San Carlos enforces ‘no smoking’ in PUV's
Posted on March 23, 2008 - Filed Under Inside News, News | Leave a Comment
SAN CARLOS CITY–Smokers beware.
When in San Carlos City, remember not to take a nicotine puff inside public vehicles plying any road in the city or you may find out too late that the momentary nicotine rush may not be worth it after all.
A jeepney or bus driver can very well turn [...]
A “new” Capitol awaits provincial officials
Posted on March 23, 2008 - Filed Under Inside News, News | Leave a Comment
LINGAYEN–The renovation of the provincial capitol where all the elected provincial officials, including their respective staff hold office will be completed on April 30.
This was confirmed by the contractor, Cris David, and his designer, Ponciano Sibug, who initially employed 50 workers for the job, and added another 30 to make sure they meet the deadline [...]
Duque warns vs. heat stroke
Posted on March 23, 2008 - Filed Under Inside News, News | Leave a Comment
MALASIQUI-Summer is here and the intense heat is on.
Health secretary Francisco Duque III has a timely advice to his kabaleyans.
"Be very cautious about the effects of over exposure to sunlight,” he said.
Duque, who arrived here with President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo last week to launch several government projects, reminded people to drink at least eight to [...]
Standardization of Pangasinan set March 28
Posted on March 23, 2008 - Filed Under Inside News, News | Leave a Comment
Some 30 language experts are joining a one-day seminar-workshop on Pangasinan dialect to be held at the audio-visual center of the University of Pangasinan (UPang) on March 28.
Mel Jovellanos, a historian and Pangasinan language expert, said in an interview with The PUNCH that the activity, dubbed Pangasinan Language Orthography Seminar-Workshop, aims to standardize spellings among [...]
15 outstanding leaders to be honored tonight
Posted on March 23, 2008 - Filed Under News, People & Events | Leave a Comment
Fifteen achievers led by Archbishop Oscar Cruz will be honored tonight at the Star Plaza in connection with the 30th anniversary of Diwa Salita at Gawa, a Northern Luzon broadcast magazine produced by local publisher Ruben Rivera.
Cruz will be cited for his militancy in fighting jueteng and moral renewal campaign.
Aside from Cruz, the other l4 [...]
Gulayan sa Paaralan Pagsasarili project launched in Dagupan
Posted on March 23, 2008 - Filed Under News, People & Events | Leave a Comment
The city agriculture office (CAO) in Dagupan has started distributing vegetable seeds to 35 high school and elementary public schools in time for next school year's implementation of the Gulayan sa Paaralan Pagsasarili program.
Alberto de Vera, agricultural technologist of the CAO, told The PUNCH that the program, a joint undertaking of the city government and [...]
City honors 75 Matalisiw studes
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Over 75 top elementary and high school students from Dagupan City's public and private schools will be given special recognition on March 26 by the city government and JCI Dagupan Inc.
Dubbed as Dagupan City Matalisiw Class of 2008 program, the annual recognition rites will feature for the first time the largest assembly of class valedictorians [...]
Limgas na Pangasinan bets screening set today
Posted on March 23, 2008 - Filed Under News, People & Events | Leave a Comment
LINGAYEN - The second screening for this year's Limgas Na Pangasinan Beauty Pageant is slated today, Sunday, 8:30 in the morning at the Lingayen Resort Hotel here.
Leo Urmaza, pageant chairperson, said this year's search aims to choose the lady who will represent Pangasinan as ambassadress of goodwill and promote the province's environmental awareness and [...]
Dream Filipino
Posted on March 23, 2008 - Filed Under Punch Forum | Leave a Comment
Rafael L. Oriel, Jr.
23 Mar 2008
Mr. Ramos, why can we not make our objectives distinctly Filipino objectives? Why should we dream Taiwanese dreams? Why can we not dream our own Filipino dreams? Filipinos want also cleanliness not only in government but all that we desire to be clean. We want also goodness not only in [...]
Listening to Sec. Yap
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Isidro Ramos
23 Mar 2008
In your article, “Pangasinan is sleeping agricultural giant” by Sec Yap is unsettling. Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap has reiterated that remark and called on the province, particularly the agriculture sector, to stop wasting its time slumbering and snoring in dreamland. To back his word, here’s a concise copy of a report from [...]
