THE initial call for an investigation into the reported extra-judicial killings during the war on drugs in the House of Representatives was welcomed by most. It was seen as an opportunity not only to do justice to verified victims of police operatives who violated the protocol but also to assess…
By Ermin Garcia Jr. LAST week I wrote about the day our youngest sibling Karina died on November 1, 1963, lifting largely from the letter that our father, Ermin Sr. wrote five days after she died. Below is a continuation of my father’s grief on November 6, a day…
TWO-WAY STREET FOR TRACTOR AND TRICYCLE – The heavily damaged Tondaligan Baywalk is closed to promenaders, walkers and runners except for the wayward tricycle and the tractor tasked to clear the baywalk of debris along the damaged pathway. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
SEVERE Tropical Storm Kristine left an initial estimated damage of P863 million in Pangasinan, mainly to infrastructure, according to data released by the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO). Of the total, approximately P622 million was damage to infrastructure, including peeling asphalt overlays on provincial roads, damaged bridges,…
RELIEF and rehabilitation operations were in full swing in Dagupan following the declaration of a state of calamity on October 25, allowed the city government to tap into reserved emergency funds. The declaration sought by Mayor Belen Fernandez in the aftermath of Typhoon Kristine, was contained in a resolution, authored…
THE provincial board approved the 2025 budget for Pangasinan amounting to P7.1 billion, up 27% from this year’s P5.6 billion allocation during its regular session on October 28. Despite the challenges posed by Tropical Storm Kristine the previous week, the provincial board conducted a series of budget hearings on Oct….
MAYOR Belen Fernandez was named Most Inspiring Woman of the Earth in 2024 by India-based global foundation World Against Corruption (WAC) People Council and WAC Book of World Records International. The award was received by Fernandez during the flag-raising ceremony program last Monday at the city plaza, handed to her…
CONG. MARK ON THE JOB — Second District Rep. Mark Cojuangco inspects work on the removal of debris along the baywalk in Lingayen left by tropical storm “Kristine,” before meeting with fishermen on the status of the planned seawall to protect their communities. (Punchphoto by Eva Visperas)
THE local government of Agno will dredge parts of the Balincaguing River to minimize overflow in the future. The town is one of the coastal towns severely flooded during the onslaught of Typhoon Kristine on October 25. Agno Mayor Gualberto Sison said over 60 families in coastal barangays such as…
ANOTHER regular session of the Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod, scheduled on October 29, was adjourned for lack of quorum as the seven-member majority bloc could not meet the minimum attendance with Councilor Irene Lim-Acosta still in China while the five members of the minority were all on official leave. Vice Mayor…
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