THE Bonuan Blue Beach was transformed into a virtual sea of humanity as far as the eyes can see when Dagupan celebrated its annual Pista ng Dagat on Thursday as part of the 19-day Dagupan Bangus Festival. Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez, chair person of the Dagupan Bangus Festival 2008, and…
SAN CARLOS CITY-It was both a fulfilling and sad occasion. Mayor Julier “Ayoy” Resuello shed tears as he led the unveiling of his late father’s bust at the city auditorium to honor his father, Mayor Julian “Jolly” Resuello, who was gunned down last year. “Until now, it’s hard to accept…
LINGAYEN-The scheduled festivities for the Pista’y Dayat were formally started with a thanksgiving mass and the signing of a covenant that seeks to bolster environmental protection and conservation of the Lingayen Gulf. The signing was spearheaded by Governor Amado Espino Jr. with mayors of 12 coastal municipalities and cities of…
LINGAYEN–Five members of a notorious kidnap-for-ransom gang were gunned down Wednesday following a shootout with combined elements of provincial and local police, Presidential Anti crime Emergency Response (PACER) and Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) at a checkpoint in barangay Wawa, Bayambang. A technical record check on the cellular phones…
LINGAYEN–Appalled by the state of government hospitals around the province, Governor Amado Espino Jr. has ordered the repair of buildings and upgrade initially of the facilities of eight of the 14 hospitals. “Kung makikita nyo lang ang state ng mga hospitals natin, parang ayaw mong pa-ospital,” Espino said. The hospitals…
Despite two-hours of heavy rains, the Bangusan Street Party on Wednesday carried on with much enthusiasm and revelry. Las Piñas Rep. Cynthia Villar, who represented her husband, Senate President Manny Villar; Gina de Venecia, wife of Pangasinan fourth district Rep. Jose de Venecia Jr.; and former Guimaras Gov. Emily Lopez…
MANGALDAN-This town is home to numerous professional and budding cyclists as well as its distinct big-wheeled pedicabs. But the absence of regulation and the increase in the number of pedicabs, along with motorized tricycles, over the years has contributed to heavy traffic congestion problem, prompted the municipal government to adopt…
SOCIAL Welfare Secretary Esperanza Cabral has responded to the SOS sent by the Area I Vocational Rehabilitation and Training Center in Bonuan. The location of the center by the beach shoreline is slowly eroding, moving the shoreline dangerously close to it. It is feared that the center will be wiped…
Who would have thought that a boy who completed only primary school would one day be a successful businessman today? With just basic educational background to lean on, he started out as a mere woodcutter, earning P2 a day. His life started to turn for the better when he decided…
Local government officials, architects, and engineers participated recently in a forum on the Architecture Act of 2004 held at the STADIA in Lucao in Dagupan City. The event was aimed at promoting the spirit of professional alliance and good governance in line with the full implementation of Republic Act 9266,…
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