A green sea turtle, locally known as pawikan, was rescued after it found itself trapped inside a fishing net along the waters of Barangay Tori-Tori in Anda town on Monday, June 20. Fisherman Mauricio Orlanda saw the turtle, 17 inches long, and 15 inches wide, trapped in his baklad or…
A HOUSE caught fire in the afternoon of Wednesday, June 22 in Sitio Las Vegas, Barangay Bonuan Gueset in Dagupan City. The city fire department said the house owned by widow Gloria Cornel, 54 years old, caught fire at around 1:50 in the afternoon. The incident was declared fire out…
By Leonardo Micua AS the price of diesel fuel will likely hit the P100 mark per liter as of this writing, and the cost of living continues to soar, more and more people, not only in the Philippines, but the world, are driven to abject property. We heard of…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo SUDDENLY, while walking, you can sense that someone is watching you from behind. You are tempted to look back, and you do, but no one seems to be looking. You continue to walk, that persistent feeling of being watched remains. Again, you are tempted to…
By Farah G. Decano WE have become a nation of multiple alternate realities. This is mainly due to the algorithm of our social media accounts on which we are dependent for news and opinion. What is wrong with the algorithm? The information that abounds us is restricted by programmed…
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. DESPITE the numerous titles they won since they entered the NBA league in 1946 with a record of 17 championships, there were basketball specialists, pundits and analysts that said the Boston Celtics were still slightly underdog against their archrival, the Western Conference champions Golden…
By Rex Catubig CLASSES had just begun at the Calmay Primary School a couple of weeks earlier. It was a squat, unpainted, four-room wooden structure by the riverbank that housed Grades 1 to 4. It was my first time to attend school as a Grade 1 pupil. I was…
GOOD TIMES DO END – A number of the Libreng Sakay transport group in Pangasinan providing free transport to health workers will soon stop plying their assigned routes on June 30. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
SHELLFISHES SAFE TO BE EATEN AFTER more than two months of prohibition on the consumption of shellfish, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) finally lifted the ban after Bolinao was declared free from red tide. BFAR’s Shellfish Bulletin No. 11 Series of 2022 released on Friday, June 17,…
ADD the ‘bangkeros’ (local ferry boat drivers) in Dagupan City to the jeepney and tricycle drivers reeling from the unprecedented impact of fuel prices, as a result of which, their regular earnings as bangkeros are literally being wiped out daily. Chris, a bangkero, said he’s already considering taking on other…
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