The Philippine National Police (PNP) headquarters has approved P2 million budget for the construction of a model Emergency and Assistance Center in Lingayen. At the same time, the provincial board also passed resolutions authorizing both the use of a 2,000 square-meter lot owned by the provincial government as the site…
AUSTRALIAN soldiers who saw action in the Philippines during the Second World War have been given a special spot at the Lingayen Veterans’ Memorial Park with a commemorative plaque that was unveiled on February 20. The Australian soldiers were deployed in 15 Navy and supply ships that landed at the…
Aussie war vets honored at Veterans Park
BINALONAN–Projects related to education will be the highlight of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s visit here, her mother’s hometown, in time for the town’s annual fiesta on February 24. Arroyo will inaugurate two infrastructure projects: a new two-storey-four-classroom building at the South Central Elementary School and the Library Hub, the first of…
Education projects focus of GMA visit
LOCAL Government Units (LGUs) must support local businesses and create an environment where small-scale traders can stay competitive amidst the financial difficulties. This was the call of Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez, speaking as chairman of the board and president of the City Supermarket Incorporated, when asked to react on the…
Help your local traders, CSI boss tells LGUs
Maybank Philippines marked its annual MaybanKalinga SMILE Gift Giving Program by throwing a Jollibee Party for around 60 children aged 6-10 years old inside the Caritas Manila grounds. Caritas Manila is a regular beneficiary of Maybank’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program.
Maybank continues support for Caritas
A B.S. Marine Engineering graduate of PIMSAT Colleges in Dagupan City is the country’s topnotcher in the board examinations for OIC Marine Engineers given by the Professional Regulations Commission last January 24 to 25. Denver Sitsit Grupo, a native of San Fabian town, topped the tests with a rating of…
PIMSAT grad tops Marine Engineering exams
FEMALE runners in the province will compete in the Dagupan City Pinay Idol Marathon scheduled on March 8. The race, sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of DagupeƱa, Metro Dagupan in cooperation with Councilor Farah Marie Decano, is open to 8 to 12 year-old girls for the 3-kilometer category and 13…
‘Pinay Idol’ set March 8
ILOCOS Norte remains the team to beat in the Ilocos Region Athletic Association (IRAA) Meet which reels off today, February 22, until February 27, in Dagupan City with some 6,000 athletes participating. Ilocos Norte (whose governor is Michael Keon, the former project director of the famed Gintong Alay, a training…
Ilocos Norte poised to retain IRAA title
THE annual Mangaldan bikefest scheduled this year on March 1 has lured national cycling celebrities. And unlike the usual flat trek, this year’s event will traverse the mountains of Baguio City. More than 60 cyclists are expected to compete with superstars led by four former Tour champions Arnel Quirimit, Santy…
Mangaldan bikefest lures cycling superstars
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