Don’t panic, its only nCov THE panic mode being seen and felt in Pangasinan over the novel Coronavirus 2019 (nCov) is visible. The supply of face masks in towns and cities has been running out for days. Obviously, the media hype on the nCov led to the gross misunderstanding of…

Discipline needed to protect a household THE news about the confirmation of one vCoronovirus case in the country has caused some panic in towns and cities in the province, as if a green-eyed giant monster has appeared in the neighborhood.  There is no such thing but a virus that can…

“Guo Nian Hao” (Happy Chinese New Year) THE world’s most populated country and its people are celebrating its weeklong celebration of their two-week long celebration that started January 25 in the Year of the Rat. Pangasinenses avidly join the celebration of fellow Chinoys in their communities with Guo Nian Hao…

Counting our blessings LAST year, Pangasinan has been largely spared from major calamities while other towns and cities in regions had to suffer extensive damages and destruction to their communities. Pangasinan’s farmers enjoyed bumper harvests of rice, onions, mangoes in 2019. Sure, we had our share of minor inconveniences from…

Enforcing the ban vs. tricycles to protect lives THE usual lax and often selective enforcement of laws in the country can be seen in the enforcement of the law banning tricycles, pedicabs, kuliglig, garong, and other three-wheeled vehicles on the highway. Since R.A. 4136 was passed in 2007, no province,…