AFTER P-NOY’S URGENT STAMP SENATE minority leader Alan Peter Cayetano has urged his colleagues in Congress to ensure the speedy passage of the Freedom of Information (FOI) bill now that the president has certified it as urgent. Cayetano, the principal author of the FOI bill in the Senate during the…
LINGAYEN—A 44-year old overseas civil engineer who came home to welcome the New Year with his family drowned at the Lingayen beach in the morning of January 8 during a family picnic. Edgardo Visperas, a native of Barangay Mamarlao in San Carlos City, was declared dead on arrival at the…
ALAMINOSCITY–At least 3,866 households belonging to the poorest of the poor here have been identified as potential beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps). Elizabeth Radoc, officer-in-charge of the City Social Welfare Development Office (CSWDO), said the potential beneficiaries were identified under the National Household Targeting System for Poverty…
LINGAYEN-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas has called on his brother-priests in the archdiocese to preside over one Mass each day of the year in observance of piety in their personal and public lives as ordained ministers. “Please do not allow any day of this year 2012 to pass without celebrating Mass…
TOURISM DESTINATION RELAXING wind blows in from the sea and the nearby forests. There is a view of wonderful landscapes. And fishing destinations are inviting. That is Sual. Sual is a first-class municipality in the western side Pangasinan, a coastal town rich not just in natural resources but also in…
A COMPREHENSIVE development program for shellfish farming will start in Dagupan this month under the auspices of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources’ National Integrated Fisheries Technology Development Center (BFAR-NIFTDC). The program aims to modernize the traditional backyard farming practices of farmers in order to produce bigger and higher-quality…
THREE big companies based in three towns in the province have signed up for the Department of Labor and Employment’s (DOLE) KAPATIRAN-WISE-TAV, a “big-brother, small-brother” reform program that aims to improve working conditions in medium-, small- and micro-scale enterprises. DOLE Region 1 Director Henry John Jalbuena said separate memoranda of…
A PLAN is being drawn up for the re-development and marketing of the Malimgas Market, which has since been referred to by residents as the Maringot (dirty) Market. The City Tourism and Investment Promotion Center (CTIPC) drafted the plan as part of Mayor Benjie Lim’s goal of positioning the city as…
PATOPAT FESTIVAL—Balikbayans visiting their hometown Pozorrubio join the patopat-eating contest, a feature of the 4th Patopat Festival, coinciding with the founding anniversary of the town on January 11. Patopat is a rice cake sweetened with sugar cane molasses and uniquely encased in knitted leaves of coconut. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao) Back…
LINGAYEN—Ninety nine-year old Perfecto Mondala, the oldest living veteran who attended Monday’s 67th anniversary celebration of the Lingayen Gulf Landings, has one wish: mark his 100th birthday on May 12. It will be a “bonus”, said Laki Itong, as he is he fondly called by family and friends, in an…
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