PANGASINAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ALAMINOS CITY—Mayor Hernani Braganza is unperturbed by the maneuvers of his fellow Pangasinan officials to snatch his pet project away from this city, proud home of the famed Hundred Islands National Park. Thompson Lantion, chairman of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board, an attached agency of…
THE going is slow for Dagupan’s Awai land recovery mission. The Dagupan City government suffered another delay and possibly a major setback in its quest to recover the 30-hectare land it bought in barangay Awai, San Jacinto which it lost to the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP). The local government…
SAN CARLOS CITY–An infrastructure boom in this city is expected in 2008. This became evident after the local government has mapped out P250 million worth of infrastructure projects for implementation next year. According to Mayor Julier Resuello, the projects will be funded through a loan from the Philippine National Bank.
START the year right. The Dagupan City government, in an effort to prevent injuries from firecrackers during the New Year’s eve revelry, has designated areas where people can light up their firecrackers. The police, in coordination with the City Health Office and barangay councils, want the barangay plazas to serve…
A German national living in Dagupan who idolizes Dr. Jose Rizal said the Filipino national hero left indelible marks in his country, especially in the city of Heidelberg where he completed the last draft of his controversial novel Noli Me Tangere. In an interview before the nation observed the 111th…
MAYOR Alipio Fernandez Jr. vowed to make Dagupan City a more child-friendly city beginning next year. He said he and Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez as well as the other city officials will prioritize projects that will primarily address the welfare of children. In a talk to newsmen on Wednesday, the…
It was one splendid night full of pageantry. The occasion was the crowning of Miss Dagupan City 2007 Melanie Grace Heng of barangay Lasip Grande and her royal court during a well-attended coronation night at the city plaza on Wednesday, the eve of the Dagupan City Fiesta. Heng’s court included…
DAGUPAN City is now at the frontline fighting human trafficking. This was declared by Mayor Alipio Fernandez Jr. when he keynoted the seminar on “Human Trafficking: It’s Legal and Human Rights Dimension” at the Leisure Coast Resort in Bonuan Binloc on December 14. Resource speaker during the forum was Atty….
DAGUPEÑOS have become more aware of the importance of good health due to the vigorous campaign waged by the City Health Office (CHO) in Dagupan on the need to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Dr. Leonard Carbonell, city health officer, said the campaign focused on four areas of concern, namely: health…
SAN CARLOS CITY—A businesswoman engaged in foreign money exchange lost $80,000 and 90,000 Japanese yen to three still unidentified men who held her up in Barangay Ano here while on board her vehicle morning of December 27. The suspects, whose faces were covered with handkerchiefs, were on a motorcycle which…
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