PRESIDENT NOYNOY INVITED THE plans for the opening and inauguration of the RP/Dagupan-Korea Seafood Processing Plant on July 21 are afoot with President-apparent Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino Jr. and his appointed agriculture secretary as special guests. Fourth District Rep. Jose de Venecia Jr. and Dr. Westly Rosario, chief of the National…
“MELTING POT OF THE NORTH” DAGUPAN City derives its name from the Pangasinan word Pandaragupan, which means melting pot. The city has reinforced that status with the introduction of the ‘Festivals of the North’ street dancing competition in 2007 as part of the annual Bangus Festival, according Vice Mayor Belen…
A GROUP of 23 junior and senior high school students from the International Christian School in Hong Kong were in Dagupan City from May 15 to 21 to undertake community service projects under their program “Week Without Wall”. Together with their elder Steven Ross and two other school officials, they…
FOURTH District Rep. Jose de Venecia Jr. is retiring from politics soon, but he is not taking it easy as he prepares for his new role – as an advocate for improved livelihood for fish farmers and as an entrepreneur himself. Last week, De Venecia hosted two foreign experts to help…
LINGAYEN–Former Vice Governor Ranjit Ramos Shahani returns to the provincial government service after he was elected as one of the two provincial board members from the 6th District. He will join five new faces in the provincial board: Napoleon Fontelera Jr. and outgoing Alaminos City Vice Mayor Teofilo Humilde Jr.,…
SUBMIT a photo essay about why you love your city or Pangasinan and the SM City Rosales mall and get a chance to win P5,000 worth of SM Gift Cards or one of six Sony Ericsson phones. It could be about local attractions, festivals, history, culture, or hometown lifestyle.
A NEW media group covering Pangasinan and Zambales was formed on May 15 to help promote the development interests of the two neighboring provinces. The group was, formed shortly after the victory party of Zambales Governor-elect Hermogenes Ebdane Jr.
A free training course on hairdressing organized by the San Fabian Parish Social Action Apostolate Church for parishioners was recently concluded. The 10-session seminar-workshop, conducted by Marcel Jon C. Mendoza, a prominent hairdresser & instructor, and sponsored by Vibrante Training Center, is accredited by TESDA.
THE Ulupan na Pansiyansia’y Salitan Pangasinan and Balon Silew / St. John Coop recently held a book launching for the six books written by Leonardaa C. Carrera (a.k.a. Amor Cico), a local literary artist at the DepEd Training Center in Dagupan City. The six titles are: Agantukor Iran Kaisipan, Delepdep…
FUTURE OF BANGUS FARMING—Fourth District Congressman Jose de Venecia Jr. (second from right) pores over a sketch plan of the coastline of the Lingayen Gulf showing the locations of fishponds, pens and cages during a meeting with Director Westly Rosario of the National Integrated Fisheries Technology Development Center, Bill Cobo, a Japanese-American…
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