste of money By Leonardo Micua IT is unconscionable of some local government units to insist on stockpiling and administering Rapid Antibody-based test kits to their constituents even after the Department of Health said it is not recommending as stand-alone tests for diagnosis of COVID-19. In…
Random Thoughts
A COVID Tale By Jing Villamil THE first time ever that their lives touched base, was at the hospital parking lot which, at the time, was chokingly full. One had to ease sideways through narrow space between cars. Two bodies easing sideways through same narrow space was a feat…
Feelings
SIGN OF THE TIMES – The Tapuac Road in Dagupan City is submerged last Wednesday late afternoon after a heavy downpour preceded by tidal water. Flash flood that lasts for at least 6 hours in many areas in the city is becoming a common occurrence. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
SIGN OF THE TIMES
COVID-19 TREAMENT PROTOCOL ANOTHER COVID-19 death was registered in Pangasinan when a 42-year-old female patient from San Fabian died last August 19 at the Region I Medical Center in Dagupan where she was admitted on August 16. The 42-year woman became the 13th COVID-19 patient who died in Pangasinan since…
269 patients recover, death toll rises to 13
THE regional office of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has opened additional 22 identified routes in Pangasinan for 297 public utility vehicles (PUVs) last August 14. Applications for special permits for Public Transportation Operation were open to the new identified routes, according to LTFRB, to qualified jeepney…
LTFRB oks new routes for 297 PUJs, PUBs
AN intensified anti-illegal gambling campaign in Pangasinan resulted in the arrest of 173 violators last Wednesday, August 19. P/Brig. Gen. Rodolfo Azurin Jr, PNP regional director, said the anti-Illegal gambling plan “Operations High Roller” was conducted in one city and eight towns in the province that resulted not only in…