By Farah G. Decano THERE is so much fuss about which one is the better movie between the musical “Katips,” or the drama “Maid In Malacanang.” Famas Awards has spoken. “Katips” won hands down. If you wish to be simply entertained by “Mariteses” then you may consider the “Maid”…
By Jesus A Garcia Jr. I WAS not surprised but deeply saddened over the sudden passing of our beloved former president Fidel Valdez Ramos, better known as FVR. Not surprised because at 94 years old it was but expected that his health was already at a frail stage. But…
By Rex Catubig IN my boyhood in our barrio, the month of August is customarily associated with relentless rain. “Nepnep” is how it was called when the monsoon dumps torrent of rain and the downpour inundates the river and engenders strong current. From out of nowhere the raging river…
YOUNG CREATIVE MINDS – Two students work on their ideas for presentation during the survival cooking and trash art challenge at Dagupan City National High School on the celebration of National Nutrition Month to promote the importance of proper nutrition among Filipinos. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
A PANGASINENSE backward runner is set to break a Guinness World Record as the fastest in the 100-200-meter, male category. Alfonso ‘Jojo’ Bigay, will attempt to beat the fastest 200-meter backward run set by Christian Roberto Lopez Rodriguez of Toledo, Spain with a record speed of 30.99 seconds in 2019…
SISON town’s local government suspended swimming and other form of sports in town due to an uptick in COVID-19 cases. Mayor Danilo Uy issued Executive Order No. 64 on Monday, August 1, ordering a suspension on all sports activities, including swimming in private resorts, Zumba, and other physical activities until…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! AUGUST 07 – (Dagupan City) Elena Fernandez AUGUST 08 – (Dagupan City) Wilda Chan; (Manaoag) Gloria Salinas AUGUST 09 – (Dagupan City) Lorna Agustin; (Lingayen) Chona Bugayong; (Mangaldan/Hawaii) Lahlah F. Garcia AUGUST 12 – (Manila) Virgie Encarnacion; (Calasiao) Aristotle Santillan; (Mangaldan) Myrna Abraham Happy Birthday! IYANA GARCIA (August…
THE July 27’s magnitude 5 earthquake that shook many parts of Pangasinan should be viewed as a grim reminder that the province remains very vulnerable to deadly earthquakes like the magnitude 7.6 tremblor that left Dagupan City in ruins in July 16, 1990. In fact, as Governor Ramon Guico III…
By Ermin Garcia Jr. ANYARE sa “DROP-COVER-HOLD”? Then walking briskly to safety? Gone with the wind. Why so? It must have been really frustrating on the part of the personnel of our Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Offices (DRRMO) in the province, towns and cities on seeing their…
JULY 27 MAGNITUDE 5 EARTHQUAKE GOV. Ramon Guico III reported that Pangasinan sustained only minimal damage from the Magnitude 5 earthquake that rocked the province in the early morning of July 27, and that only one person was injured and no casualty was recorded in any part of Pangasinan. This was…
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