By Leonardo Micua WERE it not for the memorandum of Governor Amado Espino III dated November 9, 2021 uploaded on Facebook, many of us might not have remembered that last November 13 was a red-letter day in Pangasinan, being the 125th birthday of one of the illustrious sons of…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo NOVEMBER 12, after midnight that airplane, the one that just passed by with a steady sound, brings me back to the day of the storm everything just flew on the street with the wild howling of the wind but there was this airplane, moving steadily…
By Atty. Farah G. Decano WITH the recent withdrawal of Sara Duterte’s candidacy for Davao City mayor and her resignation from Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP), her regional party, one cannot help but anticipate similar theatrics which were originally played out by her father in 2016. On or before November…
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. THE number of active COVID–19 cases has been dropping every day in the past few weeks. Yes, we’re feeling it now. This significant improvement in the management of this killer disease that already killed more than two million inhabitants in the world, prompted the Inter-Agency…
DAGUPAN CITY MARKET MESS THE Small-Scale Vendors and Fish Consignment Association (SSVFCA) finally decided to file a complaint with the regional office of the National Bureau of Investigation in San Fernando City in La union in connection with the alleged collection of monthly protection money supposedly by market marshals from small-scale…
FAMILY OUTING AT LAST – Hundreds of families frolic at the Tondaligan Beach in Dagupan to mark their first family outing during the pandemic, with grandparents, parents, children and grandchildren in tow, after the government opened beaches and parks to adults and children. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
THE alleged protection racket and overcharging by market marshals in Dagupan City were not only victimizing fish vendors but other vendors as well, including those that are already paying monthly rentals for their spaces. This information was shared by Councilor Teresa Coquia, chairperson of the committee on market, at the…
CONFUSION IN THE CITY “THE public is confused, the police are confused and we are also confused.” This was the reaction of Dagupan City Prosecutor Victoria Cabrera to Majority Floor Leader Michael Fernandez’s question about the executive order issued by City Mayor Brian Lim and a city ordinance that set…
EXECUTIVE orders issued by mayors of component cities and municipalities in Pangasinan, especially during the pandemic, are not subject to review by the Sanggunian Panlalawigan. This was stressed by Vice Governor Mark Lambino in answer to questions posed by Second District Board Member Von Mark Mendoza whether the SP can…
AFTER almost two years living with the pandemic, COVID-19 finally appears to be headed to the exit door in Pangasinan as may be gleaned from the November 11 data of the Provincial Health Office (PHO). The number of active cases logged by the PHO as of November 11 is down…
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