Public health insurance is the way to go FAMILIES without members who are within the employment mainstream, either in government or the private sector, could not have in the recent past even dreamed of availing of the benefits of the social insurance system under the government-run Philippine Health Insurance Corporation…

53 years of PUNCHing JOURNALISM has evolved tremendously alongside technological innovations and global transformations over the more than half a century since our founder-editor, Ermin Garcia Sr., established The Sunday Punch. We are proud to say that we have grown with the times, particularly in terms of extending our publication…

Disaster-preparedness as life-saver WE are no strangers to natural calamities. Within a span of one year between May 2008 and May 2009, our province bore the brunt of two major typhoons, Cosme and Emong, which left several people dead, many families homeless, sources of income in ruins, and public infrastructure…

Take charge! The past week certainly was a “feel good” week for the province’s police officers. They harvested medals and citations for their feats and accomplishments in the fight against kidnappers and pursuit of justice. Indeed, congratulations are in order to our men and women in the police force led…

The Sangguniang Kabataan is failing the province While the rest of the country is agog over the prospects of the 2010 national elections, the turn out of first-time registrants and young voters in the province has been dismal. Comelec’s provincial office estimates that there are 106,000 young eligible voters expected…