LINGAYEN— The Writers International Network (WIN) Canada recognized on Monday (November 23) top promoters of the Pangasinan native language. In an awarding ceremony held at the Urduja House, Lingayen, two special citations and six distinction awards were presented by WIN founder and president, Ashok Bhargava. Special citations were awarded to Governor Amado…
DAGUPAN’S PRETTIEST — A group of candidates vying for the Miss Balon Dagupan 2016 title strike a pose for photographers during a pictorial last Saturday, November 14, at the Senior Citizens Park at the City Plaza. Pageant Night will be held on December 12, 2015 at the City Plaza. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)…
THE city’s main thoroughfares will be closed to traffic on December 4 to give way to the “Happy City Parade” along the downtown loop that will officially kick off city’s 2015 City Fiesta Celebration. Public Order and Safety Office Chief Michael C. Hernando said the parade will start at 2:00 p.m. but the traffic-rerouting scheme will start as early as 11:00 in the…
TREE-CUTTING ALONG MNR LINGAYEN–The provincial government may file a petition before the court seeking to stop the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) from continuing with the cutting down of the remaining standing trees along the Manila North Road (MNR) in Pangasinan. Lawyer Verna Perez, secretary of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan…
PNP REORGANIZATION & MODERNIZATION ACT LINGAYEN— Graduates of K to 12 program can already look forward to joining the Philippine National Police (PNP) as patrol officers once the PNP Reorganization and Modernization Act is approved. This was disclosed during the fourth public hearing on the draft substitute bill, ”An Act…
THE Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod passed a resolution last week expressing the city’s intent to establish a “Sisterhood” city relationship with Daly City in California, USA on motion of Councilor Jose Netu Tamayo. Daly City is the largest city in the San Mateo County immediately south of San Francisco City with a population of…
THE barangay chairman of Barangay Herrero-Perez in Dagupan City was dismissed from service after being found guilty of serious dishonesty and grave misconduct. Marilyn Mendoza was dismissed from her post by the Office of the Deputy Ombudsman for Luzon after deciding on the case filed by Anita Tiongson against the…
TOBACCO farmers traced some P300 million of the P1.2 billion share of the fifth district of Pangasinan from the tobacco excise tax for year 1997 to 2007 to Alcala town. The farmers belonging to the Northern Central Luzon Tobacco Farmers Association (NLCTFA) said at least P232 million of this (P300)…
LINGAYEN— Two public hospitals in the province are set to receive additional medical equipment. Last week, the provincial board approved provincial resolution no. 1699-2015 authorizing the Governor Amado Espino Jr. to enter into and sign memoranda of agreement (MOA) with HIMEX Corporation and United Diagnostic Supply (UDS) for the provision…
LINGAYEN— The 18 towns comprising the first and second districts in the province received on Friday (November 27) an early Christmas gift from the provincial government, as each was provided with a multipurpose vehicle. The multipurpose vehicles, Mitsubishi L300 model, were turned over to the respective Liga ng mga Barangay…
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