By Leonardo Micua ANALYZING why former Mayor Belen Fernandez won the election in Dagupan City by a huge margin of more than 14,000 votes, we found out that it was the ‘One Bonuan’ vote that spelled her victory over incumbent Mayor Brian Lim. Not that I am from Bonuan but…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo A flood of light illuminates the garden. It is not the full moon as yet, but the intermediate Moon phase between the half moon and the full moon. The moonlight brushes through my skin gently, opening its pores. It teases the buds to open as…
By Farah G. Decano LET patriotism prevail after the elections. We must remain good and law-abiding citizens even if we do not agree with the presumptive majority. This is what democracy is all about – to be given a chance to raise our voices through the ballot. It is…
THE NEXT BATTLEFRONT THE Abante Pangasinan Ilokano (API) political party vowed to file an electoral protest as it questioned the voting process that resulted in “unbelievable” numbers in the election for “the gubernatorial post down to municipal councilors.” In a statement read by Atty. Nelson Gayo, municipal vice mayor of Laoac…
ONE-FOR-ALL, ALL-FOR-ONE – The victorious members of the Team Belen-BK get together to affirm their pledge to support the team’s agenda for Dagupan City after their proclamation. Joining Mayor-elect Belen Fernandez and Vice Mayor-elect Bryan Kua, are (left to right) Councilors-elect Jigs Seen, Dennis Canto, and Michael Fernandez. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
FORMER Mayor Belen Fernandez fulfilled her dream to return to her old post when she beat incumbent Mayor Brian Lim by a landslide in their return bout in the May 9 elections. Fernandez, who run under the Aksyon Demokratiko party, amassed 67,499 votes against Lim’s 42,689 votes or a commanding…
INCUMBENT Dagupan City Mayor Marc Brian Lim accepted his defeat in the May 9 local elections when he posted his message in the Public Information Office wall the following day congratulating former Mayor Belen Fernandez in her successful bid to be the next city mayor to succeed him. “Our people…
THE leaders of Alyansang Guico-Lambino (AGuiLa) minced no words in responding to the API political party’s charge of cheating and its plan to file an election protest: “The people have spoken. We should accept it.” In a press conference Wednesday after Ramon Guico III’s proclamation as governor-elect, Bayambang Mayor Cezar…
BAGUIO PROSECUTION OFFICE’S INVESTIGATION THE Office of the City Prosecutor of Baguio City has approved for filing the case by the Prosecutor’s Office in Dagupan City, of direct bribery after finding probable cause to indict the respondents in the case filed by Small Scale Fish Consignment and Retailers at Riverside…
NEWLY elected governor Ramon “Mon-Mon” Guico III assured Pangasinenses that they can expect a model of good governance through a transparent and excellent service from his administration. He assured on Wednesday that Pangasinan’s clamor for change and support will not go to waste as he will work hard to fulfill…
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