MOTHER BANGUS—-Sabalo, mature milkfish breeders, are released into the sea on the eve of the 67th “Agew na Dagupan”, by Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas and Dagupan Mayor Belen Fernandez to signal the start of the city government’s intensive development and promotion of the “Dagupan Bangus” in the world market. (Punchphoto…
DAGUPAN 67TH ANNIVERSARY IN celebration of the 67th charter anniversary of Dagupan, known as the “Bangus Capital of the World”, an initial 13 mature breeders called sabalo were released into the sea just off the city’s coast last June 19, the eve of Agew na Dagupan. Mayor Belen Fernandez, along…
LINGAYEN—Key actions on security have been implemented in Pangasinan, prompted by the brutal gunslaying of Urbiztondo Mayor Ernesto Balolong, his police aide and a civilian in broad daylight. On June 13, just when another shooting incident involving a barangay chairman in Dagupan City took place, the permit to carry firearms…
LINGAYEN– Heightened operations against illegal drugs in the province resulted in more than a hundred percent increase in the total volume seized for the first five months of 2014 compared to the same period last year. In his presentation before the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) during the board’s June 16 regular…
DAGUPAN’S HISTORICAL COMMISSION—-City Mayor Belen T. Fernandez signs the copy of the ordinance creating the Dagupan Historical, Culture and Arts Commission (Komisyon na Pangkulturan Tawir) during the 67th Agew na Dagupan celebration last Friday at the CSI Stadia. The mayor is flanked by flanked by Cong. Gina de Venecia and Atty….
THE 67th Agew Na Dagupan will yet be remembered by future generations as the day Mayor Belen T. Fernandez signed Executive Order No. 01, Series of 2014 creating the Dagupan City Historical Culture and Arts Office. The local commission will be chaired by lawyer Gonzalo T. Duque, with Fernandez as honorary chairman….
EVEN without the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) from Congress, Dagupan is assured of continued support for the development of its infrastructure by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). Fourth District Rep. Gina de Venecia said 11 roads, bridges and flood control projects worth P159 million are ongoing…
LINGAYEN—Here’s a piece of good news. Dengue cases recorded by the provincial health office (PHO) from January to June 16 this year decreased by 35% as compared to the same period last year. Dr. Anna De Guzman, provincial health officer, said only 395 dengue cases were documented in the first…
LINGAYEN—Officials of local government units (LGUs) have been called on to increase their disaster-preparedness funds and strengthen their programs that will minimize risks during calamities. At the 10th Disaster Risk Reduction and Multi-Hazard Awareness Forum held at the Pangasinan Training and Development Center here last June 13, Senator Aquilino ‘Koko’…
SAN CARLOS CITY–A two-storey building that will house emergency and operating rooms will soon be constructed in a 720-square-meter lot at the Pangasinan Provincial Hospital (PPH) compound. Dr. Anna De Guzman, provincial health officer, said the emergency room will be at first floor of the building while the second floor…
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