LINGAYEN—It was a banner year for the Provincial Health Office’s campaign against dengue and diarrheal diseases. According to Dr. Anna Ma. Theresa de Guzman, acting Provincial Health Officer, the number of recorded cases for dengue went down by 68% while for diarrhea incidents decreased by 70%.
ALAMINOS CITY—Employees of the local government here got their biggest Christmas gift this year. All 309 regular employees here received a P25,000 bonus each while 273 job order workers received P3,000 in cash benefit. Mayor Hernani Braganza said the employees deserve the cash gift for their continued hard work and…
A policeman and a barangay kagawad were shot dead in separate incidents as they were partying in celebration of Christmas. SPO2 Gervacio Villanos, chief investigator of Balungao Police Station and a resident of Barangay San Aurelio III, was killed inside his resthouse by a hooded suspect who fired multiple shots…
A New Year, a new home. The construction of a brand new building for the Dagupan City Police Station is scheduled to start by late January 2008 and expected to be completed by August. Superintendent Dionicio Borromeo, police chief, said the former site of the Philippine National Red Cross office…
ALAMINOS CITY-The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Embassy of Qatar, impressed by his two-day visit here last week, has vowed to promote the Hundred Islands National Park to his countrymen and encourage them to invest in possible business ventures in Pangasinan. Ambassador Abdullah Ahmed Y.A. Al-Mutawaa, accompanied by Land…
The Velasco family, headed by matriarch Mrs. Aurora Martinez-Velasco, widow of the late Pio Infante Velasco Sr., received a plaque of recognition on Friday as Ulirang Pamilya from the Department of Education, Division of City Schools. The search for Ulirang Pamilya was held during the Family Week Celebration on the…
LINGAYEN–More than 600 children from indigent families benefited from the gift-giving project of the Lingayen “Bagoong” Jaycees last December 23. The children received gift bags containing toys, apples, biscuits and noodles personally distributed by officers and members of LBJ led by their president, Rodel Rosario. He was joined by past…
NEW YEAR’S SAFETY MEASURE—Superintendent Dionicio Borromeo, Dagupan City police chief, seals the muzzle of the service firearm of SPO2 Gregorio Claveria with a tape during an officers’ formation in front of the police station last December 26 to make sure the gun will not be used for indiscriminate firing on…
RIZAL DAY IN GERMANY-Dagupan resident Professor Manfred Ollik, Knight Commander of Rizal (with microphone) is shown in this file photo addressing during a Rizal Day celebration at the Rizal Park in Wilhelmsfeld hamlet in Heildelberg, Germany, where a life-size black statue of Rizal stands.
CROWNED BEAUTIES —Miss Dagupan 2007 Melanie Grace Heng of Lasip Grande (center) is flanked by members of her royal court after their coronation on December 26 at the Dagupan City Plaza. With her are Plinkee de los Reyes of Caranglaan, 1st runner-up; Camille Ann Castro of Bolosan, 2nd runner-up; Allanah…
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