By Ermin Garcia Jr. THE news about three jeepney drivers losing to heatstroke should remind everyone that the dangerous level of heat index is true and deadly, and should not be taken lightly. We cannot ignore warnings of heat stroke. Truth is, two weeks ago I could not understand…
ONLY 37 BACKED OUT OF MODERNIZATION PLAN WHEN the April 30 extended deadline for the consolidation lapsed, there were only 37 jeepney owners in Pangasinan who did not comply with the PUV modernization program. This translates, however, to 99 percent of jeepney owners who managed to consolidate, according to Bernard…
THE STREET PARTY BEGINS – Dagupan City Mayor Belen Fernandez and the city government’s special guests led by Sen. Risa Hontiveros, Sen. Lito Lapid, Bam Aquino, Rep. Lanie Mercado (wife of Sen. Bong Revilla), Chel Diokno, Elle Cruz (representing Sen. Imee Marcos) and Mark Lapid of TIEZA lead the ceremonial lighting of barbecue grills…
ENTERTAINED by top music icons of the country, an estimated 500,000 people from Dagupan and the neighboring towns and provinces went sleepless when they joined the 2024 Dagupan Bangus Festival’s Bangusan Street Party along Jose de Venecia Expressway all night of April 30. The partying was backed by some 20,000…
ILOCOS REGION ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION HOST Laoag City rallied in the last two days to overtake and dethrone defending champion Pangasinan II and won its first crown ever in the Ilocos Region Athletic Association Meet that ended April 27 at the Marcos Stadium in Laoag. The new champion amassed 79 gold, 53…
THREE jeepney drivers in Pangasinan already died after suffering from heat stroke. This was confirmed by One Pangasinan Transport Federation (OPTF) president Bernard Tuliao in an interview last Tuesday, April 30. Tuliao did not identify the drivers but said the three felt they had no choice but to be on…
DUE to prevailing high heat index, the Bayambang local government will start a four-day compressed work week arrangement from May 6 to June 30, 2024. Mayor Mary Clare Jose-Quiambao issued Executive Order (EO) No. 36 series of 2024 on April 29, citing Civil Service Commission Memorandum Circular No. 6 series…
COLORS OF SUMMER – Street dancers from Bani town showcasing the town’s ‘Pakwan Festival, were among the high school students from different towns that performed a unity dance in their colorful costumes depicting the motifs of their annual festivals during the Pangasinan Street Dance Exhibition “Gayaga” a major event of Pistay Dayat (Sea Festival) at the Capitol plaza in…
STREET DANCING AT THE BANGUS FESTIVAL STREET dancers from Barangays Pantal, Lucao, Lasip Chico, Malued and Tapuac, comprising Cluster 6, earned the nod of members of the board of judges for their stunning focal performance at the Dagupan City Plaza to win the championship and the P150,000 top prize in…
WHERE HAVE ALL THE FAMILIES GONE? – The scene at the Tondaligan Beach in Dagupan on May 1, 8 am. was not what it used to be. The beach in previous years was always crowded to the brim with families picnicking, swimming, playing where they can find space but not his year. Blame it on the daily…
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