SETTING THE RECORDS STRAIGHT–The St. John the Evangelist Metropolitan Cathedral on Burgos Street will be made the official Episcopal Seat of the Lingayen-Dagupan Archdiocese during a consecration rite on December 27 to be officiated by Papal Nuncio Edward Joseph Adams. The Vatican records still recognize the cathedral as a mere parish…
FROM PARISH CHURCH TO CATHEDRAL A MISCOMMUNICATION within the Catholic Church 37 years ago will finally be settled with the coming to Dagupan on December 27 of the Papal Nuncio to the Philippines, His Excellency Edward Joseph Adams. Fr. Oliver Mendoza, secretary of Archbishop Socrates Villegas, said Monsignor Adams will…
Papal Nuncio here for transfer of Archdiocese’s Episcopal Seat
VICE Mayor Belen Fernandez cited the gag order issued to department heads by Mayor Benjamin Lim as among the reasons why the city council was not able to enact a budget at the end of the year. Speaking on the issue for the first time, Fernandez said it is not…
VM cites gag order for delay in budget approval
BINYAGANG BAYAN–Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas and Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez (right) enjoy a light moment during the Binyagang Bayan for 500 kids held at CSI Stadia on Dec. 20 officiated by the prelate and seven priests of the archdiocese. The annual event is sponsored by CSI Group of Companies. (Punchphoto by Mitz…
BINYAGANG BAYAN
MAYOR Benjamin Lim is intent on putting Dagupan City back on its first class status by 2011. To achieve this, the city mayor’s office recently conducted an orientation and training seminar for personnel of the Business Permit and Licensing Section (BPLO) of the city’s One-Stop Business Center (OSBC) in preparation…
Dagupan aims to regain 1st class status next year
ALAMINOS CITY–With President Benigno Aquino’s promised support for the Alaminos airport project, Mayor Hernani Braganza said they are hopeful to have it open and running for domestic flights by 2012. Aquino made the commitment recently when he visited the province saying that the Alaminos airport could be included in the…
Alaminos Airport gearing up for 2012 operations
LINGAYEN–The influx of imported frozen meat into the country, including Pangasinan, has alarmed local hog raisers. Provincial Board Member Danilo Uy, one of the biggest hog raisers in Pangasinan, called on the Department of Agriculture to act expeditiously to stop flooding local markets with smuggled imported but cheaper frozen meat.
Influx of smuggled imported meat hit
HISTORICAL COMMISSION–Dr. Gonzalo Duque receives a copy of a provincial ordinance creating the Pangasinan Historical and Cultural Commission from Vice Governor and SP presiding officer Jose Ferdinand Calimlim. The ordinance was enacted by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan in its regular session on December 17. (PIO) Back to Homepage
HISTORICAL COMMISSION
OPLAN: IWAS PAPUTOK STILL more than a week from the New Year’s eve celebration and already firecracker explosions have injured two victims in the province. Dr. Michael Canto, spokesman of the Region 1 Medical Center (R1MC), reported that two children from Bonuan in Dagupan City were already treated for injuries they…
“Countdown” for firecracker victims begins
BEWARE of con-men who whose scheme is to drop coins to distract you while you are in a public vehicle or squeezed in a crowd, then one of them will nick your valuables. The warning came from the Dagupan Police after arresting on December 21 two persons believed to be…