THE Pangasinan Press Club (PPC) has warned business establishments and public officials against individuals claiming to be media practitioners and soliciting money purportedly for the club. PPC president Gonzalo Duque said the PPC board did not authorize any individual, including any of its members, to solicit money for the group…
SAINTS ON WATCH–Statues of Catholic saints now stand guard along the walls of the St. John the Evangelist Church in Dagupan City, part of the church renovations initiated by Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villages. The diocese is also aiming to build a theological seminary in the compound. (PIA-Photo) Back to Homepage
ALAMINOS CITY—Four local government units (LGUs) in western Pangasinan have formalized the integration of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) in their annual investment plan for 2012. Alaminos City and the municipalities of Bani, Burgos and Dasol have allocated funds for various MDG-related programs and projects from their respective 20 percent development funds next year.
IF this judge can have his way, he would not want to the practice of collecting filing fees from litigants stopped and abolished. Tayug Trial Court Branch 51 Judge Ulysses Butuyan said he believes the charging of such fees is a violation of the Constitution that specifically prescribed that the…
CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING–Officials of Dagupan City led by Mayor Benjamin Lim and Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez gather to light the giant Christmas Tree in front of the Dagupan City Museum that signaled the start of the celebration of the Dagupan City Fiesta and Fair. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao) Back to…
LINGAYEN–Some P90 million worth of brand new hospital equipment were turned over on December 19 by the Department of Health (DoH) to Pangasinan for use in the 14 government-owned hospitals around the province. Governor Amado Espino Jr. received the equipment from Dr. Jemuel Cardenas, OIC regional director of the DOH…
SEVEN families in Bonuan Tondaligan will have a bleak Christmas after their houses made of light materials were razed to the ground in a one-hour fire that broke out at 7:30 a.m. on December 18. No casualty was reported in the blaze that originated from one of the houses in…
UNIQUE NATIVITY-CHRISTMAS PAROL–Visitors and devotees are trooping to the San Fabian Parish Church for a glimpse of the Nativity scene re-created in the middle of a giant Christmas parol. The artistic modern creation by Josie Garcia, with the help of the parishioners, is now on display inside the church. The Blessed Virgin…
CHRISTMAS is good when you celebrate it with someone, at least; it is better when you have a bash with the family; and it is best when your whole community observes its true spirit. As for me, I’m having a great Christmas season in Pangasinan.
PANGSINAN CHRISTMAS TREE–The 45-foot Christmas tree stands proud in front of the capitol building in Lingayen with its adornment of lanterns that symbolize Pangasinan’s bounty and each of the province’s municipalities and cities. Back to Homepage
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