MAYOR Belen Fernandez ordered the police and the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) to seek out clandestine firecracker factories in Dagupan following a big firecracker explosion in Barangay Malued on Christmas Day where five persons, including a child, were hurt and seven houses destroyed. Exasperated over the incident, Fernandez called…
FOUR unidentified armed men held up at gunpoint three women inside a dental clinic in Barangay San Vicente, Urdaneta City at around 3:40 p.m. on December 26. The suspects armed with a short firearm tied their victims and took away from them six cellular phones, cash money worth more than…
OVER A LAND INHERITANCE ANOTHER land dispute among siblings in San Carlos City caused a man to stab his younger brother in Barangay Lipas, last December 23. Stabbed by his 51-year-old brother Wilfredo Ramos, Jolly Ramos, 50, was stabbed in the head, leg and arm and was rushed to the…
By Leonardo Micua WHAT we wrote in this corner a week past turned out to be true. Insisting that the Appropriations Ordinance that enacted the P1.3 billion annual city budget was not validly passed, the majority in the Sangguniang Panlungsod went to Court to question the manner of its passage….
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo THE year 2024 is the Year of the Wood Dragon, an auspicious year for most, but especially for the five luckiest Chinese zodiac signs: the Pig, Monkey, Rat, Goat, and Tiger. Depending on their own attributes, those born under these five signs should experience favorable…
By Farah G. Decano 2024 is around the corner. How do we prepare ourselves for the coming of the new year? What better way to start the turn of the calendar than to unload ourselves of those that burden our psyche and our soul? Has anyone offended us this…
By Eva C. Visperas FOR countless years, December 26 has marked a special occasion – the birthday celebration of the esteemed five-time Speaker, Jose de Venecia, Jr. or JDV for short. Each year brought anticipation and excitement, marking a highly awaited period for relaxation, even if just for a…
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. SELDOM can we can find a female professional athlete really willing to give back to her community by promoting her chosen sport, organizing the tournaments for the game she loves so much among her fellow athletes in Pangasinan specially from her hometown. Fortunately, my…
By Rex Catubig MY high school class celebrated its Ruby or 40th anniversary in 2005. Our class president Ramon Reyna wanted no less than the best and brightest. And after attending a preliminary meeting, I was prevailed upon to conceptualize the event. I thought of a Western theme to recapture…
‘TIL DEATH DO US PART — A couple exchange their sweet “I dos” in the first-of-its-kind black wedding in Pangasinan held in a memorial park in Alaminos City on December 28, 2023. (Contributed photo) “HERE comes the bride, all dressed in black (including a black veil covering her face)”…
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