UnliSerbisyo THE demolition and removal of illegal fish pens and cages in the city’s rivers by the Task Force Bantay Ilog have started last week after notices of violation and demolition were served to owners and operators. The demolition crew was accompanied by City Agriculture Office, Dagupan CDRMMO, PNP Dagupan…
PSA MEDIA AWARDEES — KBP Pangasinan Chapter chairman Jay Mendoza (3rd from left) and other KBP officers receive plaques of recognition for the organization’s support to the Philippine Statistics Authority’s data dissemination activities during the 4th PSA Media Forum and Awards at Monarch Hotel, Calasiao. They are joined by PSA-RSSO Region 1 Director Atty. Sheila De…
PSA MEDIA AWARDEES
HEADS up, stage theaterholics! Fourth District Rep. Christopher de Venecia is directing a reimagination of the popular Broadway musical Carousel. In his Instagram post, de Venecia quoted “Omg lapit na! Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel by @repertoryphilippines opens Nov 26 at the CCP”, with a photo of him directing the cast….
Toff De V’s Carousel soon on stage at CCP, Nov 26
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! NOVEMBER 20 – (Dagupan City) MAY ABALOS; (Mangaldan) Angela Faye dela Rosa, Minda De Vera NOVEMBER 22- (Dagupan City) Dante Castro, Perlita Gonzales; (Calasiao) Amerla De Vera NOVEMBER 25 – (Manaoag) Jacquelyn Prestoza, Annelie Prestoza; (Mapandan) Jonjon delos Santos NOVEMBER 27 – (Manaoag) Roselyn Prestoza Happy Birthday! EMILY…
Birthdays/Anniversaries November 20 – 26, 2022
IF there is one legacy that the past administration of Mr. Brian Lim, as mayor of Dagupan City, it’s about its officials’ and supporters’ wanton and licentious plunder of the city’s resources in the belief that they can get away literally with murder. Never mind that collections of taxes and…
Hardcore corruption in governance
By Ermin Garcia Jr. THE ongoing debate at the Dagupan City council over the scholarship fund continues to simmer all because the past Lim administration refuses to be accountable and transparent and the allies of Mr. Brian Lim holding fort in the SP are keen on being obstructionists with…
Obstructionists never win
By Al S. Mendoza PHILIPPINE basketball was rocked by an ugly incident this week. No, it is not a game-fixing scandal. Far from that. No, it is not a blockbuster trade involving marquee players from San Miguel Beer and Barangay Ginebra. Far from that. And no, Manny V. Pangilinan is…
Saving a kid from the brink
By Leonardo Micua IN the recent call of Mayor Belen Fernandez for a special audit of the finances of Dagupan by either the regional or national offices of the Commission on Audit, it is possible that she mistrusts the COA in Dagupan or she suspects that office to have…
Lost independence of city auditor?
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo I don’t know why I’m here. I just followed my instincts. In the process, I searched for my stolen credit card in the last establishment where I bought the boxes to store the books I have not read. After that, I bought myself empanada and…
Stratum (Kipapasen, Kasasaad, Katayuan)
By Farah G. Decano THE COVID pandemic has demonstrated that many things are possible if only we set our minds on making them real. The alternatives we developed during the height of the contagion were not necessarily inferior to present processes. Some are, in fact, brilliant. I am hoping…