By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo “IMITATIO” is not plagiarism, or copying verbatim the work of another artist. It is like innovating on the original recipe of a dish like adobo or pinakbet, in the hands of different chefs, creating their own versions and creating their unique signature tastes. I chanced…
By Farah G. Decano WHEN I was a law student in the 1990s, I made it a point to drive to Ayala Avenue in Makati during the festive Christmas season to enjoy the fascinating and elaborate light displays. The spectacle of a multitude of blinking lights formed into various…
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. THE University of Luzon (UL) basketball squad is definitely one of the best cage teams in the province, if not the best. That’s how I view UL being a keen observer of Pangasinan tournaments since I started to write in this weekly paper on…
CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES PRIORITIZED MEMBERS of the majority for the nth time again used their numerical advantage to thumb down a proposal of the minority seeking to include in the agenda the proposed Supplemental Budget No. 1 and Supplemental Annual Investment Program for 2022, after the latter noted that two of…
By April Montes-Bravo DREAMING of traveling to Dubai’s Miracle Garden to witness endless blooms in record-breaking arrangements that create a sense of wonder, magic, and delight, whilst heart-shaped floral arches birth a beautifully romantic atmosphere of serenity? This dream comes to life as the local government unit of Calasiao makes…
‘WAR ON DRUGS’ CAMPAIGN SIX towns and one city in Pangasinan were cited as 2021 Anti-Drug Abuse Council (ADAC) Performance Audit National Awardees program of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). Awardees are Alaminos City and towns of Anda, Balungao, Basista, Natividad, Santa Barbara, and Urbiztondo. The…
THE campaign of the Dagupan City LGU to rid its rivers of illegal structures continues with 18 illegal fish pens already demolished to further clear the way and enable flood waters to easily exit to the sea. This was reported by Dagupan City Mayor Belen Fernandez during her program Tatak…
DAGUPAN’S 2022 EDITION OF CHRISTMAS BRIDGE – The new multi-colored, artfully designed lights on the Quintos Bridge again beckon residents and their visitors to have a grand view from side of the bridge. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
THE Department of Health–Center for Health Development Region I (DOH-CHD 1) recorded 138 measles cases over the period January-November 24 in the Ilocos Region, representing a 160-percent increase in measles cases compared to same period last year. Dr. Rheuel Bobis, Medical Officer IV of the DOH-CHD, said only 53 cases…
THE second round of the National Vaccination Days or Bakunahang Bayan of the Department of Health (DOH) is set to return on Monday, December 5-7. Dr. Rheuel Bobis, COVID-19 focal person of the DOH-Center for Health Development in Region I, said the three-day vaccination seeks to protect the public against…
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