By Rex Catubig IT has sat there for years: a box building or what remains of it—having rectangular portals with flat apex, the sides indented with draped corners. In earlier days, big backhoes and other heavy machinery stood on the side like sentinels watching over a mausoleum. Now, it…
THE Quad committee of the House of Representatives has been holding investigations “in aid of legislation” zeroing on alleged corruption and plunder in the office of Vice President Sara Duterte. The hearings wanted to know how the P125 million was spent by the vice president. Were it not for the…
When ‘benchmarking’ becomes an alibi for graft
BREAKTIME FROM QUADCOMM HEARINGS — Vice President Sara Duterte leaves Metro Manila away from the House of Representatives, to lead the distribution of 2,000 gift packs to beneficiaries from various sectors in Lingayen to mark the 89th anniversary of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) on November 28. She is assisted by…
BREAKTIME FROM QUADCOMM HEARINGS
CHRISTMAS LANTERNS GALORE – The road stretch along the Caranglaan District in Dagupan City where Christmas lanterns brighten up the road, has become a favorite destination for motorists and children alike who enjoy viewing the colorful glitters of the lanterns. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
CHRISTMAS LANTERNS GALORE
PANGASINAN’S BEAUTY QUEEN — Rona Lalaine Lopez of Mangaldan who recently won the Hiyas ng Pilipinas 2nd runner-up of the New Miss Continental World, receives a plaque containing the resolution from the Sangguniang Panlalawigan led by Vice Gov. Mark Lambino, congratulating her during the SP’s regular session last November 25 at the…
PANGASINAN’S BEAUTY QUEEN
Unliserbisyo ENGINEERS and personnel from the City Engineering Office, CDRRMO and DepEd were directed by Mayor Belen Fernandez to evaluate the structural stability of the school buildings after the intensity level 2 earthquake in Dagupan City on November 26. While there was no reported visible damage to school buildings by…
SCHOOL BUILDINGS INSPECTED AFTER INTENSITY LEVEL 2 EARTHQUAKE
Salamat po, Cong. Mark – Residents in the Second District affected by the series of storms, particularly those in evacuation areas, expressed their gratitude to Rep. Mark Cojuangco’s unwavering commitment to assist them. They said his constant monitoring of their situation and distribution by his staff of nutritious cooked meals…
Salamat po, Cong. Mark
EVACUEES’ DILEMMA – A mother and her son try to locate their assigned tent after collecting food for the night. Like hundreds of typhoon-affected families, they have to rely on local government provisions to survive the onslaught of series of typhoons. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
EVACUEES’ DILEMMA
LENDING HELP TO TYPHOON VICTIMS — Rose Agapa, a businesswoman in Urdaneta City, joins city government’s relief operations by providing her own donation of rice to victims in Barangay Catablan. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
LENDING HELP TO TYPHOON VICTIMS
POLICE COMMUNITY ACADEMY — Some 2,000 students from various schools in Pangasinan join the fun run following the launching of the Police Community Academy on Tuesday at the Sison Auditorium in Lingayen. The program, initiated by the Police Regional Office 1(PRO1) in partnership with other government agencies and non-government organizations,…