THE CHAMP’S FORM—Shen Verzosa of Lingayen, banking on her strength in swimming, navigated the 750-meter swim, 20-kilometer bike and five-kilometer sprint with an aggregate time of one hour, 18 minutes and 47 seconds to rule the girls division in the Tri Bangus Triathlon last April 13 in Dagupan City as…
BANGUS FESTIVAL 2014 BUSINESS is good for lodging facilities in Dagupan as visitors flock to the city for the increasingly popular Bangus Festival . Hotels and other accommodation establishments have reported to be fully booked for the festival which started at the beginning of the month and will have a…
EASTER MESSAGE IN a rather unusual Easter Sunday message to the Catholic faithful, Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas stressed on the value of physical well-being and living a healthy lifestyle. Villegas, in his Easter message as head of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), wrote, “The Church teaches us…
TRAFFIC EXPERIMENT THE traffic experiment launched by the Dagupan City government in March this year has been recommended for adoption permanently with minimal amendment. The recommendation was made by retired Police Inspector Carlito Ocampo, chief of the City Assistance Service Team (CAST), who supervised the traffic experiment along with the…
SHELLFISH and other marine products from all parts of Pangasinan are now safe to eat after the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) declared all coastal waters of the province free from the toxic red tide. BFAR announced in Shellfish Bulletin No. 9 issued last April 10 that Bolinao…
HELP FOR DISPLACED WORKERS CHILDREN of fish pen caretakers who lost their job following the demolition of illegal structures in Dagupan’s rivers will be offered scholarships by the city government. Mayor Belen Fernandez announced in her weekly executive session with department heads last Monday, that the city will provide educational…
FESTIVALS OF THE NORTH DAGUPAN’s streets will be bright with the colors of northern Luzon on April 27 when the city holds the Festivals of the North streetdancing competition, one of the highlights of the 2014 Bangus Festival. As of last week, 20 groups have signed up for the competition,…
THIRD District Rep. Rose Marie “Baby” Arenas shared with graduates of the University of Luzon (UL) the five “Fs” she has learned from experience to be valuable as they step out of school and out into the world. Speaking as guest of honor during the school’s commencement exercises last Monday…
TOP TOURIST DESTINATION LINGAYEN—Inviting beaches, boosted by an intensified promotional campaign and more eventful festivals, have proven to be a formula for success with Pangasinan now the top tourist destination in Region 1. Department of Tourism Ilocos Region Director Martin Valera, in an interview after the formal opening of the…
THE refurbished Malimgas Public Market 1, which has been operating at a loss in the past nine years since its opening in 2005, could finally bring in money to Dagupan City with its now almost full occupancy status. At the same time, total collections in Dagupan’s various public markets for…
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