EXPECT another gubernatorial wannabe in Pangasinan. Retired Police Director General Arturo Lomibao, a native of Mangaldan town, announced his desire to join the race which is already set to be contested by at least three aspirants. Lomibao, now administrator of the National Irrigation Administration (NIA), told reporters during the 16th…
THE rustic town of Calasiao is forging ahead. From a mere second class municipality in the third district of Pangasinan in 2001, the town has now risen to first class following the 2006 reclassification made by the Department of Finance. A town famous for its tasty puto, aptly called the…
LINGAYEN— Mayor Ernesto Castañeda has expressed optimism that his town, the capital of Pangasinan, will be converted into the fifth city of the province within the year. Castañeda said the people of Lingayen, in various forums conducted by the municipal government, have expressed their full support for the cityhood bid,…
MAPANDAN–The municipal government, in partnership with the Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA), is setting up a P40-million potable water system here that will benefit about 35,000 people in 4,000 households. Mayor Jose Ferdinand Calimlim told The PUNCH the project is scheduled for bidding in February and construction work will start…
CALASIAO—Three done, one to go. The municipal government simultaneously inaugurated three projects on Monday while holding a soft-opening the day before for another project scheduled for completion soon. Inaugurated were the Fire Station building costing P480,000 funded by the town’s coffer; the Senior Citizens building worth P1 million, which…
SAN MANUEL–The tissue-cultured lakatan banana plantlets procured from Davao is now being introduced for massive planting in Pangasinan, both in farms and in household backyards. The plantlet, being promoted by the Pag-rangayan Development Foundation, Inc. (PCDFI), headed by Vice Admiral Virgilio Marcelo (ret.), is for sale to interested planters at…
Mathematics Teachers Association of the Philippines, in cooperation with Metrobank and the Department of Education (DepEd), with its theme “Moving Forward through Excellence in Mathematics”, held its recently concluded Elimination Round for Elementary Level simultaneously last January 26, 2007, Friday, at the Teacher’s Hall, DepEd Division Office, Dagupan City and…
A combined grand jubilee alumni homecoming and reunion of all high schools in Tayug, is set on August 31 to September 2 in Boston, Massasuchets, USA. Invited to attend the three-day affair are graduates of the Luna Colleges, Tayug National High School, Zaragoza College and the defunct Pangasinan Eastern Academy…
MANGALDAN’s first official volleyball tournament of the year starts on February 10 and will end on March 3 in line with the celebration of the town fiesta. According to Johnny Magno, chairman of the event, the tourney, dubbed as the “First Mangaldan Lawn Volleyball Championship”, will be sponsored by the…
Milo Karate Superkids Tournament THE YMCA Dagupan City Team, composed of six members, brought home one silver and two bronzes in the first series of the 2007 Milo Karate Superkids tournament for 11-years old below on January 28 held at SM Megamall in Mandaluyong Metro Manila. Ednas School student Dan…
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