LINGAYEN-It’s Christmas in March for Judges in municipal trial court (MTC) and municipal circuit trial court (MCTC). They are getting a 300% increase in their monthly allowances, from P1,000 to P4,000 each. The increase is contained in a resolution, authored by 6th District Board Member Alfonso Bince Jr., approved by…
TWO officials of Dagupan are now in the United States to promote the Bangus Festival among US-based Dagupeños. Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez and Councilor Alfie Fernandez, chair and vice chairperson, respectively, of the Bangus Festival, will meet various groups of overseas Dagupenos, starting in the Bay Area. They will take…
Muhtar Kent, president, chief operating officer and chief executive officer-elect of The Coca-Cola Company (TCCC), is on a visit to the Philippines for a series of meetings to receive updates about the company’s business operations in the country. Calasiao Coca Cola Plant Manager August Cuison said Kent is also in…
PROSPECTIVE hobbyists trooped to the 8th National Bonsai Show from Feb. 27 to March 2 at the Atrium of CSI the City Mall in Dagupan. Activities included film showing and lectures on how to culture and raise bonsai by well-known practitioners. On display were rare ornamental plants which have previously…
LINGAYEN—The pro-vince joins the nationwide Women’s Month celebration this year with the theme, “CEDAW ng Bayan, Yaman ng Kababaihan”. CEDAW, for Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women, aims to raise the consciousness of women on their rights and empower them to become self-sufficient individuals. The…
JCI Dagupan Inc. has declared Sitio Calima in Pantal its adopted community for 2008. The officers and members of the chapter made this symbolic pledge on the occasion of its 57th Induction Ceremony and simultaneous formal launching of the Care Calima Program through a series of community projects last March…
RESIDENTS of Pangasinan need not go to Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada or a mall in Manila to watch live the second encounter between Filipino ring icon Manny Pacquiao against Mexican Super featherweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez on March 16. Urban Satellite Vision, Inc. (USATV), one of the biggest…
THE University of Luzon Golden Tigers, representing Dagupan City and Region 1 in the 62nd National Students’ Basketball Championship in Cebu City last February 24 to March 2, finished among the top four teams in this prestigious collegiate tournament. After facing tough opposition from the University of Visayas in their…
REYNALDO Navarro, a former member of the national squad and a SEA Games veteran, relied on his experience to win the 2008 Werweran ed Mangaldan cycling race held March 2. The 32-year old Navarro, a son of San Jacinto, stayed with the lead pack until seventh round of nine, and…
LINGAYEN-Two siblings shone at the recently concluded Ilocos Region Athletic Association (IRAA) meet clinching gold medals in the swimming events held at the Narciso Ramos Sports and Civic Center (NRSCC) here. Luis Mariano Verzosa, 16, and his younger sister, Ma.Cresencia, 12, took home four and five gold medals, respectively. The…
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