By Farah G. Decano VICE President Sara Z. Duterte released a video last week clarifying some issues regarding her behaviour during the congressional budget hearing of the Office of the Vice President. In her explanation, VP Sara revealed that the fund hearing was all for show because there were…
By Eva C. Visperas AS next year’s elections loom on the horizon, many are wondering about Governor Monmon Guico’s feelings — Is he worried? Excited? Anxious? Or, perhaps he’s confidently anticipating victory? During a recent interview with Gov. Guico, in Lingayen during the celebration for President Bongbong Marcos’ birthday,…
By Rex Catubig SHE was the joy of his heart, the love of his life. For Adams, an amiable young man who worked as a waiter in a local diner, Lyka was like no other–the beauteous surprise of his dreams. They had met nine years earlier on a blind…
RESUMPTION OF POGO QUIZ MAYOR Lizeldo “Dong” Calugay of Sual town, denied allegations of business, political ties and even romantic ties between him and Alice Guo, the dismissed mayor of Bamban, Tarlac who is facing human trafficking and other cases arising from her alleged involvement in illegal online gaming operations….
NOT a few have wondered why so much time and resources are being spent by the Senate committee of Senator Risa Hontiveros and Congress’ Quad Committee on the activities and identity of the former Bamban mayor, Alice Guo, whom they tag as the principal character behind the illegal activities of…
By Ermin Garcia Jr. ALLOW me to highlight here how the Quad committee formed by House Speaker Martin Romualdez acted as investigator, prosecutor and judge to all its invited resource persons whom they have identified as “persons of interests” initially in hearings on the illegal activities of POGO…
REGULAR HIGH TIDE FLOODING — The sight of 30 cms. flooding in Tapuac Road in Dagupan City each time high tide occurs has become a regularity and becomes impassable if torrential rains fall during high tide. The situation is expected to continue until the road is elevated like Arellano Street. (Punchphoto…
THE majority bloc in the Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod was accused this time of doing committee hearings on proposed measures filed by the minority. Councilor and Minority Floor Leader Michael Fernandez again decried another “hijacking” of the minority’s proposed ordinance by the majority bloc, which the latter submitted for first reading and…
16 BARANGAYS SUBMERGED CALASIAO is the first town in Pangasinan placed under the state of calamity in the aftermath of Typhoon“Enteng”. In a resolution of the Sangguniang Bayan upon the request of Mayor Kevin Roy Macanlalay, 16 of the 24 towns of Calasiao were still flooded as of September 10…
THE Department of Health Center for Health Development (DOH CHD) in Region 1 expressed growing concern over the rising cases of leptospirosis in the region. Dr. Rhuel Bobis, DOH CHD1 medical officer, emphasized that the rainy season has only just begun, and already reported leptospirosis cases have been increasing. CHD-1…
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