Agbayani fumes over proposed renaming of
park
FORMER governor Victor Agbayani, now the
congressional representative for the 2nd
district, is upset over the proposed
renaming of the Governor Aguedo F.
Agbayani Park, named after his father,
to simply Governors' Park.
Agbayani said the authors of the proposed ordinance, which has
already been approved on first reading
by the provincial board, are ignorant of
the law and playing on "transactional
politics".
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Lucao wins best "Gulayan sa Paaralan"
Lucao
Elementary School was adjudged anew the Most Effective "Gulayan Sa Paaralan"
Pagsasarili Program implementor in
the sustainability category. This is its
fifth citation.
Carael Elementary School and East Central Elementary School (Mayombo)
placed second and third place,
respectively.
In the big school category,
Pantal Elementary School was listed as
the best followed by North Central
Elementary School (Bonuan Gueset),
Malued Elementary School and Federico
N. Ceralde Elementary School.
R1MC's expansion
THE surgical and OB sections of the Region 1 Medical Center
(R1MC) in Dagupan will soon be expanded
with the addition of 120 beds through a
P40 million funding approved recently by
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
“We hope the funding shall be released soon
so that more patients will be
conveniently treated here,” Dr. Roland
Mejia, RIMC hospital director, told The
PUNCH, adding that the good news was
relayed to him by Health Secretary
Francisco Duque III, a son of Dagupan.
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Sto. Domingo holds one-man photo exhibit
Mayor
Alipio
Fernandez Jr. describes him as a consummate artist while
Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez calls him “ El Maestro”.
Raymund Sto. Domingo, a local
businessman, received this accolade when he opened his
one-man photo exhibit at the Big Atrium of CSI the City
Mall as a special feature of the Dagupan Bangus Festival
2009.
The photo exhibit of Sto. Domingo
considered as the only master photographer in the
province was opened in the afternoon of Tuesday (April
21) and will be on until April 27.
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'Ligtas Lakbay' campaign gets a boost
MANGALDAN--With more than 10,000 lives
lost annually due to vehicular
accidents, Land Transportation Office (LTO)
Chief Art Lomibao announced his plan to
further strengthen the Department of
Transportation and Communications’ (DOTC)
Ligtas Lakbay program.
Speaking on the eve of the
founding anniversary celebration of the
LTO, Lomibao said it can be achieved
with the implementation of a massive,
year-long and nationwide campaign on
Road Safety.
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Korean artists join Bangus Festival
KOREAN artists are also participating in the
Dagupan Bangus Festival 2009.
The Meog Saem Korean Artist Association (MSKAA)
currently have their works on display at the
second level of CSI the City Mall until May 3.
Dr. Tae Durk Park of the Universal
Communication Learning Institute, coordinator of
the exhibit and whose wife is a Filipina from
Dagupan, said this is the first exhibit of MSKAA
in the Philippines and the second one will be at
the Paskuhan Village in San Fernando, Pampanga
from May 9 to 23. |
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