(Filed by Ahikam Pasion) 1 dead, 3 injured in Mangatarem road mishap A motorcycle collided with a tricycle in Barangay Dorongan Punta, Mangatarem, resulting in the death of one passenger and injuries to three others. According to authorities investigating the case, the tricycle driver, Julio Garcia Calangian, a 65-year-old resident…
ONLY BENEFITED TRADERS, IMPORTERS THE chairman of the Abono Partylist and the Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura (SINAG) called for the repeal of Executive Order (EO) No. 62, citing its failure to reduce rice prices as intended and the adverse effects on local consumers. In a letter dated March 3, 2025…
PANGASINAN and its four cities, and 42 of its 44 towns received the 2024 Seal of Good Financial Housekeeping (SGFH) from the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). Only the towns of Binmaley and Umingan did not make the list. SGFH is an award given to local government…
DAGUPAN City earned a 2024 Seal of Good Financial Housekeeping (SGFH), which it failed to get the previous year because the annual budget was passed three months late, according to Mayor Belen Fernandez. Fernandez said with the SGFH, the city is now eligible to vie for the more prestigious Seal…
FOURTH District Representative Christopher de Venecia applauded the local governments in his district — Dagupan City, and the towns of Mangaldan, San Fabian, San Jacinto, and Manaoag — for each earning the 2024 Seal of Good Financial Housekeeping from the national government. “This recognition was achieved by them through the unity…
By Gonzalo Duque THE Supreme Court is proving to be the last bulwark of our democracy as it continues to probe into the legalities of the transfer of billions of pesos of PhilHealth funds to the national treasury to support the unprogrammed appropriations of Congress, particularly, its public works…
By Leonardo Micua WE spotted seven opposition councilors of Dagupan sporting stolid faces when Councilor Michael Fernandez announced during his privilege speech that Dagupan is a recipient of the 2024 Seal of Good Financial Housekeeping (SGFH), an award given to local government units that comply with standards on good…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo NOT all ailments can be cured by the latest medicines. Some medicines may impact on vital organs causing them to fail, aggravating the original condition they are prescribed to cure. Science is responsible for a lot of new pharmacological remedies, but its limitations are real….
By Farah G. Decano WHENEVER a wound gets swollen, it simply means that the affected body part is on its way to healing. This inflammatory stage is a protective process. However, swelling is not always good. It can also manifest an infection, a worsening condition. It is interesting to…
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