By Ermin Garcia Jr. IF one is not keenly watching events and activities of our provincial government and Dagupan City government, one will not know that there is a lack or absence of accountability among our elected officials periodically. Take the absence of accountability in the Capitol last week….
CHIEF PNP, LINGAYEN’S ADOPTED SON — Mayor Leopoldo Bataoil (left) and Vice Mayor Mac Malicdem present a resolution naming Chief PNP Benjamin C. Acorda Jr, represented by PLt. Gen. Michael Dubria, as “Adopted Son of Lingayen.” (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
POLICE General Benjamin Acorda Jr. reflected on his career and journey as chief of police in four towns in Pangasinan before he became the chief of the Philippine National Police. During the Monday flag raising ceremony of the Lingayen local government, Acorda’s message read by the Deputy Chief for Operations…
RAIN, RAIN GO AWAY – Students of Dagupan City National High School scamper to a safe dry place in front of the Dagupan City Astrodome during heavy downpour brought about by southwest monsoon. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
THE Intellectual Property Office (IPO) installed a Help Desk at the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)-Pangasinan Provincial Office in Dagupan City last week. DTI-Pangasinan provincial director Natalia Dalaten said the IPO help desk will assist micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) who wish to register for trademarks, copyrights and…
THE brand new Allied Care Experts (ACE) Medical Center-Pangasinan or Ace Medical Center-Pangasinan) along old De Venecia Highway in Dagupan City, held its grand opening on June 25, with Mayor Belen Fernandez as guest of honor and speaker. A Level II medical center, ACE Medical Center-Pangasinan, a high-rise hospital with…
THE Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC) advised borrowers of the closed Bangko Pangasinan – A Rural Bank, Inc. reminding them that they are under obligation to pay their loans notwithstanding the closure of the bank. The PDIC encouraged borrowers of the bank to settle their entire balance by availing of…
TWO engineering offices of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) were cited as the ‘Most Outstanding District Engineering Offices’ in the Philippines for their exceptional performances in 2022. Pangasinan Fourth District Engineering Office, led by officer-in-charge Assistant Regional Director and Concurrent DE Mathias Malenab was named Most Outstanding…
MAJORITY WITHDREW DILATORY TACTIC THE Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod finally passed the resolution adopting the Supplemental Investment Program (AIP) 1 of P148.98 million submitted by Mayor Belen Fernandez but after the majority attempted to suspend anew by insisting on introducing an amendment to adding P100,000 or more to the P500,000 budget…
TIME TO FLEE – Barangay Bacayao Sur in Dagupan City will soon become a ghost town again after more residents have decided to move out of the area due to incessant flooding with no hope of seeing the floodwater recede during the rainy season. Funds allotted for the construction of a…
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