BINALONAN – While Alaminos City and Sta. Barbara town are still competing with each other in a bid to host the first and possibly only international airport in the province, a privately-owned airfield here was inaugurated on February 16. The airfield, inaugurated by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, is owned by…
SAN FABIAN-The Pangasinan Mayors’ League are standing by embattled President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo who is facing a strong and growing call for her resignation. Meeting on Wednesday in this 4th District town represented by former House Speaker Jose de Venecia, the group confirmed that they continue to support Arroyo.
If other urban cities can have their own “Chinatown”, why not in Dagupan? This is the proposition put forward by the Filipino-Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Dagupan to recognize and honor the contributions of Filipino-Chinese businessmen to the city’s economy. Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez, herself of Chinese descent,…
THE Bangus Festival, already established as a permanent summer spectacle in Dagupan, will go regional this year, according to Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez, chair of 2008 festival executive committee. “Unlike in the past when the festival was confined only in Dagupan and Pangasinan, it will become an affair to remember…
COLEGIO de Dagupan (CdD) has registered the highest passing percentage among nursing schools in Pangasinan for the second time in row. This was gleaned from the results of the Nursing Licensure Examination last December 2007. With a 56% passing percentage of its remaining first-batch nursing graduates, CdD maintained its prestige…
TAYUG—The total gunban ordered last month by Governor Amado Espino Jr. yielded more results. Four armed men, identified as bodyguards of Vice Mayor Janet Zaragoza, were arrested by the police while they were at the vicinity of the legislative building here at about 11:30 a.m. of Thursday. Zaragoza was then…
GAWAD Kalinga housing units, intended for the poorest of the poor, will soon mushroom around the province. Manuel Casupang, GK provincial coordinator, said there are now two existing GK projects, one ongoing, another to be started next month while another is being lined up. The existing projects are found in…
URDANETA CITY—Two policemen here are in hot water after they proved positive of illegal drug use during a random drug testing last February 12. The drug test conducted by the Regional PNP Crime Laboratory at the Urdaneta City Police Station was initiated by Police Regional Director Chief Superintendent Leopoldo Bataoil….
Move over traditional beauty queens. The stage is set for the most beautiful, talented and intelligent expectant mother. The Philippine Obstetrical and Gynecological Society (POGS) Region 1 chapter and the Department of Health are holding a pageant in search of the fairest pregnant woman as part of the celebration of…
BINALONAN–Five to six “mega” projects, aimed at supporting the province’s agriculture and tourism sectors, are expected to be completed before the end of the term of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in 2010. Speaking during the formal inauguration of the Binalonan airfield, President Arroyo said the projects will boost opportunities in…
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