3rd PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE EXCEPT for some supporters who fainted, preparations for the presidential debate that drew some 15,000 to University of Pangasinan-PHINMA on April 24 paid off, and the debate proceeded without any hitch. This was the happy assessment of P/Supt. Christopher Abrahano and said no candidate was delayed in arriving…

CAMPAIGN sorties can be hazardous to one’s health, and not necessarily due to the usual violence but from exhaustion and the heat from the sun. A re-electionist municipal councilor in Labrador died of heart attack due to fatigue from campaigning. In a belated report from the town police, Antonio “Tony”…

THE Social Security System (SSS) has launched the Loan Restructuring Program (LRP) for members with past due calamity loans and other short-term member loans who reside or work in calamity areas as declared by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC). The one-year availment period started last April 28….

TO protect the rights of the elderly against all forms of abuse, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Region 1 has launched a local reporting mechanism and referral system for detecting and preventing such abuses. RESPPEC or “Reporting System and Prevention Program for Elder Abuse Cases” will…

DESPITE the intensified heat of summer aggravated by El Nino, no fishpond in Dagupan is drying up unlike in some coastal areas that include Lingayen, Binmaley and Labrador. This was pointed out by City Agriculturist Emma Molina adding that Dagupan’s fishponds are closer to the Lingayen Gulf, and therefore, these…

FOR PEACEFUL ELECTION A WALK for CHAMP (clean, honest, accurate, meaningful and peaceful elections) 2016 will be held on April 29 that will end with a “one-time, big time” peace covenant pledge ceremony at the St. John The Evangelist Metropolitan Cathedral in Dagupan City. P/Supt. Ferdinand de Asis, chief of…

THERE will be no mall voting at Robinson’s Place in Calasiao but expect one to be held at CB Mall in Urdaneta City for the May 9 election. This was bared by Michael Sarmiento, municipal election officer of Lingayen, during the KBP Forum on Thursday. He said the public consultations conducted at Robinson’s…

FOR CREDIBLE POLLS THE Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) president urges the Catholic faithful throughout the nation to join in a rosary prayer campaign daily until the national elections on May 9. “Pray all the mysteries of joy, light, sorrow and glory everyday until May 9. Pray as…

MANGALDAN—At least 31 participants in the Archdiocesan Youth Day Camp (AYDC) held here were hospitalized last Tuesday, April 19, due to food poisoning. Dr. Ofelia Rivera, municipal health officer, said some of the victims started to experience stomach ache after their welcome dinner while the others had loose bowel movement…