THE Pangasinan Police Provincial Office has organized ‘Onia’ Special Investigation Task Group (SITG) named after Councilor and Abono Party-list National President Ponciano Onia, who was killed in a gun attack in Umingan on December 7. According to P/Lieutenant Tricia Guzman, spokesperson for the SITG, investigators have identified at least one…
(Filed by Ahikam Pasion) Fire razes warehouse in Dagupan City A warehouse in Barangay Bolosan, Dagupan City, owned by resident Jose Sy Tan, was engulfed in flames early morning Wednesday. Mark Salayog Gonzales, a 30-year-old Community Volunteer Organization member and resident of Barangay Bolosan, reported the fire at the City…
DESPITE OPPOSITION WALKOUT DAGUPAN’S Sangguniang Panlungsod passed 14 ordinances and 10 resolutions during a special session that ran for less than five hours on December 12, a record accomplishment for the city’s lawmaking body, despite another walkout by four opposition councilors. Among the measures passed were ordinances: 1. Establishing the…
By Gonzalo Duque AS I write this, I am hopeful that the ‘Punching Duo’ of my editor, Ermin Garcia Jr., and myself will be launched Saturday, December 14. It will be from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. with replay on Wednesdays. We call this, in radio parlance, a test broadcast,…
By Leonardo Micua WITH all those hard as granite accusations thrown at VP Sara Duterte, an ordinary human being would have easily crashed and crumbled. But not the VP. She’s fighting back with steel-like nerves and a heart of stone, and despite her bruises, if you can call it that, is…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo THERE is something magical in our lives, stories narrated by our grandparents and our parents, before Santa Claus came to our consciousness. As children, my grandfather Laki Ilot, often told his experiences with the magical as a natural part of everyday life. He would tell…
By Farah G. Decano IN celebration of International Human Rights Day, the Lyceum Northwestern University College of Law through its Legal Education and Advocacy Discourse (LeadDTALKS) program recently invited the fearless Queen of Bardagulan herself, Atty. Rowena “Bing” Guanzon of the P3pwd partylist. Her topic was, “Human Rights, Online…
By Eva C. Visperas DECEMBER, the month of joy, warmth, and festive lights. It’s that magical time of year when every town and city in Pangasinan glows with vibrant Christmas displays, their lights shimmering in the cool evening air. It’s supposed to be a time of family gatherings, laughter,…
A patriarch’s dream, a grandson’s mission By Rex Catubig IT’S symbolic that the remnant of the Oriental Hotel’s facade is now overgrown with weeds and shrubbery and boarded up with galvanized sheets. As if to hide from public scrutiny, the bygone life it harbors. What stories does it keep…
UNLISERBISYO TO ensure the safety of its frontliners and volunteers, the Local Government of Dagupan, together with the Department of Health (DOH), conducted a flu vaccination as part of the regular health program of the city. Mayor Belen T. Fernandez led the flu vaccination of the Barangay Health Workers, Barangay…
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