PACEBOOK ANNIVERSARY LINGAYEN–Former President Fidel V. Ramos and former Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. joined the province’s media practitioners at the President Hotel here to mark the 3rd year anniversary of Pacebook Magazine on March 1, during which 25 outstanding Pangasinenses were honored. Ramos cited the magazine for giving recognition…
DAGUPAN City will host the National Performing Arts Festival called “Fun Fiesta Sa Pilipinas 2014” on April 1 to 3, and the event will formally kick off this year’s Dagupan Bangus Festival slated from April 1 to May 1. The three-day event will showcase national competitions in folk dance and…
Dagupan to host National Performing Arts Festival
LINGAYEN–Some 160 beneficiaries from four cooperatives and women’s associations received a total of P500,000 in livelihood assistance from the provincial government through Gov. Amado T. Espino, Jr. who handed out the checks on March 4 at the Provincial Governor’s Office here. The recipients are the second batch of livelihood beneficiaries…
4 groups of entrepreneurs receive start-up support from Capitol
LINGAYEN– “We’re not even alarmed when a flesh-eating disease was reported spreading in Pangasinan. It is because we know that what was reported was isolated and unfounded.” This pronouncement from June M. Villarante, Secretary to the Sanggunian of the City of San Carlos in Negros Occidental, indicates that people from…
Negros Occidental’s sanggunian secretaries arrive for study tour
MAYOR Belen Fernandez has announced plans to build a “Product Center” at the Malimgas Public Market to showcase all the One Product, One Barangay of Dagupan coming from the 31 villages of the city. She said this would further promote Dagupan-made products to tourists who are among those frequently buying at the…
Dagupan Product Center soon to rise
“GANITO pala ka-inspire na magpursiging manalo ang ating mga athletes if you provide them the support, financially and morally.” This was the reaction of Mayor Belen Fernandez after the Balon Dagupan athletes brought home the fourth runner-up trophy in the just concluded Region 1 Athletic Association (R1AA) Meet held in Agoo, La…
Balon Dagupan athletes 5th in R1AA
MAYOR Belen Fernandez has reiterated her call to the Department of Public Works and Highway (DPWH) to immediately start the dredging of the shallow Pantal River to ease the recurrent flooding in the city’s downtown area and other low-lying areas. Noting that the rainy season is now only a few…
Dredging of Pantal River
MAYOR Belen Fernandez alerted the City Agriculture Office to take appropriate measures in view of the bulletin issued by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) that the coastal waters of Bolinao and Anda are now affected by paralytic shellfish poisoning or red tifde toxin.
Mayor Belen issues alert vs. red tide
MANGALDAN—A cabo, one who collects jai alai bets, was shot dead Wednesday evening in Barangay Malabago here. The victim was identified as Nelson Estribor, 34, who was on board his motorcyle when he was fired upon by unidentified suspects on board a grey car at around 10 p.m.
Cabo shot dead
A 15-YEAR old boy suspected to be a drug dealer was shot and killed by unidentified hitmen riding in tandem before dawn Wednesday along the Magsaysay Bridge in Perez Blvd., Dagupan City. Superintendent Christopher Abrahano, city police chief, reported that the fatality, Jerome Zamora, a resident of Arellano Street in…