By Viginia Jasmin Pasalo CONVERSATION between dust particles in the sky, blown by the morning breeze to a destination still unknown, perhaps to settle on a dessert, whirled in a storm at sea, or thrust to blind a human eye. P1: So you have a song for that tree…
Children are better at the beach than inside malls. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez) THE ban on minors aged 12 years and below in malls and other enclosed places got an overwhelming endorsement from parents in Dagupan City when asked during a session of the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) on December 7. Heads…
THERE are already 1,065 barangays, out of 1,272 barangays in Pangasinan that have been declared drug-cleared, according to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA). The updated figure was bared by PDEA Pangasinan provincial officer Retchie Camacho after 16 barangays from the town of Umingan, Sual, San Fabian and Dagupan City…
NON-OPERATION OF BUS TRIPS TO MM THE decision to restore daily regular trips from Pangasinan to Metro Manila (MM) lies with the bus companies not, the provincial government. This was stressed by Vice Governor Mark Lambino in last week’s session of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP), who said the provincial legislative…
WHAT? GOODBYE TREES? – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources posts a public notice informing residents of the scheduled cutting and uprooting of 39 trees that line up the highway along Barangay Lucao in Dagupan City. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
THE Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Regional Office 1 is finally considering limited in-person classes for all academic programs based on parameters yet to be set by it. Rogelio Galera Jr., CHED regional director, said all higher education institutes (HEIs) may apply for permission to conduct face-to-face classes at 50%…
THE Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) urged barangay captains and SK chairmen and presidents in the province to discourage mass events and mass gatherings in celebrating Christmas in their respective barangays. The resolution, authored by all provincial board members was initiated by ex-officio board member Jinky Zaplan, president of the Liga ng…
CAPITOL NEWS GOV. POGI TURNS OVER 575,000 SLMS. The Provincial Government of Pangasinan under the dynamic leadership of Governor Amado I. Espino III donated a total of 575,000 Self-Learning Modules (SLMs) and Speech Laboratory Sets to the five Pangasinan Schools Division Offices (SDO) on December 10 at the Pangasinan Training…
NEW FORMULA FOR TOURISM FOURTH District Rep. Christopher de Venecia thanked his colleagues in the House of Representatives for supporting his House Bill No. 1010 or the proposed Philippine Creative Industries Development Act which was already elevated to the Senate during his privilege speech on November 29. In his speech,…
Atty. Farah G. Decano MY brother forwarded to me a video about the origins of the famous song, “Pasko Na, Sinta Ko.” It was allegedly based on the story of Alfredo Gutierrez whose first love, Melba, left him for the United States just before Christmas. According to the narration,…
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