By Rex Catubig LIKE an exclamation point to the shrill wheezing of the disc grinder cutting through the metal tubes for my fence , a ping sounded on my messenger that opened to a very casual message asking if I could accommodate a merienda meeting among a couple of…
Unknown Author Contributed by Ashok G. Vasandani Here’s an article I read on www.moral-shortstory.blogspot.com that I’d like to share, something that we can all learn from. A man came home from work late, tired and irritated, to find his 5-year old son waiting for him at the door. SON: ‘Daddy,…
By Jing Villamil Three years ago, this poem I wrote, only for my knight. Now, as events unfold, it seems we shall have to take it out of the “baul”, shake it free of the dust it had gathered. We shall read it again. For my knight. And for…
DAGUPAN BANGUS TO THE MARKET – An old worker gives it all to push his cart loaded with newly harvested Dagupan bangus from fishponds in the city for distribution at the city’s fish market. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
THE Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in coordination with different governments agencies, including local government units and law enforcement bodies, is set to crack down on unscrupulous doctors, pharmacies, hospitals and others selling COVID-19 medicines at blackmarket prices beyond the suggested retail price set by the Department of Health (DOH)….
THE Ilocos Center for Health Development (CHD 1) reported that 57 percent of the workforce in Region 1 is suffering from mental health issues. In an online presser of the Philippine Information Agency Region 1 on Tuesday, Dr. Magnolia Brabante, CHD 1 mental health coordinator said most of the workforce…
THE Pangasinan provincial government is the most organized in records disposal. This was the assessment of the National Archives of the Philippines (NAP) when it observed the strict compliance in records safekeeping and legal records disposal during the conduct of the 6th Batch of Synchronized Disposal of Valueless Records on…
HELP FROM TUPAD – Lorena Olavario of Lingayen happily shows the cash she received from Department of Labor and Employments’ Tulong Panghanapbuhay Sa ating Disadvantaged/Displaces Workers (TUPAD) awarding and payout held at Narciso Ramos Sports and civic Center gym. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
THE provincial government under the Espino administration again awarded P17.7 million worth of scholarship assistance to 1,770 Pangasinan State University (PSU) scholars. At the last scholarship awarding on October 19 at Narciso Ramos Sports and Civic Center (NRSCC) Gymnasium in Lingayen, Gov. Amado Espino III Espino congratulated the 380 scholars…
THE Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) helped facilitate the 5-Day Disaster Preparedness, Search, Rescue, and Retrieval Operations (DPSRRO) seminar organized by Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPPO) for its personnel last October 18-22, 2021 in Lingayen. PPPO Information Officer P/Maj. Arturo Melchor Jr. credited Governor Amado I. Espino…
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