SOME 15,000 in two batches watched Dagupan City Mayor Belen Fernandez deliver her State of the City Address (SOCA) before the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) at CSI Stadia on March 20. More than 8,000 people packed the Stadia in the morning to personally hear the mayor deliver her fifth SOCA, and…
BLACK PROPAGANDA VS. HIS CANDIDACY ALAMINOS CITY— A visibly angry Mayor Arthur Celeste of this city did not mince words when he attributed his brother, First District Rep. Jesus Celeste’s inclusion in the narco list released by President Duterte to “political maneuverings” to impact on his campaign. Mayor Celeste, who…
FORMER Transportation Undersecretary Thomas Orbos slammed the Celestes (Jesus and Arthur) for claiming that politics was behind the inclusion of Rep. Jesus Celeste in the list of narco politicians made public by President Rodrigo Duterte last week. “I don’t think it was politically motivated,” said Orbos in a talk to…
IT was a frustrated vice president that came to Dagupan City last week but not without pointers on how the election campaign should proceed and how one should consider to vote for candidates. From being dirty, the political campaign in the country has become dirtier because of social media, according…
LINGAYEN-DAGUPAN ARCHDIOCESE BINMALEY—Pope Francis has appointed the parish priest of Our Lady of Purification Parish in this town as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan. The appointment of Fr. Fidelis Layog was made public in Rome at 12 noon (7:00 p.m. local time) on March 18.. Layo, born in…
TALLEST BAMBOO STATUE BAYAMBANG—This town will attempt to land its second Guinness World Records (GWR) record when it unveils on April 5 the 51-meter tall statue of St. Vincent Ferrer made of engineered bamboo as the tallest in the world. The unveiling of the soon-to-be iconic monument stands majestically at…
EQUALITY FOR WOMEN LINGAYEN – The Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) certified the province as Gender and Development (GAD) Local Learning Hub for the provincial government’s efforts in empowering women and programs promoting gender equality. Gov. Amado Espino III received the award from PCW Commissioner Sandra Sanchez-Montano, expressing gratitude for…
FREE PALAY DRYING – Farmers in Mangaldan are one of the main beneficiaries of the improved highways who insist on using the road shoulders for drying their harvested palay posing the hazards to motorists. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
CONSTRUCTION of Phase II of the boardwalk project in Tondaligan Park by the Department of Public Works and Highways hangs in the balance as the 2019 General Appropriations Act is still the subject of wrangling by both Houses of Congress. This was disclosed by Fourth District Rep. Christopher de Venecia, who…
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