THE colorful fluvial parade was a rare sight by the city’s main rivers that will be long remembered by Dagupeños. For the Dagupan City government and the Catholic archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan that collaborated to stage a colorful and meaningful celebration of Dagupan’s 400th year as a parish and the city’s…
BANG-BANG-BANG-BOOOOM DESPITE growing concerns over health and safety factors involved in the traditional January 1 High Noon Blast in Barangay Pogo Grande, the barangay officials are not about to stop the tradition. “We will not stop till a higher authority tells us.” This was the position of the barangay council…
MISQUOTING POPE FRANCIS LINGAYEN-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas, Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) president, has alerted the Catholic faithful about commercial items being sold by enterprising businessmen to mark Pope Francis’ visit to the Philippines. Villegas issued a statement Monday after the CBCP has been apprised of t-shirts with slogans being…
MANGALDAN- What’s safe and indigenous in welcoming the New Year for people? The local government of Mangaldan deliberately chose to promote the use of bamboo as cannon, otherwise known as “Bongbong” in its annual event “Bongbong Bonanza” specifically for the New Year revelry. Mayor Bonafe Parayno said the town started…
STO. TOMAS—Biskeg na Pangasinan (Strength of Pangasinan) the only accredited provincial political party in the province is gearing up for its revitalization this year in preparation for the 2016 elections. Antonio Villar Jr., founding chairman/president of the group, said Friday that he will personally attend to the needs of the party and…
DAGUPAN CITY—More than 5,600 hectares of land manily in 13 towns have already been planted with various forest thee species This was confirmed by Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO) in its report to the provincial government. Leduina Co, PENRO officer, said the number surpassed the target hectarage for…
THE Region One Medical Center (R1MC) will soon be tapping solar energy to support some of its operations. It will son acquire its first ten-kilowatt mobile solar-powered generator that can L.E.D lights for eight hours to support emergencies or during calamities.
BANI– The municipal government of Bani will soon launch a technical vocational training in a number of barangays to equip residents with more employable skills. Mayor Gwen Yamamoto told The PUNCH in an interview that many still cannot afford to commute to the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA)…
THE grand alumni homecoming held by thousands of graduates of the Dagupan City National High School last Sunday at the City Plaza will go down in DCNHS’s history as the best ever alumni reunion held in the last 20 years. This was the assessment of many alumni who attended the…
SAN CARLOS’ 50TH ANNIVERSARY SAN CARLOS CITY—The Caleñan lady from Southern California, USA, wore the Mrs. San Carlos City International crown during the 50th founding anniversary celebration last January 1, 2015. Picked as the city’s golden anniversary Mrs. San Carlos City International was Alma Pedralvez, representing San Carleñan Organization of…
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