BAUTISTA—This town, known as the home of “Lupang Hinirang”, the Philippine national anthem, will forever etch this pride with a marker set to be unveiled next month. Rochelle Florendo, the town’s tourism officer, said a marker will be posted on the nine-foot statue of a seated Jose Palma on a…
THE city governments of San Carlos and Dagupan ended up having new appointees as schools division superintendents after an attempt to initially reject the new appointees. Both Dagupan Mayor Belen Fernandez and San Carlos Mayor Joseres Resuello initially refused to accept the designation of Sheila Primicias as their respective city’s…
PUB-PUJ-TRICYCLE DRIVERS WARNED THE district office of the Land Transportation Office warned drivers and operators of public utility vehicles, including tricycles, of their practice of overloading their units with passengers. Eric Suriben, LTO District Office chief said, there is an existing law that specifies weight and load limits for public…
IT was not a junket. It was congressional caravan for inspection of infra projects to see where government funds are spent. This was stressed by House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez and Majority Leader Rodolfo Fariñas who led the congressional caravan when they arrived in Dagupan hosted by the De Venecia family…
LINGAYEN – The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) held a coordinating conference with various agencies for a review of their operational preparedness in anticipation of calamities that may occur during rainy season. Dubbed as “Oplan Kahandaan sa Tag-Ulan,” PDRRMO chief Luchinvar O. Oro presided over the conference…
DONATE! If you cannot, stop barking! This was the dare of Dagupan City Councilor Jeslito Seen to Councilor Redford Erfe-Mejia who continuously criticized the conditional donation of a 1.2-hectare land to the city by his brother-in-law, businessman Kerwin Fernandez. Seen said it is ironic that those who cannot make a donation…
THE MANY FACES OF FIRST DAY IN SCHOOL — Sleepy. Bored. Patriotic. Playful. Indifferent. These are the varied disposition of pupils of West Central School in Dagupan City who were in formation for the flag ceremony caught by PUNCH lensman Willie Lomibao.
NGCP’s ‘GAMIT NI BULILIT LABRADOR—The grade school pupils of 12 public schools in Pangasinan received school bags with assorted school supplies from “National Grid Corp. of the Philippines’ (NGCP) Gamit ni Bulilit” Program. Melma Batario, NGCP’s regional communications and public affairs officer, said the recipient schools were Cabangaran Elementary School and…
HOUSE Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez took cognizance of the need to provide farmers in the north easier access to the markets in Manila for their products via the revival of railroad system. Alvarez echoed the need when the Congressional Caravan on Field Inspection for Northern and Central Luzon that started June…
THE Pangasinan Health Office reported that suspected dengue cases caused by mosquito bites are 33 percent lower this June compared to last year, but gastroenteritis cases have increased by 42%. Kempee Cruz, a PHO official, said from January to June 5 this year, there were only 514 dengue cases recorded…
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