No emergency A PRESS release emailed to the media on July 6 by the City Information Office (CIO) was bannered “Mayor BSL assures construction of city government-run hospital”.  It said: “Preparations are underway for the proposed construction of a city government-run Children and Maternity Hospital, according to Mayor Benjamin S….

What about the trash? TRUE to its award-winning form, the provincial government has again proven that it is resolute in its priority program of environmental protection. The Pangasinan Environment Code of 2012, which has been fermenting in the Sangguniang Panlalawigan for six years, has finally been signed into law last…

Assault on good governance WHILE the present administration under President Benigno Aquino III, for all its flaws and weaknesses, is trying its best to steer the national and local government units towards the Matuwid na Daan, here’s Dagupan gone the very opposite direction. The new set of rules and procedures…

Hazard awareness RELYING on their shared history and experiences, communities usually have their own indicators as to when nature appears to be threatening to deliver a blow. But we all know nature is fickle, climate patterns have been changing, and human activities have significantly altered the geography of many areas….

56th Renewal of Vow AS we mark our 56th year of publishing, we commit ourselves anew to the same vision and mission articulated in 1956 by our founder, the late Ermin E. Garcia in its first editorial.