THOSE who braved EDSA in 1986 were there for varied reasons. And for people who were not there, they mostly wondered what the ”People Power Revolution” was really all about. Why did it happen? Was just about the only common question. It’s the same question being asked even today by…
By Ermin Garcia Jr. I was in EDSA February 23, 1986, a day after Cardinal Sin rallied Catholics to protect the Enrile-Ramos tandem from certain deaths. It was an event that a journalist would not miss. I listened and looked into the eyes of the hundreds those who quickly…
By Al S. Mendoza THE following was from the Inquirer column of Artemio V. Panganiban on Feb. 20, 2022. “…a post of former PCCG commissioner Ruben Carranza from his US enclave claims that Bongbong Marcos (BBM) could be arrested and jailed in the US for failing to pay his…
By Gonzalo Duque MANY people are asking me who among the presidential candidates am I going to vote for on May 9. My answer: I’m still waiting for President Duterte’s signal on who he will support. But some of the Duterte die-hards, among them former Agrarian Reform Secretary John Castriciones,…
FOR FASTER DELIVERY OF SERVICES – The 32 units of rescue vehicles delivered to the Lingayen’s barangays hold a motorcade before they proceeded to their respective assigned barangays after the turnover by Mayor Leopoldo Bataoil at the Lingayen Civic Center witnessed by the town’s officials led by Vice Mayor Judy Vargas Quiocho. (Punchphoto…
THE Panpacific University was recently rated three stars overall in the QS Stars rating system, making it the first private higher education institution (HEI) in northern Philippines to achieve it. QS stands for Quacquarelli Symonds, an international education network and analytics provider based in London and the QS Star rating…
FULLY VAXXED HIT 2M MARK WITH only 56 remaining active COVID-19 cases as of February 24, considered a significant drop from the 127 active cases logged a week ago on February 17, Pangasinan appears to be ready for more relaxed restrictions under Alert Level 1. The Provincial Health Office (PHO)…
OVERSIZED POSTERS MUST GO DOWN – Comelec’s deputized team tears down a poster of a senatorial candidate inside a private property in Dagupan City because it exceeded the maximum poster size allowed by election rules. Posters and banners nailed to trees and hung on electric posts were removed. (Punchphoto by Ray…
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS STILL NOT SUBMITTED THE continued failure of the office of Dagupan City Mayor Brian Lim to submit documents required by the Sangguniang Panlungsod further delayed the approval of the city’s annual city budget for 2022, raising the prospect of a re-enacted budget for the city until June 2022….
FAILURE TO ENROLL INDIGENTS IN PHILHEALTH THE Sangguniang Panlungsod maintains that the city government is culpable and in violation of the Universal Health Law for failing to enroll identified indigent residents in Philippine Health insurance in years 2020 and 2021. This was determined during the SP special session when the…
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