By Ermin Garcia Jr. JUST when we thought the worst was over for our families that have been long separated by the pandemic after the IATF rescinded its resolution that required provincial buses operating in the region to use North Luzon Express Terminal (NLET) in Bocaue, here comes a…
Short story and photo by Art G. Valenzuela THERE IS BEAUTY in the simplistic looks of these tourist destinations as they await “full awakening” from two years of doldrums in the industry. Some have opened up while others are just starting to welcome back the visitors. There really is…
HIRING OF UNQUALIFIED CONSULTANTS DAGUPAN City Mayor Brian Lim is facing another complaint before the Ombudsman for hiring 59 technical consultants in 2021 in a 14-page complaint-affidavit filed by Concerned Resident and Taxpayer of Dagupan City represented by Marietta B. Barrientos, which was received by the Office of the Ombudsman…
PASALAMAT ED ILOG – Dagupan City officials led by Mayor Brian Lim, lead floral offering during the Pisasalamat ed Ilog, (river thanksgiving), an activity during the opening of the celebration of Bangus Festival on board tourist boat. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
GRAFT, PLUNDER CASES THE Dagupan City government branded the filing of the complaint for graft and plunder against Mayor Brian Lim and eight other senior officials (of the city government) before the office of the Deputy Ombudsman for Luzon as politically motivated and denounced the publication of the news in…
PANGASINAN’S POLITICAL DYNASTIES By Ahikam Pasion SINCE its founding 441 years ago, the provincial borders of Pangasinan have been drawn and redrawn many a time, its districts gerrymandered into six. And, according to the 2020 census by the Philippine Statistics Authority, the province has a population of 3,163,190 people, making it…
DRY RUN FOR MAY 9 — A young lady voting for the first time, inserts her “ballot” into the vote counting machine while a Comelec personnel watches the process during the dry run at the SM Center in Dagupan City. The activity is a joint initiative of SM Supermalls and Comelec. (Punchphoto…
WITH the local campaign heating up, any slim chance to approve the 2022 annual city budget of Dagupan went to naught with the failure of the Sangguniang Panlungsod to muster a quorum in their regular and special sessions. In last special session of the SP on Wednesday, April 20, only…
PROVINCIAL SCHOLARS TARGETED THE provincial government warned the public particularly scholars of the Provincial Scholarship Program (PSP) about a disinformation campaign via text messages aimed at confusing the beneficiaries. Provincial Administrator Nimrod Camba on April 18 issued the warning in the Province of Pangasinan (Official) Facebook account identifying a certain…
BEACH DROWNING EIGHT persons drowned in separate drowning incidents in three beaches since Easter Sunday. John Lester Ilac, 21, a resident of Barangay Santo Domingo, Tarlac City drowned at a beach in Barangay Nibaliw Narvarte, San Fabian. He was brought to the Region 1 Medical Center in Dagupan City but…
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