THE Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) has already declared the onset of wet (rainy) season in the Philippines on Wednesday, May 18, deemed too early compared to previous years. According to Gener Quitong, weather forecaster from the Agno River Basin Forecasting and Warning System of the PAGASA,…
BACK TO SENDER – A policed officer stands guard at the door while waiting for Comelec personnel to pick up the used ballot boxes. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
BACK TO SENDER
SOME 2,000 loyal supporters of Governor Amado Espino III and his brother, Second District Rep. Jumel Espino, staged a prayer and candle-lighting rally dubbed as “Pangasinan: Anyare?” at the Capitol Plaza on the night of May 16 to protest alleged cheating in the just-concluded election. The participants from different towns…
Espino supporters stage protest rally
FIFTH District Board Member Noel Bince appealed to his colleagues in the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) to let emotions to settle down first before making comments about the recently concluded elections so as not to exacerbate the still tense situation prevailing in the province. Bince was reacting to the privilege speech…
BMs clash over comments on provincial polls
VILLAR CLAN’S 70-YEARS LEGACY THE fifth generation of Villar clan continues to hold sway in governing Sto. Tomas town after the election of another Villar as mayor in the recently concluded polls. Councilor Dickerson Villar, 34-year-old mayor-elect, vows to sustain the 70 -years legacy of his ancestors who served…
Another Villar takes over Sto. Tomas
MORE DROWNING INCIDENTS A six-year-old child died in a resort’s swimming pool in San Fabian town on Sunday, May 15. The victim, Mark Joshua Estrada, from Marilao, Bulacan was with his family for an outing at the Greysands Beach and Resort in Barangay Nibaliw Vidal, when the incident happened. Police…
Six-year-old child drowns in swimming pool
A 15-year-old student died while her younger sister was injured after they were hit by a lightning while bathing under the rain outside their residence in Sitio Taew, Barangay Cobol, San Carlos City on May 15. Joana Domantay, Grade 8, and her eight-year-old sister, Joyce Domantay, Grade 2 pupil, were…
Lightning strike kills girl, 15; injures sibling
A sea turtle, locally known as pawikan, was rescued by fisherman in Alaminos City on Monday, May 16. Jerry Reate, a fisherman of Barangay Pangapisan in Alaminos City, was checking on a pasabing or fishtrap he had set earlier, when he saw a pawikan trapped inside. Authorities sent the pawikan,…
Fisherman rescues pawikan in Alaminos City
SUMMER’S GONE — With the usual daily crowd at the beach gone, the vendor shifts to selling household wares in coastal houses. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
SUMMER’S GONE
THE Social Security System (SSS) Alaminos Branch launched the ‘Run After Contribution Evaders’ (RACE) campaign recently to create higher awareness towards employer obligation with the Social Security Law and to intensify SSS collection efficiency, thereby providing rightful SSS benefits to employed individuals. To underscore the campaign’s importance, SSS officials visited…