RULES FOR BACK RIDERS – A Dagupan POSO personnel checks the marriage contract presented by the couple as proof for the right allow his wife as a backrider, at the border checkpoint at Caranglaan while a police officer explains other rules for back riders. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
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Honest tricycle driver returns laptop, P350,000
TO a tricycle driver, a single father with three children to support, honesty is one virtue that he has kept since he started riding tricycles for livelihood and has found self-fulfillment in returning valuables left by his passengers. His advocacy led him to return a bag he found on a road shoulder the morning of […]
PNP-AFP ready to thwart NPA rebels at the borders, say
PANGASINAN has been declared insurgency-free since last year but still government troops cannot be complacent because the insurgents may just be waiting for the opportunity to strike. This was the situation described by P/Colonel Redrico Maranan, police provincial director, to the Sangguniang Panlalawigan on Monday, as he pointed out that Pangasinan calls for a wide […]
Fr. Soc: Clergy expresses regret over Anti-Terror Act
LINGAYEN-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas said the clergy of Lingayen Dagupan “deeply regret the decision of the President to sign the Anti-Terror Bill into law over and above the vehement objections of well-meaning citizens”. In a statement titled “We Are Taking The Wrong Path”, Villegas said, “It is morally wrong, we humbly submit, to leave the […]
FREE RAPID TESTING
FREE RAPID TESTING – A stall vendor at the Malimgas Market takes advantage of the free rapid testing offered by the Dagupan City government for frontlliners. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
COVID pandemic triggers more mental health cases
THE coronavirus pandemic has aggravated the condition of those suffering from mental health issues. This was gleaned from those who seek consultation at the Philippine Mental Health Association (PMHA) Pangasinan chapter in Dagupan City Dr. Michael Romero, PMHA–Pangasinan chapter executive manager, said more young and old clients have been coming for consultations, needing professional help. […]
1,662 ‘waitlisted’ beneficiaries get their SAP cash aid
SOME 9,000 “waitlisted” households in Region 1 receive cash aid from Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), among them 1,662 in Pangasinan. The DSWD Region 1 has reported that 9,190 out of the 49,803 waitlisted beneficiaries have received assistance under the second wave of the government’s social amelioration program (SAP). DSWD Region 1 spokesperson […]
2 gov’t employees probable cases of COVID-19 in San Carlos City
TWO San Carlos City residents working at a national-line government agency based in La Union province were listed as probable cases of COVID-19 after they tested positive through the antibody rapid testing conducted by their agency. The City Information Office identified the two as residents of Barangays Matagdem and Cobol. The resident of Brgy. Matagdem […]
Capitol distributes anti-rabies vaccines
THE provincial government distributed anti-rabies vaccines to 14 municipalities and cities in Pangasinan with rabies positive cases last Moday. Provincial Veterinarian OIC Jovito Tabajeros said sets of 100 vaccines were sent to Infanta, Alaminos City, Sual, Mangatarem, Basista, Urbiztondo, Lingayen, Sta. Barbara, San Carlos City, Mangaldan, Manaoag, Urdaneta City, Villasis and San Manuel. As of June […]
BIKE ANGKAS
BIKE ANGKAS – The obvious loophole in the protocol prohibiting backriders on motorcycles and exempting bicycle riders them from coverage of traffic rules, are taken advantage of by two men, merrily riding counterflow on a busy street in Dagupan City. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)