By Farah G. Decano ADDING to the already impressive roster of the College of Law faculty at the Lyceum-Northwestern University is a line-up of incoming professors with stellar credentials which match those in the so-called Big Five universities in Manila. I am pleased that it did not take a…
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. WE, in sports desks were saddened by the demise of former Asia’s queen of sprint Lydia de Vega, fondly called “Diay” among her relatives, friends and athletic mates. After the glamorous athletic lass from Meycauayan, Bulacan gave great accolades to our nation, her losing…
By Rex Catubig I’m a source of embarrassment when it’s time to pay for goods bought or food consumed. My friends steer clear of the awkward situation when I reach the cashier counter. The reason being that I always demand my change to the last coin. And I’m a…
THE Office of the Provincial Prosecutors filed charges against four suspects arrested in the P2.5 billion drug buy-bust in Pozorrubio town on August 12 before the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 46 in Urdaneta City, in a sworn complaint filed by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA). Violations of Sections…
SHABU PACKAGED AS CHINESE TEA — A PDEA operative opens a sack containing packages of Chinese tea brand filled with shabu ready for shipment and distribution to other drop-off places in Pangasinan and other provinces. More than 300 kilos of packaged shabu were seized in Pozorrubio last week. (Punchphoto by Ahikam Pasion)
LiFe COUNCILORS REVERSE THEMSELVES A state of confusion reigns at the Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod. Two weeks ago, the majority (composed of LiFe councilors) nixed the passage of the proposed ordinance submitted by the minority and certified by the office of the city mayor as urgent but the majority eventually reconsidered their position after the fact and decided to hold a public hearing contrary…
MAYOR Belen Fernandez met with officials of the Department of Education (DepEd) and youth organizations in the city last week to organize initial events for the year-long observance of Dagupan City’s Diamond Jubilee Year, marking the 75th ‘Agew na Dagupan’. Mayor Fernandez held the meeting shortly after she issued Executive…
THE Department of Education Dagupan City Schools Division Office (SDO) identified more structures that sustained damages when the Magnitude 7.0 earthquake hit the city last July 27. In last week’s issue of The PUNCH, the SDO initially only listed the PAGCOR Building in Dagupan City National High School, some classrooms…
VIRTUAL GRIDLOCK FOR LEARNERS — Traffic along Tapuac Road in Dagupan City became one long parking lot as parents, siblings and guardians rushed to have their learners in six schools over a one kilometer stretch in school at the same time on the first day of in-person face-to-face-classes. (Punchphoto by Willie…
SISON-TUBA BOUNDARY DISPUTE THE Sangguniang Panlalawigan created an ad hoc committee headed by Vice Governor Mark Lambino to tackle the boundary dispute between the municipalities of Sison town in Pangasinan and Tuba town in Benguet, that heated up anew after a long lull. Vice Governor Lambino nominated Sixth District Board…
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