By Farah G. Decano AFTER several weeks, the rains have already fallen, albeit briefly, somewhere in Pangasinan. Last week, the hottest place in the Philippines nowadays – Dagupan City – almost missed the much needed shower. Looks like Heaven is hesitant to alleviate the condition of the already very…
By Eva C. Visperas HE is the alter ego of the governor so his work is predictably very demanding and complex. His position is a vital link between the executive and the legislative branches and almost anything in between. And it takes one tough guy, with much devotion to…
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. I SEE it as my responsibility to respond to queries from our avid cycling readers here and overseas about Pangasinan cycling history in this two-wheeled sport. Yes, I can cite many details about it having been a 32-years veteran myself in this sport from 1961…
By Rex Catubig IT’S just an ordinary day for these mothers — just one of those unexciting Sundays, perhaps just hotter, but no different, really. No Facebook posts, no Instagrams, no flowers, no greeting cards, no Tik Tok; maybe not even a bag of pancit and tasty bread to…
CREAM OF THE CROP – This year’s Limgas na Pangasinan World, Lhya Yzhienne Laylo (center) of Pozorrubio, is flanked by Izzy Nina Bernardino of Sta. Barbara – 2nd runner-up, Pearline Joy Bayog of Lingayen – Limgas Mutya, Jennese Victoria Mejia of Malasiqui – Limgas Grand and Rebecca Rose Ayuban of Urbiztondo – 1st runner-up. Laylo was…
NO LEGAL BASIS FOR 50% DISCOUNT ON TAX THE executive department of Dagupan City rejected a resolution authored by the seven-man opposition in the Sangguniang Panlungsod asking Mayor Belen Fernandez to grant a 50 percent discount to business permit fees of owners of establishments affected by the elevation of roads…
THE discovery of two ‘ghost’ motor boats of the past Lim administration is not an isolated case as there are several more questionable transactions entered into by the past Lim administration. In an interview, Mayor Belen Fernandez said there was the purchase of overpriced laptops, computer gadgets, multi-million peso feeding program…
SIZZLING hot weather in Pangasinan exacerbated by El Niño is not expected to end till after May, the peak period of the warm dry season, as evidenced by the 51 degree-heat index registered Monday afternoon of April 29. According to Gener Quitlong, PAGASA weather specialist, says the province will continue…
The San Roque Power Corporation (SRPC) said there will be a steady supply of electricity for both homes and farms despite the drop in the dam’s volume of water nearing the critical level of 225 meters above sea level (masl), SRPC Vice President for Corporate Affairs Tom Valdez, said the…
IT was another eventful and successful staging of the annual Bangus Festival last week. Congratulations are in order to the organizers led by Executive Committee chairman, Councilor Marcelino Fernandez. For a while, there was an air of anxiety and uncertainty if the sizzling hot climate would dampen the enthusiasm and…
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