DAGUPEÑOS have seen and heard enough of the diabolical plotting of the Dagupan City councilors in the majority, and inability of the executive to stop them. Bereft of any semblance of civility and respect for the law, the members of the Committee on Finance, Budget and Appropriations, namely, Councilors Redford…
By Ermin Garcia Jr. THE unprecedented move of Mayor Belen Fernandez appearing before the committee of finance and appropriations t where the 7 epaLiFes hold sway, to defend the annual budget got an immediate, predictable response! They demanded the presence of the all the department heads in the next…
By Leonardo Micua WHEN the SP majority banned journalists from covering the committee hearings on the 2023 annual budget of Dagupan, I had no choice but to watch the footage of the hearing again via the Facebook page of Mayor Belen Fernandez to get an insight into that proceeding….
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo LOVE could be many things, comforting at times, dislocating too. It can upset equilibrium as well as balance the point where our very center rests. It is beautiful in its own chaos. You and Me Yes, you listen to reason as you said, reason keeps…
By Farah G. Decano IT saddens me to read on social media and in online news some strongly worded dissensions against Pope Francis’ recent reiteration on “Traditionis Custodes.” The July 16, 2021 decree is perceived by traditionalists as a restriction of Latin Holy Masses. While his predecessors, Pope John…
By Eva C. Visperas THERE is no doubt that The Basilica Minoré of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary in Manaoag is the top pilgrims’ destination in Pangasinan in Northern Luzon, particularly during the Holy Week observance. In Manaoag, the Basilica today is again always full during Holy Masses,…
SEA, SUN and FUN — Tourists and locals are back at the Quezon Island of the famous Hundred Islands National Park in Alaminos City. The city is celebrating the Hundred Islands Festival this March. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
MAYOR Belen Fernandez wants the Bulacan bangus to stop entering the markets in the city to protect the indigenous Dagupan bangus! She revealed her plan during the committee hearing on the 2023 annual city budget by the finance, budget and appropriations committee composed of the seven majority councilors of Dagupan…
YES, that’s what brothers Emphil and Edralde Pascua do and it is paying off. They remembered how fame slowly dawned on their business when Fourth District Rep. Christopher de Venecia visited and interviewed them sometime in 2021, as the official’s way of helping Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) like theirs….
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. WE, avid fans of basketball games, watched on TV how the two professional teams of San Miguel Corporation booted out their respective opponents convincingly in the quarterfinals of this year’s Governors’ Cup held last March 17 and March 19, and both entered the semifinals….
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