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August 2015

UPA celebrates 50th Year

By | News, Overseas, Punch Gallery

THE United Pangasinanses of America recently celebrated its Golden Jubilee led by its 16th president, Mario Cendaña- Panoringan, former FilAm Star publisher, and wife, Norma, at the Grand Ballroom of the South San Francisco Conference Center in South San Francisco.  The celebration, Internet Simulcast and TFC/ABS-CBN, followed the organization’s Annual…

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UPA celebrates 50th Year

City to host Children’s Health Summit

By | News, People & Events

THE Dagupan City government is set to hold the first Children’s Health Summit here. Mayor Belen T. Fernandez announced this after a meeting with Assistant Schools Division Superintendent Dr. Lourdes D. Servito and Department of Health (DOH) Region 1 representative Loida C. Tantiado along with Dr. Sheila C. Sabado of the…

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City to host Children’s Health Summit

By August 16, 2015News, People & Events

SM Green Film Festival

By | News, People & Events

SERIES of environmentally-themed movies will be shown during SM City Rosales’ Green Film Festival (GFF) to encourage positive action towards preserving the eco-system. Films up for viewing documentaries such as Ground Zero and Pagbangon. The short film Ground Zero features natural disasters here and abroad, issues about the Philippines being…

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SM Green Film Festival

By August 16, 2015News, People & Events

Rep. Kimi Cojuangco’s committee passes bill for children’s feeding program

By | Governance, News, Punch Gallery

COJUANGCO UPDATES PANGASINAN Fifth District Rep. Kimi Cojuangco said she has already passed a bill in her committee level requiring the Department of Education to fund the Hot Meal and Balanced Feeding Program for every child in all government schools in the country. Balanced meal means there is meat, vegetables,…

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Rep. Kimi Cojuangco’s committee passes bill for children’s feeding program

US-led mercy mission concludes in Pangasinan

By | Governance, News, Punch Gallery

CAPITOL NEWS US Pacific Partnership concludes in Pangasinan.  Governor Amado T. Espino, Jr. (5th from left) briefs the members of the press on the United States (US) Pacific Partnership 2015, where its last leg of annual multilateral humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission was conducted in Pangasinan from August…

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US-led mercy mission concludes in Pangasinan

Web-based KOHA training held for LGU librarians

By | Governance, News, Punch Gallery

CAPITOL NEWS LINGAYEN – The city and municipal libraries in the province may soon provide better and improved services following the conduct of the KOHA training for city and municipal librarians who have converged at the provincial library here for a two-day training on the software. KOHA, a web-based backend…

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Web-based KOHA training held for LGU librarians

Carael now enjoys clean, safe drinking water

By | Governance, News, Punch Gallery

BALON DAGUPAN NEWS By Leziel C. Aquino RESIDENTS of the island barangay of Carael will now enjoy clean and safe drinking water following the inauguration of a water extension project to that village by Mayor Belen T. Fernandez and the Dagupan City Water District (DCWD) on August 14 . “Today…

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Carael now enjoys clean, safe drinking water

City’s 120-day feeding program takes off in Pogo Chico

By | Governance, News

BALON DAGUPAN NEWS DAGUPAN CITY – The Inner Wheel Club of Dagupan and the city government jointly launched on August 13 a 120-day feeding program for 25 malnourished children of Barangay Pogo Chico. The Inner Wheel Club of Dagupan and the Inner Wheel Clubs of the Philippines, Incorporated District 379 have in…

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City’s 120-day feeding program takes off in Pogo Chico

By August 15, 2015Governance, News

Tricycle driver shot dead

By | News, Peace and Order

VILLASIS—A 31-year-old tricycle driver, reportedly a drug user was shot dead by motorcycle-riding-in-tandem criminals on Tuesday here. P/Chief Inspector Jesus Manalo Jr., chief of Villasis Police Station (VPS) identified the victim as Jay Racca, resident of San Hilario Street here. Racca was picking up a passenger when two men riding…

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Tricycle driver shot dead

By August 15, 2015News, Peace and Order

Retired cop shot to death

By | News, Peace and Order

BINALONAN– A retired senior police officer of this town was shot to death by still unidentified motorcycle-riding hitmen riding in tandem in Barangay Moreno in this town mid-morning of August 14, 2015. Ex-SPO1 Victorino Baybayan, former member of the Binalonan Police Station, was dead on the spot after sustaining gunshots….

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Retired cop shot to death