Christmas in October By Marifi Jara We Pinoys pride ourselves in claiming that we have the longest Christmas celebration in the world. As soon as September, the first ‘ber’month, sets in, radio stations and malls already start playing Christmas carols. And the countdown to December 25 starts. Perhaps that’s the…
DUE TO CLAIMS OF ARCHDIOCESE AS things stand today, the Dagupan City government appears not only to have already lost ownership of the 30-hectare land in Barangay Awai in San Jacinto but also cannot even claim full ownership of the MC Adore hotel property. Consequently, the MC Adore property bought…
This is not true! This was the quick retort from House Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. in reaction to a media report that he has sought the relief of several key cabinet members including fellow-Pangasinenses as he noted how the level of political intrigues thrown his way have intensified. While…
THE supposedly settled issues surrounding the once mysterious arrangements for the illegal towing services carried out in Dagupan as early as 2005 until early 2007 raised even more questions. Based on a report of the One Stop Business Center, a copy of which was obtained by The PUNCH, the city…
LINGAYEN- Convene the Legislative Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) as the way out for the embattled Arroyo administration. This was the advice of former President Fidel V. Ramos to President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and her embattled administration, noting the crisis that has hit the ranks of coalition leaders. Ramos…
LINGAYEN–Governor Amado Espino Jr. appears to have been on a fact-finding mission in his first 100 days in office and now he vows to spend the rest of his term resolving the ails he discovered. Espino, who delivered his first 100 days report Monday at the Narciso Ramos Sports and…
LINGAYEN–Barangay Nibaliw Vidal in San Fabian town and barangay Carriedo in Tayug town are among the towns recommended by Senior Superintendent Isagani Nerez, provincial director of Pangasinan, as “areas of immediate concern” during the Oct. 29 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections. Eighty two other barangays have been identified by…
SOME 937 candidates for barangay election and another 539 candidates for Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) polls attended a mass for peace and signed a peace covenant at the Dagupan City Cathedral on Friday before they started their campaign spree. The twin activities coincided with the start of the campaign period for…
WHAT the past city administration failed to do over a six-year period, the Fernandez administration hopes to accomplish in just a few months. The city agriculture announced it is sending its third and final notice to owners of illegal fish pens before the end of the month to voluntarily demolish…
THE Dagupan government is now undertaking baseline studies on the sanitation facilities inside poor households in the city. Dr. Leonard Carbonell, city health officer, said the study, which is part of the Sustainable Sanitation in East Asia program of the World Bank, is intended to eventually provide poor households in…
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