THE Sangguniang Panlalawigan approved on Monday a resolution condemning the employment of minors in establishments that serve alcoholic beverages and offer adult entertainment, following alarming reports of child exploitation in parts of the province. Principally authored by Fourth District Board Member Marinor de Guzman, Provincial Resolution No. 445-2025 calls for the strict…
THE Highway Patrol Group (HPG) will begin strict enforcement of the mandatory motorcycle helmet law starting January 2026, a move aimed at improving road safety and reducing accident-related injuries. Police Colonel Jaycon Ramos, chief of the Regional Highway Patrol Unit, said the crackdown will cover all major roads and urban…
(Filed by Ahikam Pasion) Pump attendant arrested for alleged theft in San Manuel A pump attendant at a San Manuel gas station was arrested after an internal audit revealed a P6,612 shortage in his sales remittances from November 8 to 25. The station’s HR officer filed the complaint after noticing…
UNLISERBISYO The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) brought its “Responsableng Panonood” campaign to Dagupan City for the first time, holding the event in Barangay Pantal with Chairperson Lala Sotto and Board Members Maria Carmen Musngi, Joey Romero, Eloisa Matias, and Neal Felix Del Rosario. The campaign aims…
THE Abra Weavers tightened their grip on the MPBL North Division title hunt after grinding out a 66-59 victory over the Pangasinan Heatwaves in Game 2 of the finals on November 21 at the University of Bangued Gymnasium. Both squads traded early baskets with Vic Manuel, Michael Mabulac, and Allyn…
By Gonzalo Duque I wonder how President Ferdinand Marcos or his government will end, given the various exposes’ made by former Congressman Zaldy Co, whether the assertions are AI-generated or not, as claimed by Rappler, an online news media organization. The entire Marcos family, from BBM, Lisa, and Sandro,…
By Leonardo Micua SENATOR Panfilo Lacson’s admission of a coordinated effort between November 16 and 17 to pressure President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. into resignation was met with failure, as the majority of Filipinos oppose the idea of a civil-military junta leading a caretaker government. During this period, the Iglesia…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo IN two days, there will be significant changes in our national life. Significant because what we intend to replace presents a formidable obstacle, a systemic disease gone malignant over time, and it will not go without the danger of further contamination of healthy cells or…
By Farah G. Decano THE role of a government legal counsel for chief executives is defined by the highest standards of integrity, not by political expediency. A government lawyer is bound by two supreme oaths: (1) the Lawyer’s Oath, and (2) the Oath as a Public Official. Neither oath…
By Eva Visperas WHEN farmlands begin to look like a mining site, something is terribly wrong. And in Barangay Samon, Sta. Maria, Pangasinan, the wrong is no longer creeping—it is gaping. About 20 hectares of fertile farmland now bear deep holes, stripped soil, and scars that should never exist on…
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