SAN CARLOS CITY–A year after Mayor Julian Resuello was brutally gunned down here, the police have yet to close the case, but his son, current Mayor Julier Resuello, has taken steps to curb violence. The young Resuello, taking to heart the bitter lesson of his father’s murder, helped finance the…
Nida 26 April 2008 Many people believe that as we get old, memory is lost slightly. I can’t argue with that. But it does not apply to all people. Few old people I know, 85 to 95 young, are still driving cars, remembering things as they are. Life well being…
ASINGAN–The town was star-struck over the weekend but it was not over the presence of some TV or movie stars, for there were none. They had the town’s biggest stars. Former President Fidel Ramos and Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief Hermogenes Esperon Jr., two prominent sons of this town,…
WHAT makes Dagupan bangus distinctly tasty compared to bangus from other parts of the province and other provinces? Not a few self-proclaimed bangus connoisseurs offered their prognosis, i.e., a special feed, special water formula concocted by pond owners, location of ponds, etc. But here’s what a respected local historian (himself…
URDANETA CITY–Work on the newly-widened portion of the Maharlika Highway here is almost complete but more improvements are set to be undertaken. According to Mayor Amadeo Perez Jr., the next phase is the replacement of the cracked middle portion of the highway, which has not been refurbished since it was…
1ST TOURISM AND TRADE EXP0 LINGAYEN—The first ever photo exhibit on the Super Region Program of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo featuring the North Luzon Agri-business Quadrangle (NLAQ) opened at the lst Tourism and Trade Expo, a part of the province’s Pista’y Dayat celebration. Put up by the Presidential Press Staff…
ALAMINOS CITY–Not banking solely on its booming tourism industry, courtesy of the Hundred Islands National Park, the city is harnessing its bamboo resources as another source of livelihood for the community. The city government recently signed a memorandum of agreement with the Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU) for the adoption…
THE arts is celebrated in this year’s Bangus Festival through the Tupada Revolt featuring 18 international and Manila-based visual artists on April 28 to 30. Ed Sevilleja, one of the founding members of the Dagupan Artists Circle (DAC), said this is a new treat in the annual fiesta as it…
Three talented and determined Mother Goose Special Science High School (MGSSHS) alumni successfully hurdled the recent 2008 Bar Licensure Exam. The jubilant new lawyers are are Atty. Gladys Pinky P. Tolete, Atty. Karla T. Cabel, and Atty. Dennis D. Ferrer.
STA. BARBARA–Construction of the Gawad Kalinga housing project in barangay Leet here is now going full blast. Tony Meloto, GK national president, true to his promise, immediately started the construction as soon as the model housing unit was built by the municipal government. Municipal Administrator Albertini de Guzman said GK…
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