By Ermin Garcia Jr. DAGUPAN City Mayor Brian Lim may perhaps believe that he has already effectively blunted efforts to make him, his Market Supervisor Aguedo Sta. Maria and his staff, and department heads accountable for the illegal activities at the city’s public markets by continuing to bar any…
By Al S. Mendoza YOU think it’s over? I mean, do you believe the curtains have been rung down? Insertions intentionally in place? Substitutions suitably done spic and span? Withdrawals without leaving anyone unsatisfied observed to the hilt? That the show has ended—finally? Not really. It only just begun….
Theater of the absurd
By Leonardo Micua THERE’S a big trouble brewing in the administration party, PDP Laban, with the sudden withdrawal of presidential aspirant Ronald “Bato” de la Rosa and his instant substitution by Senator Bong Go, who is running for president under another new political party, and the last-minute decision of President Rodrigo Duterte to run for…
Then there were three Lims
10 TOWNS COVID-19 FREE ONLY 182 active COVID-19 cases remain in Pangasinan, or another 40% lower from last week’s 303 cases were reported by the Provincial Health Office (PHO), indicating a continued drop in active cases made possible by growing number of recovered patients. This was confirmed by Dr. Anna…
Active cases down to 182
‘CHRISTMAS BRIDGE” IN DAGUPAN– Dagupeños and their friends are seen nightly at the Quintos Bridge, the city’s Christmas Bridge’, for their ‘selfies’ and ‘groufies’ to update their social media posts last year. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
‘CHRISTMAS BRIDGE” IN DAGUPAN
1ST DAY OF FACE-TOFACE CLASSES IN ALAMINOS WHAT was expected to be a quiet and orderly opening of the first limited in-person classes at the Longos Elementary School in Alaminos City on November 15 became the source of a controversy between the Alaminos City government, the Department of Education (DepEd)…
Erroneous TV news report sparks controversy on police presence – PPPO
MAY MALASAKIT AT PAGMAMAHAL SA KAPWA A FACT check on the circumstances behind the video footage of an armed police officer belied earlier report that the police personnel inside the Longos Elementary School during the pilot run of the limited face-to-face classes in a school in Alaminos City were in…
Nothing threatening in cops’ presence in Alaminos school
LIQUOR BAN LIFTED AN executive order issued on November 16 by Dagupan City Mayor Brian Lim will reset the curfew hours in Dagupan City from 12:00 midnight to 3:00 a.m. beginning November 22, Monday. Executive Order No. 43, series of 2021 prescribes the health and safety guidelines in conformity with the…
Dagupan curfew reset to 12 MN to 3 A.M.
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo THROUGHOUT my life, I have lived a practice of keeping myself healthy through natural, indigenous ways. It is a tradition I adopted from my grandfather who is an herbalist and lived a longer life than most, with his knowledge of plants and indigenous healing methods….
The Unvaccinated
By Atty. Farah G. Decano I shared Atty. Wilfrido Garrido’s prediction that former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s pick for the presidency was Mayor Sara Duterte. We were probably right but PGMA bungled her strategies and failed to play Sara’s cards right. It was indeed a surprise for most, this writer…