CHRISTMAS TREE OF SOLIDARITY–The giant Christmas tree in front of the Dagupan City Museum, which was lit jointly by Mayor Benjamin Lim and Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez during the city’s fiesta opening on December 15. The mayor described the tree as a reflection of volunteers’ hard work and solidarity. (Punchphoto…
DAGUPAN City formally opened its annual fiesta this year on December 15 with Mayor Benjamin Lim and Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez, appearing together in public for the first time since the two took on the city’s helm last July. Lim and Fernandez led the civic motorcade along the downtown area with…
PANGASINAN STOP –American Herman Zapp proudly stands beside his vintage Graham Paige Model 1928, which has carried him, his wife Candelaria and their four children on a trip across continents, after they arrived noon of December 13 in Calasiao, one of their stops in Pangasinan. (Punchphoto by LM Back to Homepage
CALASIAO–An American-Argentinean family of six, traveling around the world on board their vintage car since year 2000, was warmly welcomed to Pangasinan last December 13. American-born Herman Zapp, 42, and his family were welcomed by officers and members of the North Star Vintage Club when they arrived here from Alaminos…
COURTESY CALL–Dagupan Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez (left) welcomes new Liga ng mga Barangay President Guillermo Vallejos, new Sangguniang Kabataan Federation President John Chester Gonzales and his grandfather, Bonuan Binloc Barangay Chairman Pedro Gonzales, during their courtesy call at the Sangguniang Panlungsod on December 13. (Photo by Mitz Cresencio) Back to…
THE chairman of the finance committee of the Dagupan City council denied what he called ‘wild speculations’ that the majority in the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) is delaying the passage of the P568 million proposed budget due to political reasons. Councilor Jeslito Seen, finance committee chair, clarified that the budget requires…
TAYUG–The towns of Rosales and Sta. Maria have been cited the “Cleanest, Safest, Greenest Municipalities in Pangasinan for 2010”. Rosales, led by Mayor Ricardo Revita, won in the Class A municipalities category, with Bayambang, Bugallon, Malasiqui, and Mangalan following in succeeding rankings.
LINGAYEN–A shelved proposal seeking to impose a curfew at night for people riding in tandem on motorcycles in Pangasinan is set to be revived due to the rise of shooting incidents perpetrated by criminals on wheels. Board Member Alfonso Bince Jr. said he will re-file the proposed ordinance, which he…
TWO suspected members of a guns-for-hire syndicate riding in tandem on motorcycles were killed in a shootout with elements of the Regional Highway Patrol Team (RHPT) late evening along the highway in Barangay Bonuan Binloc, Dagupan. The fatalities were identified as Alexander Liwanag and Daniel Santos, both of Querino Street in…
DISNEY COSTUME BALL–Dagupan Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez parties with children from different private schools, garbed in fairy tale costumes for the Disney Costume Ball 2010, a fairy tale extravaganza held at the CSI Stadia on December 16 for the entertainment of the city’s day care pupils from different barangays. (Photo…
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