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August 2024

Pangasinan logs over 100,000 new voters

By | Business, Punch Gallery

COMELEC Chairman George Garcia demonstrates use of new voting machine (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao) 100,00 VOTERS PURGED IN NEW LIST   ABOUT 123,000 new voters have registered in Pangasinan as of August 15, exceeding the Commission on Elections’ (Comelec) initial target of at 75,000 for the 2025 midterm elections. Atty. Marino…

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Pangasinan logs over 100,000 new voters

By August 25, 2024Business, Punch Gallery

Agri party-list calls for more irrigation, post-harvest funds

By | Business

HOR BUDSGET SLAMMED AGRI Partylist Rep. Wilbert Lee has vowed to push for more funds for the Department of Agriculture (DA) when the 2025 national budget hearings reach the plenary, noting that the DA’s allocation was slashed at the committee level.    He said government investments in irrigation and post-harvest…

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Agri party-list calls for more irrigation, post-harvest funds

By August 25, 2024Business

MGA MAGULANG AT GURO NG LUCAO TINURUAN NG DTI

By | Governance, Punch Gallery

UNLISERBISYO ANG mainan ng produksyon at pagbenta ng Dagupan Bangus sardines kasama ang labeling at packaging ang itinuturo ng Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) at City Agriculture Office sa Lucao Elementary School at Parent Teachers Association (SPTA) Mula sa mga eksperto ng DTI at ng PSU Binmaley Service Learning…

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MGA MAGULANG AT GURO NG LUCAO TINURUAN NG DTI

1st Pozorrubio Invitational Chess tilt lists winners

By | Sports

Young woodpushers test each others’ mettle  (Photo grab from Facebook) THE inaugural Pozorrubio Invitational Chess Competition reeled off last August 17, with 75 woodpushers seeing action at the Pozorrubio Executive Building. Organized by the Pozorrubio Sangguniang Kabataan Officials as part of its “Linggo ng Kabataan” festivity, the one-day competition featured three categories: Open, Grassroots and Kiddies. Jhulo Goloran of the Manila Indios Bravos emerged as champion in the seven-round Swiss System chess invitational, collecting a…

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1st Pozorrubio Invitational Chess tilt lists winners

By August 25, 2024Sports

A 25-million peso question

By | Out of the fire

By Gonzalo Duque   THE Sangguniang Panlungsod of Dagupan approved all the items in Supplemental Budget No. 3-2024 covering the incremental increase of salaries of regular employees, their Representation and Travel Allowance (RATA), and other costs with a total amount of P38.1 million. As usual, the majority bloc owned and…

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A 25-million peso question

By August 25, 2024Out of the fire

“Manjalteng”

By | G Spot

By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo   IN celebration of Pangasinan’s Buwan ng Wikang Pambansa 2024 (Filipino: Wikang Mapagpalaya) a flyer of “Manjalteng” was sent to me with two important questions: Is it something necessary for the promotion of the Pangasinan language? Is it necessary and appropriate for culture education? According to…

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“Manjalteng”

By August 25, 2024G Spot

SWOH

By | Andromeda's Vortex

By Farah G. Decano   I didn’t know what SWOH meant until I googled it. It means “Sara With Out H.”   I will treat that as reminder of the spelling of the vice president’s first name. *          *          *          * I am not surprised that Vice President Sara Z. Duterte…

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SWOH

By August 25, 2024Andromeda's Vortex

AGuiLa and The Haven: From politics to social work

By | Newsy News

By Eva C. Visperas   THE week of August 17 to 22 was packed with significant events, spanning politics to social work. On Saturday night, August 17, AGuiLa leaders — representing the Alyansang Guico-Lambino that propelled the governor, vice governor, and other key leaders of Pangasinan to power —gathered at…

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AGuiLa and The Haven: From politics to social work

By August 25, 2024Newsy News