By Atty. Farah G. Decano MENTAL calisthenics on ethical dilemmas – who has heard of this as a form of relaxation? Well, this seems to be a favorite past time of three fiery intellectuals I know way back in the 1990s when we were merely wide-eyed young idealistic students…
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. THE 1995 five-day Tour of Pangasinan bikefest dubbed as “OO Na, Takbo Na” became the standard for competitive cycling among the Pangasinan cycling enthusiasts who participated. Today, the same contestants, most of whom are already retired, keep asking me if there will be a…
AFTERMATH OF MARING – A bulldozer from Dagupan City Engineering Office clears the Tondaligan Beach Baywalk of beach sand that was swept to the area at the height of Typhoon Maring. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
FARMERS and fishermen in Pangasinan suffered an estimated P263.7 million in losses as a result of the strong winds and heavy rains brought about by severe tropical storm ‘Maring’ last week. This amount of damages to farmlands and fishponds was reported by the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office…
MEMBERS of the Small-Scale Fish Consignment Owners Association are prepared to show proof in court to back their accusation that they were made to pay “kotong (protection) money” up to P25,000 a month allegedly to members of the Market Marshal unit for the privilege to stay before in their area located…
CASH AID FOR NON-SSS MEMBERS – Lola Esperanza Manaois, who doesn’t get any pension from SSS being a non-member, receives P3,000 cash from the City Social and Welfare Development as cash aid every other month. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
THE Provincial Health Office (PHO) urged city and municipal governments to bring the vaccination program of the government to far-flung areas in their jurisdictions in order to attain the province’s herd immunity as soon as possible. PHO chief Dr. Anna Ma. Teresa de Guzman told the Sangguniang Panlalawigan during its…
THE Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) is endorsing the proposed dredging of the Dagupan River from its delta towards upstream by a Manila-based construction company that will undertake the activity using its own funds, with not a single centavo as counterpart from the city government. In return, it will have sole right…
THE mayor and vice mayor of Asingan are also running unopposed, like the mayor of Mangatarem, for next year’s elections. Mayor Carlos Lopez Jr and Vice Mayor Heidee Chua, both in their first term only, have no challengers to their re-election bid for the May 9, 2022 elections. This was…
A 2,000 square meter lot in Rosales was donated to Police Regional Office 1 as home to the 104th Maneuver Company of the Regional Mobile Force Battalion 1. The deed of donation was signed by Irene Abigail R. Monje, representing her father, retired P/Lt. Col. Ricardo Revita, as donor, and…
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