Former Dagupan City First Lady Elmina D. Fernandez is one of this year’s Ulirang Ina awardees. Fernandez, wife of three-time Dagupan City Mayor (now Immigration Commissioner) Alipio F. Fernandez, Jr. received her award on Mother’s Day in a ceremony at the Hotel Intercontinental in Makati City. The prestigious Ulirang Ina…
DAGUPAN CITY – It’s still People’s Initiative or bust for the Sigaw ng Bayan. The prime mover of the PI remains unperturbed by the string of injunctions filed in various districts across the country seeking to stop the verification of signatures it claimed to have gathered for the amendment of…
St. Cecilia’s Music School will stage another recital for piano and voice at the De Luxe Restaurant hall in Tapuac, Dagupan City on May 27 in the afternoon at 4:30. Some 30 young piano students of the school owned by Mrs. Fe Guadiz Vasquez, including a number of young choristers…
AFTER three years of drought for a national title, the province of Pangasinan regains its supremacy in the field of Philippines’ multi-stage bicycle racing. And again like three years ago, the champion rider comes from the eastern part of the province. Santy Barnachea, Umingan town’s pride, is the name. Prior…
Is the police helpless vs. the punks? The Peace and Order Council of Dagupan City has reason to be frustrated and alarmed by the inability of the law enforcement agencies to check the growing hooliganism and violence perpetrated by gangs of punks disguised as fraternities. The situation in the city…
Lomibao’s “Strike-One” policy By Ermin Garcia Jr. In 2005, Chief PNP Arturo Lomibao had warned police officials across the country about his “Strike-One-and-You-Are-Out” policy in the campaign against jueteng. That sent some shivers down the spines of the “jueteng-protectors” in the pockets of the jueteng lords. I honestly thought it…
Dr. Fred Sta. Maria, a tribute By Jun Velasco WHILE the nation was thrown in euphoria with Leo Oracion’s triumphant shout of “the eagle has landed!” the city of Dagupan was mourning the passing of one of the most durable politicians it has produced hereabouts, former Councilor Fred “manok” Sta….
Dagupan City‘s papogi clowncilors By Gonzalo Duque MANY parents and students are disappointed with the city government’s inaction on a proposed Sanggunian ordinance regulating the activities of fraternities in our city. I am absolving Mayor Benjie Lim on this account however because he, from the best of my knowledge, has…
Again, a story of courage By Al S. Mendoza HEJESIPO OMAR AGGABAO was 27 when his third of 11 children was born. He and his wife, Imelda, named the baby, Jamille Ann. Jamille Ann would grow up to establish a record of sorts, in the process placing her hometown, Sta….
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