ENTERPRISING FISH CARGADORES – To recoup their lost income during the flood, two enterprising fish cargadores converted their push cart into a temporary transport vehicle to commute stranded passengers to their destination on Thursday, July 24, as they navigate A.B. Fernandez Avenue past the still unfinished new Dagupan City Hall….
UNLISERBISYO THE CITY Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) led by Ronald De Guzman deployed vehicles to provide free rides to commuters stranded in flooded areas in parts of Dagupan. Among those served were employees and the general public. * * * * FAMILIES EVACUATE TO ASTRODOME SEVEN FAMILIES…
By Rex Catubig THE seasonal high tide brought on by the lunar cycle aggravated by monsoon rains and storms has made Dagupan vulnerable to flooding, with Typhoon Crising and Emong and Dante, and who knows which other weather cohorts, on its heels setting record high inundation. The rising water…
MORE congressmen and senators have filed separate bills seeking to completely ban online gambling. It’s about time. However, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said he is inclined to support a plan by the Department of Finance (DOF) to impose new taxes on online gambling operators, provided the measure would be thoroughly studied…
MAGTANIM AY DI BIRO— A farm worker operates a hand tractor to prepare a rice paddy while his companion prepares rice seedlings that will be transplanted. Farmers spend long hours on their farms to produce rice, but are hit hard by the drastic palay price drop. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
UNLISERBISYO A HUNDRED girl scouts underwent hands-on training in containerized gardening during an activity on July 15 at the City Plaza attended by Mayor Belen T. Fernandez. The initiative was jointly organized by the Girl Scouts of the Philippines Dagupan Council, Schools Division Office–Dagupan City led by Schools Division Superintendent…
ART FOR EVERYONE—Dentist and visual artist Ann Theresa Bolos views one of the almost 200 artworks of around 90 local artists from Pangasinan and La Union showcasing a variety of styles for the two-week exhibit “Art for Everyone” at SM Center Dagupan. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
By Rex Catubig SHE was scheduled to leave for Baguio that sultry afternoon. Not to take a breather from the oppressive July heat, but to scout possibilities for building a movie house there. Youngest brother Kerwin had developed a passion for movies and as a doting sister, she helped…
A new dawn is clearly in the offing. We have been receiving news reports on good governance in towns and cities that are initiatives of both reelected and newly elected mayors with visions. These are not programs worth millions of pesos, but programs that exemplify how political will alone can…
BUSINESSMAN ON WHEELS—A tricycle-riding entrepreneur peddles all sorts of plastic household and kitchen wares—from storage box, chairs, brooms, pails, laundry tubs and bins, hangers, clips, etc., all stacked in his sidecar as he traverses the Aguilar-Mangatarem highway. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
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