TWENTY-SEVEN indigent families in Urdaneta City, all members of the FARMaganda association, were beneficiaries of P500,000 start-up capital from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to promote organic farming for food sufficiency, The beneficiaries were all graduates of the Kabalikat sa Kabuhayan (KSK) project of the SM Foundation…
PRICES of fish products in Dagupan City’s wet market have risen considerably. Latest monitoring reveals fish prices were up by P10 to P15 and the price was attributed to low supply because of fishermen’s limited catch. Ronald Santos, fisherman in Dagupan City, said it has been difficult to catch and/or…
THE Basista local government conducted a livelihood training on electrical installation and maintenance for local out-of-school youths last November 14, at the Basista Central School. Basista Mayor Jolly Resuello launched the training program participated in by 30 OSYs, in partnership with Public Schools District Supervisor Catherine Operaña and Basista Central School Alternative Learning System (ALS). The livelihood training sought to equip…
THE reelected chairman of Barangay Cobol in San Carlos City died after he was run over by a truck Tuesday morning, November 14. Victim was identified as Alejandro ‘Alex’ Calugay. Police investigation showed Calugay was riding his motorcycle with his wife, traversing Perez Boulevard along Barangay Ilang in the city…
TRAGEDY struck Barangay Sta. Maria in Mapandan as a victorious SK Kagawad candidate and an unsuccessful Barangay chairman bet lost their lives in separate incidents after the elections. Newly elected SK kagawad Anthony De Gracia-Mapanao, 23, died on November 2 in a vehicular incident, while Eduard Mendoza, 53, who lost in his bid, suffered a…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! NOVEMBER 20 – (Dagupan City) May Abalos; (Mangaldan) Mariner de Guzman, Nimfa De Vera NOVEMBER 23 – (Manaoag) CRISTINA SOTO; (Calasiao) Anthony De Vera HAPPY CHRISTENING! Ace Christian P. Pascua (November 19 – BONUAN) HAPPY BIRTHDAY! JETTY F. GARCIA & MOSES GARCIA (November 19 – Guam, USA/Mangaldan) HAPPY…
By Leonardo Micua BEFORE leaving for China, Mayor Belen Fernandez made it a point to thoroughly inspect the progress of the construction project on Arellano Street. Recognizing the urgency and importance of this undertaking, she personally met with the contractor to impress on him the need to expedite its…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo IN the comfort of the dining room, my imagination takes flight. I become the pilot I wanted to be, guided by the aroma of ground coffee beans. I look at the sky and become one with the stars, in communion with beings I haven’t seen,…
By Farah G. Decano IF given the chance to go back in time, what would you tell your younger self? Let’s say, your 11-year-old self? Most of those who undergo exercises like this presume that they are wiser, more mature and much better off than the earlier versions of…
By Eva C. Visperas A TRIP to Baguio is incomplete without a visit to the Pink Sisters Convent and Chapel in Brent Road. That has been my routine and always will be, as long as I’m physically able to. It’s what I felt I had to do since my…
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