Stephen Leacock Contributed by Ashok G. Vasandani Here’s an article I read in www.americanliterature.com that I’d like to share, something that we can all learn from. YOU might think that borrowing a match upon the street is a simple thing. But any man who has ever tried it will…
MANDATORY USE OF BOCAUE TERMINAL THE Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) passed a resolution urging the National Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases and the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to lift the mandatory usage of the North Luzon Express Terminal (NLET) by buses plying the routes from…
IATF-LTFRB terms delay Pangasinan-Manila bus trips
FREE BANCAS –Fishermen from barangays Bonuan Guest, Bonuan Boquig, Bonuan Binloc, Calmay, Lucao, Carael, Lomboy, Mamalingling, Pugaro, at Salapingao, representing 2nd batch of beneficiaries, prepare to go home in their new bancas given by the Dagupan City government on Saturday, July 10. The Lim administration distributed 200 bancas last year….
FREE BANCAS
THE Sunday PUNCH redeemed is journalistic record as a responsible community newspaper when the libel complaints filed by City State Savings Bank, Inc. against eight of its staff seven year ago were dismissed by Branch 167 of the Regional Trial Court in Pasig City as gleaned from its order dated…
Court finally dismisses libel cases vs. Sunday PUNCH
FROM MARCH 2019 TO DATE PANGASINAN leads in the number of confirmed cases in Region 1 totaling 11,929 based on records of the Department of Health-Center for Health Development 1 as of July 12, 2021. This was revealed by Dr. Rheuel Bobis, COVID-19 focal person in Region 1, who said of…
Pangasinan still tops in number of COVID-19 cases
THE surge of COVID-19 cases in Pangasinan last week was put in check anew after more infected patients recovered as the provincial government continues to maintain its high alert level against the entry of COVID-19 Delta strain. From July 8 to 15, the number of new confirmed active cases admitted in hospitals or placed…
More recoveries nip COVID-19 surge anew
ACTIVE COVID-19 cases in Dagupan City again breached the century mark as five of its 31 barangays registered double-digits in their cases as of July 15. With its 125 active cases, Dagupan is again on top of the 48 towns and cities of Pangasinan with the most number of cases. Eight…
Dagupan: 125 active cases, 8 new, 3 recoveries
POPE Francis has bestowed the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice (For the Church and for the Pontiff), the highest award the Papacy gives to the laity, upon a Dagupeña entrepreneur in recognition of her faithful service to the Church. The papal decree and medal that came from Rome were conferred by…
Dagupan entrepreneur bestowed Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice
THE DAY DAGUPAN SHOOK, CRUMBLED IT was July 16, 1990 when a giant earthquake brought Dagupan down to its knees and the thousands of Dagupeños that survived it can never forget how they survived with it. One of them was Manay Gina de Venecia. She recently recalled vivid accounts of…
Manay Gina DeV recalls the July 16, 1990 earthquake
SAGIP ANGHEL –The Women and Children Complaint Desk of the Dagupan City Police counsels the children who were brought to the barangay hall for not wearing face masks while playing in the streets. The parents were later called to fetch their children. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)