ALAMINOS CITY— The city government here distributed Mitsubishi L-300 vans to its 21 barangays Monday in its continuing effort to promptly deliver basic services to the people. Mayor Hernani Braganza said this was the highlight of this year’s traditional New Year’s call with the theme “A Commitment to Genuine Service”….
Some three million Filipinos afflicted with type 2 diabetes can now look forward to potentially preventing complications of the disease through better blood sugar control as seen through positive results released by ADOPT (A Diabetes Outcome Progression Trial), an international study designed to evaluate the long-term efficacy of monotherapy (treatment…
VILLASIS—The rather lowly talong (eggplant), traditionally considered as a poor-man’s vegetable, has been the boon of this once sleepy town, propelling it from a third class municipality level to second class, and possibly into first class by the next round of classifications. In the last two years, the town has…
STA.BARBARA—A Rice and Corn Caravan piloted by the Department of Agriculture (DA) arrived here on Tuesday showcasing the different programs and projects of the government to boost food production and make the country self-sufficient by the year 2010. The highlight of the event was a whole-day lecture series and demonstrations…
LINGAYEN—The province completed P250 million worth of various infrastructure projects last year and another P230 million are under construction, Provincial Engineer Divina de Leon reported. De Leon said those completed have boosted the development thrusts of the provincial government and those under construction, expected to be completed before the end…
THE overall grand prize of the first ever Canon EOS “Shoot and Run 06” was won by Arnold P. Viray, the son of Engr. and Mrs. Urbano Viray of Mabini St., Binmaley and an alumnus of Ednas School (Dagupan City). Canon, the leader in total digital imaging solutions, recently…
BIKEFEST WINNERS–Winners of the January 20 San Fabian bikefest flank Councilor Roland Z. Villegas (5th from left), who is also the head of the San Fabian Association of Barangay Captains, along with Sunday Punch columnist/reporter Jesus A. Garcia, Jr. (4th from left). From left, seventh placer Rex Carino, second runner-up…
A JOKE–Governor Victor Agbayani (left) injects a light political humor a joke in his ninth and last State of the Province Address (SOPA) hinting on his becoming the “first gentleman” of the province soon after his term on introducing his wife, Dr. Jamie Eloise Manzano-Agbayani (right), sitting beside the governor’s…
BEACH LAND—Vice Mayor Alvin Fernandez (left) discusses the ongoing probe on the beach land of Dagupan, which was reportedly parceled out and now being claimed by more than 100 persons based on the Certificates of Alienability and Disposability (CAD) issued by unscrupulous officials of the DENR.
SANTILLAN POWERS UPANG SQUAD BUGALLON son Bryan Santillan, ably supported by his teammates, scored a game high 22 points, leading the University of Pangasinan Webczars to an 83-75 victory over the La Union squad during a basketball goodwill match held January 20 at the Villasis gymnasium, Villasis town. The La…
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