THE city of Dagupan is being eyed as a potential economic zone to host foreign investors in a bid to help prime up the economy of the country and boost the 10-point agenda of President Rodrigo Duterte. This was bared by Emmanuel SD Lopez, consultant of the Philippine Economic Zone…
RENEWAL OF MARITAL VOWS ON VALENTINE’S DAY- Thirty-three married couples trooped to the Pangasinan Training and Development Center in Lingayen to renew the marital vows they made years back during the Family Day celebration organized by the provincial government in observance of Valentine’s Day. (PIOphoto by: Bob Sison)
THE demolition of illegal sheds and structures inside the old Tondaligan Park not only removed the eyesores, filthy environment and the tax-evading shed owners but also put an end to the reported rampant prostitution, illegal gambling and pot sessions in the area. Mayor Belen Fernandez, in a talk with newsmen,…
MANGALDAN—Fourth District Rep. Christopher de Venecia urged students of Mangaldan National High School (MNHS) to be creative and learn to be critical thinkers in adapting to social media. De Venecia told the students to adopt the habit of checking facts and to “ask important questions because not all you read…
HOUSES FOR HOMELESS LINGAYEN–Two housing projects being developed by the provincial government and the National Housing Authority (NHA) meant for all interested Pangasinenses have so far attracted only homeless residents in Lingayen. The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) found out that some 400 homeless residents applied so far to avail of the socialized housing projects being developed by the…
PANGASINAN remains insurgency-free notwithstanding the reported increasing activities of the NPA in other provinces. This is the assessment of Second District Rep. Leopoldo Bataoil, member of the government peace panel, and himself a signatory to the resolution urging the government and the other side to continue the peace process. Bataoil lamented…
LINGAYEN– How well do you know former President Fidel Valdez Ramos, or popularly known as FVR? The book, titled FVR XYZ, authored by Melandrew T. Velasco, launched on Feb. 15, 2017 in Makati City, gives more insights about him before and during his incumbency as the country’s 12th President. The 372- page FVR XYZ…
DAGUPAN CITY—The true “Valentino” fish is Tilapia and it does its “courting” of female tilapia at midnight till early morning, according to a fishery expert who narrated a love story of this fish. Their breeding behavior is likened to humans, although the fish seem to be more responsible, said Dr. Westly Rosario, center…
PNP’S STAND DOWN ORDER WITH the undermanned Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) as the lead agency in the campaign against illegal drugs, the situation in Dagupan appears to have began to turn for the worse even before it could get better. P/Supt. Neil Miro, acting police chief, said his station…
TAYUG’S BEAUTIES AND SUNFLOWERS — The candidates vying for the Binibining Tayug 2017 take a break at the Allied Botanical Corporation’s sunflower farm in Tayug. The farm hosts the only Sunflower Maze in the Philippines. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
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