BRIGHT, colorful lights adorning the Nativity scene – the “Belen”- depicting the birth of Jesus Christ have been restored for the grand visual experience of Dagupeños’ families, friends and their visitors at the Paseo de Belen by the River Grove last December 2, 2022 as one of the highlights of…
FOR MAMA MARY DEVOTEES – Department of Tourism Region 1 Director Jeff Ortega (center) gestures during the launching of the Marian Pilgrimage Circuit at the Minor Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary Manaoag in Manaoag on Thursday. He is joined by provincial government officials and representatives from the Church. (Punchphoto by…
THE City Elections Office is eyeing 6,000 more new voters in Dagupan when registration of voters resumes nationwide on December 12 this year till January 31, 2023. City Elections Officer Michael Franks Sarmiento told a news conference that the registration in Dagupan will kick off in their office simultaneously with satellite…
HOUSE bill No. 454 co-authored by Fourth District Rep. Christopher de Venecia seeking to give working media men protection, security and benefits passed in the House of Representatives on November 21 received wide support from local media practitioners. House Speaker Martin Romualdez said the bill titled “Media Workers Welfare Act”…
THERE is bad news for candidates who resort to “flying voters” to help ensure their win at the polls. The Commission Elections has a new technology in place called Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS), that can easily detect a double registrant or a prospective flying voter. In a news conference…
By 104.7 IMF Dagupan News Team Alaminos CDRRMC staff given more training SELECTED members from different units of the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (CDRRMC) in Alaminos City received new training to prepare them for various situations during calamities. The training included handling of different hazardous and life-threatening situations that…
PASEO DE BELEN DIAMOND EDITION – The Nativity scene depicted by the Dagupan Electric Corporation used materials commonly associated with electricity, i.e, wooden poles, street lamps and strain insulators to create the images of St. Joseph, Virgin Mary and the Three Kings. The head of Infant Jesus is an old electric…
GOOD news for residents still in possession of mutilated bills. The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Northern Luzon is still accepting partially torn or burned bills and replaces these with brand new bills they can use during the holidays. Dante Cambri, senior research specialist at the BSP-NL, however, clarified that…
WITH the onset of Christmas rush for shopping, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) North Luzon alerted both the shoppers and shop-owners to be vigilant against counterfeit P1,000 and P500 bills being passed around. Dante Cambri, senior research specialist of BSP, said it is an individual’s responsibility to make sure…
EXPECT prices of onion to increase because of the increased demand during the holiday season, despite the ongoing harvests in Pangasinan’s neighboring provinces. According to 38-year-old Ronnie Ringor, an onion farmer and trader in Bayambang, he expects onions from Tarlac province to be sold in Pangasinan earlier because the bulb…
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