THE exposé of Senator Alan Peter Cayetano about DPWH’s “fund parking’ or the illegal realignment of billions of pesos in the infrastructure department’s 2023 budget is an indication that the 30-40% “S.O.P.” from favored contractors is back with a vengeance. This involves allocation of projects in various districts, and it…
By Ermin Garcia Jr. IT’S been more than 75 days and still nothing is heard from Guv Mon-Mon Guico about developments and current issues in Pangasinan! Who’s running the provincial government? Is it already Vice Guv Mark Lambino holding the reins? The continued silence of the governor on the…
ONLY 5 HECTARES CAN BE RETAINED IN AWAI LAND ONLY five hectares of the more than 29 hectare property located in Barangays Awai and Labney (Bolo), San Jacinto, bought by Dagupan City in April 2002 for P16 million will be retained by the city, with the rest of the property…
TEXTING CAPITAL OF THE WORLD – It’s a commons sight inside public jeepneys and buses to see passengers holding their mobile phones texting away until they reach their destinations. Was the onset of texting the beginning of anti-social conduct of most Filipinos? (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
COMMUTERS are expected to pay more for their jeepney and bus fares on October 3. This, after the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) approved the petition for the hike: Minimum fare in traditional PUJs for the first four kilometers will be P12, and P.30 for every succeeding kilometer….
WORLD’S BEST SCHOOL COMPETITION THE Bonuan Boquig National High School (BBNHS) was adjudged one of top three finalists in the World’s Best School Prizes competition under the category of Environmental Action for its ‘Ilog Ko, Aroen Ko Adopt-a-River Project’, an entry that involves mangrove planting that earned international recognition. The…
CENPELCO APOLOGIZES FOR HUMAN ERROR WHAT would you do if your electric bill says you have to pay more than P1 million for your last month’s consumption? This was the electric bill that a family in Barangay Laoag in Aguilar town, received making it pay P 1,473,533.36! In a viral…
By Al S. Mendoza WILL Navarro was hot news this week on the sporting front. Not because of his on-court skills but, alas, on his off-court misstep of monumental proportions. Navarro was a star of the Ateneo basketball team that won multiple times in the UAAP events in recent…
By Gonzalo Duque LAST week, I traveled to Northern Luzon to visit my brods and friends in that area. You know, the Duque clan originated from Paoay, Ilocos Norte. On my way to Ilocos Norte, I had a stopover in Vigan City where I and company had a nice conversation…
By Leonardo Micua THOSE who are not concerned about the disappearance of Coca-Cola and its allied products in the shelves of supermarkets and sari-sari stores, we would like to announce we do and it matters to us. This even if we are not a drinker of Coke nor a…
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