THERESE’S RELICS – Seminarians from Mary Help of Christians Seminary in Binmaley pray as they touch the special reliquary containing the relics of St. Therese of the Child Jesus, at St. John the Evangelist Cathedral in Dagupan City. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
LINGAYEN—Seven officials of Barangay Tumbar in the town were suspended for three months by the Office of the Ombudsman for Luzon for nepotism. Ordered suspended were Barangay Chairman Larry Reyes, Gina De Guzman, Aldrin Prado, Joan Arias, Billy Ramos and Recto Cervantes, all barangay councilmen and Mary Resolete, barangay secretary….
LINGAYEN—The provincial government welcomed on Jan. 22 the 53 students from different universities in Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam who are on a 29-day internship program in various fields of studies. The Pangasinan State University (PSU), a member university of the Southeast Asian Ministry of Education Organization (SEAMEO), is hosting the…
DAGUPAN City Mayor Belen Fernandez agreed to boost the 20 percent share from yearly collections derived from the implementation of the Fire Code of the Philippines held in trust fund to enable the city government to buy one fire engine for the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) in Dagupan. Fernandez told…
ALL IN A DAY’S WORK — Fishermen in Lingayen pull their nets to the water to be cleaned after a day of fishing by the Lingayen Gulf. (Punchphoto by Jojo Riñoza)
FILINVEST, one of the country’s top residential condominium builders, plans to construct 13 condominium buildings in Dagupan City to meet the demands of a growing population of a progressive city. Mayor Belen T. Fernandez told the KBP Forum last Thursday that officials of Filinvest were in Dagupan City last week and…
THE Department of Foreign Affairs-Consular Office (DFA-CO) in Calasiao town warned the public that it does not have a Facebook account so any transaction made through it will not be acknowledged. Jennifer Catherine Demesa, officer-in-charge of DFA-CO Calasiao, said the “DFA Calasiao Pangasinan Facebook page is not authorized to use…
STA. BARBARA—After rice black bugs that infested rice fields in some towns in previous months, the field rats surfaced to create further damage. The rat infestation was reported about two weeks ago and the initial estimate of the affected areas was 30 hectares. But Nestor Batalla, assistant provincial agriculturist and…
TWO NEW BRANCHES EMPLOYMENT and business opportunities are expected to flourish this year as mall giant SM City opens two more super malls in Pangasinan. Kristine Santiago, public relations officer of SM City Rosales, said a job fair will commence on January 31 at the Urdaneta City Cultural Center for the…
THE Isuzu car dealers in Pangasinan reported that Isuzu Philippines Corporation (IPC) ended the year 2017 on a very high note after it reported its highest annual record sales yet. The Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines, Inc. (CAMPI) and Truck Manufacturers Association, Inc. (TMA), cited IPC’s sale of…
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