Punchline
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Finally, a successful “landfill”
By Ermin F. Garcia Jr.
The brouhaha over the now "not-so-mysterious" transfer of the dried decomposed waste materials from the Dagupan dumpsite to a private lot in San Jacinto (owned by a Mr. George Lee) may yet turn out as a blessing in disguise for both the officialdoms of Dagupan City and [...]
Punch Forum
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Ramon Dimagiba
Burr Ridge, IL
ramondimagiba@yahoo.com
5 Feb 2006
There you go again, Mr. Oriel. I can't help but notice that every time you ran out of reason you throw a low blow. What you did on Mr. Pontaoe's kids to implicate them in your defense is uncalled for and ungentlemanly. There was nothing wrong in mentioning his kids [...]
DPSA shooting team tops PPSA Regional circuit match
Posted on February 5, 2006 - Filed Under News, Sports | Leave a Comment
The Dagupan Practical Shooting Association (DPSA) shooting Team romped away with the Team Champions’ trophy during the recently concluded Philippine Practical Shooting Association (PPSA) - sanctioned Area 2 circuit match level 2 shooting competition hosted by the Mitura Guns and Sports Club held at the PNP-Provincial Office Firing Range in Lingayen, on January 21-22.
Twelve Gun [...]
'Pitaki boyz' pedal-pushers win anew
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The dreaded pro-am Pangasinan cycling squad called 'Pitaki Boyz' racked up triple victories last month, with international-rider Sherwin Carrera at the helm scoring double consecutive wins.
Proving that their twin conquests at Clark Field, Pampanga on January 14 and San Fabian on January 20 were not flukes, they did it again at the Mayor's Tour of [...]
Agbayani welcomes PRISAA athletes
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Lingayen — Gov. Victor Agbayani expressed satisfaction over the speedy renovation of the Narciso Ramos Sports and Civic Center (NRSCC) here, which will serve as the main venue of the 2006 Private Schools Athletics Association (PRISAA) national games slated February 6-12.
"The major restoration effort is our way of reiterating our strong commitment to the development [...]
Rang-ay celebrates 50th annniversary
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Rang-ay Bank, the biggest rural bank in the Ilocos and Cordillera regions, recently kicked-off the year-long celebration of its 50th anniversary.
Dubbed as Gintong Pasasalamat, the ceremonies were held at the Ilocandia Hall of the Oasis Country Resort in San Fernando City last January 14 with Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Amando M. Tetangco, Jr. [...]
Drug stores warned vs. dealers
Posted on February 5, 2006 - Filed Under Inside News, News | Leave a Comment
Beware of illegal drug dealers.
The chief of Standards and Regulation Division (SRD) of the Bureau of Food and Drugs (BFAD) region 1 issued the alert and warned drugstore owners not to patronize the "drug peddlers on wheels".
Dr. Reynaldo Jacinto, SRD chief, told The PUNCH in a phone interview that these drug peddlers continue to operate [...]
Pangasinan remains FMD-free
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Counting its blessings, the province of Pangasinan remains certified free from the dreaded Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD).
Dr. Benedicto Perez, provincial veterinarian, said the national FMD Task Force again formally declared the province free from FMD last December 16.
Perez thanked Gov. Victor Agbayani for the latter's support which enabled the office of the province veterinarian to establish [...]
Birthdays / Anniversaries
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY
FEBRUARY 05 - (Dagupan City) Annie Daoanan; (Manaoag) Nelissa Soriano
FEBRUARY 06 - (Dagupan City) Rowena Joy Santillan; (Calasiao) Myrna Golez
FEBRUARY 07 - (Dagupan City) Lailanie de Vera
FEBRUARY 08 - (Dagupan City) Leian D. Bautista
FEBRUARY 09 - (Dagupan City) Rustico Buenaventura; (Mapandan) Julie Ann,
Cristine Mae De Guzman
FEBRUARY 10 - (Dagupan City) Kathleen Chua
HAPPY 2nd [...]
100 Islands to regulate fishing
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Alaminos City — Fishing will soon be regulated in the Hundred Islands as the city government proposed a ‘no fishing area’ in some parts, including the possibility of declaring an “open” and “close” seasons for fishing.
“We will declare half of the area of the Hundred Islands as a no fishing zone,” Mayor Hernani Braganza said [...]
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