By Leonardo Micua WHILE many people in Dagupan were still snoring in bed early Friday morning, Mayor Belen Fernandez and her staff were already raring to conduct a new round of inspection of the city’s rivers to see the progress of demolition of illegal fish pens by personnel of…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo HOW many times have you watched a movie and shifted to another in less than thirty minutes? There are others I’ve watched as a series, which are too long, and I quit in the middle, or almost at the end, knowing how predictable the outcome…
By Farah G. Decano LAST Thursday, Senator Raffy Tulfo took Senator Cynthia Villar to task about the alleged indiscriminate conversion of agricultural lots into residential and mixed-use developments. Coming from a family that develops land into subdivisions, Senator Villar defended their business undertaking and stated that they only target…
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. WATCH out for the Alcala, UL, Asingan, PAMMA teams! Alcala quintet that topped the elimination round in the Eastern Conference with unblemished record of six wins sans loss proved their worth anew by repulsing the host and unbeaten Western Conference elimination round champ, San…
By Rex Catubig HE only finished grade 6. Because they were poor. Life was hard and a constant struggle. He did all kinds of odd jobs—pushcart mover, barker, househelp–he had done it all. “Mairap so manbilay na siamiran anak” (It’s difficult to raise nine children), he sighed, though without…
NEW DEPARTMENT HEADS — Engr. Amadeo Veras and Richelle Mones-Raguindin are all smiles after they were both confirmed by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan as the new heads of the Provincial Engineering Office and Pangasinan PESO, respectively, during the SP’s regular session last November 14. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
THE Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) recently confirmed the appointments of the heads of the Provincial Engineering Office and Provincial Employment Services by Governor Ramon Guico III. In separate resolutions proposed by Fourth District Board Member Jerry Agerico Rosario, the SP confirmed the appointments of Amadeo Veras as provincial engineer and Richelle…
THE Department of Health – Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD) Region I started closely monitoring cases of measles in the region after four confirmed cases were recorded, and 126 more suspected cases were initially reported. According to the DOH-CHD’s latest tally, 19 suspected cases were in Ilocos Norte, 13 in…
THE Dagupan City government is set to organize a seminar on professional photography to be conducted by a Dagupeño, international freelance photographer that has had extensive exposure in promoting luxury brands and fashion models in the United States. This was the agreement reached when Jessie Aquino, a resident of Greenfields…
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