LINGAYEN–A guard at the Provincial Jail was charged and suspended for allegedly offering a P25,000 reward to an inmate in exchange for killing another inmate. Provincial Legal Officer Geraldine Baniqued, after a thorough investigation of the incident, initially filed an administrative case and recommended a 60-day preventive suspension on Provincial Jail Guard…
IT NOW comes down to random luck. After a year and a half of legal battles, which is half the period of the term in office, two contenders for the kapitan position in Barangay Salisay in Dagupan have agreed to a draw by lot to finally determine the winning candidate.
WHO WILL BE THE FAIREST OF THEM ALL?—Sixteen young ladies stand before the judges after their selection as finalists in the search for Miss Binmaley 2012. The winners will be known on the pageant night on January 21, 2012 at the Binmaley town Plaza. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao) Back to Homepage
THE novel environmental program “Plastic Mo, Bigas Ko, Palit Tayo” in Dagupan started late last year, will resume on January 28 at the Don Leon Maramba Elementary School in Sitio Longos, Barangay Bonuan Gueset. It is the same venue where the project was launched, during which one truckload of plastic products from…
DAGUPAN City is sending P100,000 each to Cagayan de Oro and Iligan to help the victims of Typhoon Sendong, which devastated parts of both cities in mid-December. The Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) passed a resolution last week, authored by Councilor Alfie Fernandez, approving the request made by Mayor Benjie Lim to…
IN THEIR travels around the world bringing kindness through dental service missions, Canadian dentists belonging to the Kindness in Action (KIA) group have never experienced such hospitality and support as in the Philippines, especially in Dagupan City. “We were all taken aback by the kindness and hospitality of the people…
DAGUPAN City has passed the international quality management certification standards based on evaluations conducted by the United Kingdom-based Certification International Philippines Inc. and the Government Quality Management Committee. For this, President Benigno Aquino III presented a plaque of recognition to Mayor Benjamin Lim and One-Stop Business Center (OSBC) Head Carmen…
ALL-TIME FAVORITE–As part of the 7th Talong Festival on January 20, the women of Villasis prepare a big pot of pinakbet –a popular Ilocano dish made with eggplant, ampalaya, tomatoes, green pepper, malunggay, bagoong (fermented fish paste), garlic, onions, and pork – to be served to festival guests. (Punchphoto by…
A CRUISE along the western coast of the northern Luzon area will be launched by an international business and marketing group to help bring in more tourists in the region and promote local products. The ship, with a 200-passenger capacity, will dock in Pangasinan’s coastal cities of Alaminos and Dagupan,…
1st BAGOONG FESTIVAL TO THE uninitiated, the smell could be daunting. To the arthritic, the salt content could be hazardous. But for the many who love bagoong, it’s simply a taste of heaven.
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