Not the beginning of an end IT’’D be delusional on the part of our people and our local governments to believe that finally the dawning of the new year, 2021 signals the end of the COVID-19 malady, for nothing can be further from the reality confronting us today. What continues…
DCWD-Pamana JVA, a case for FOI By Ermin Garcia Jr. IN the eyes of the Government-Owned and Controlled Corporations (GOCC), the joint venture agreement (JVA) between the Dagupan City Water District (DCWD) and Pamana Water is valid and legal, but it still doesn’t remove the fact that the DCWD…
Be happy when none is received in return By Al S. Mendoza NEW Year. New life. New approach. There is always a New Year but there will never be a New God. Our God is forever. Now to simply forget the just-ended year could send us repeating the same mistakes again….
Goodbye punishing 2020, welcome 2021 By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. WE all know that year 2020 was not a good year for all of us inhabitants of the world due to the sudden presence of the dreaded disease called COVID-19. It ruined the world’s economy and already killed millions…
Wait… What? 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. A CARPENTER who was nearing retirement told his boss that he was ready to end his career and spend his time…
Worst case scenario By Leonardo Micua THIS new year, the world is again literally on edge because of the threat of the another COVID-19 variant that had emerged suddenly in some countries. Seen by experts as 55 percent more contagious than the original strain, the new strain though they…
NEW NORMAL, NEW YEAR REVELRY – Residents of Gomez and Burgos Streets in Dagupan City traditionally light thousands worth of firecrackers and pyrotechnics to welcome the new year during the previous years. This year, they content themselves lighting up mini pyrotechnics because of the strict regulation on use of firecrackers. (Punchphoto by Willie…
290-DAY WAR VS COVID-19 AT the end of the year and 290 days from March 16, 2020, Pangasinan still has 319 active cases confined in hospital and in various LGU isolation facilities. In sum, the Provincial Health Office’s (PHO) records showed that the province’s war vs COVID -19 tallied 2,772…
THE Dagupan City Water District (DCWD) entered into a Joint Venture Agreement (JVA) with the private company Pamana Water Corporation in the middle of the pandemic in August 2020, a deal that surprised many water consumers and even the Sangguniang Panlungsod. The JVA, effective for 25 years, only came to the fore…
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