THEY deserve public servants who tirelessly devote their time to improve their lot. What they don’t deserve are elected public servants that continuously seek the nullification of an approved annual budget of the Dagupan City government that aims to deliver quality service from their government. They don’t deserve the 2022…
SEALED BALLOT BOXES — Personnel from the General Services Office (GSO) in Dagupan City unload some 340 newly painted and sealed ballot boxes delivered to Dagupan City for the October 30 BSKE in the 31 barangays of the city. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
ROMAN Catholic diocese of Tarlac’s Bishop Enrique ‘Ric’ Macaraeg, from Malasiqui town, died Monday evening, October 23, due to an apparent cardiac arrest while playing basketball with friends in his hometown. The players around him were stunned on seeing him collapse after scoring. Bishop Ric, 67, had been a big…
TRANSPORT groups in Pangasinan expressed their frustrations as they belied a report of Land Transportation Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB regional office that 80 percent of the transport groups in Region 1 were already given their respective fuel subsidies. Citing the case of his group, Bernard Tuliao, president of the Alliance…
By Ermin Garcia Jr. MUCH as I’d like to believe that the thousands of BSKE candidates in Pangasinan who rushed to file their candidacies have shown sincere interests in serving their barangays and Sangguniang Kabataan in different capacities, I’m afraid this is farthest from the truth. Without a doubt,…
FIRST LADY’S LAB FOR ALL — First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos is accompanied by Gov. Ramon Guico III as she made the rounds during her visit in Binalonan town on Tuesday, October 24, upon arrival of her pet project “Lab for All” caravan in the town that provided free health and medical services…
THE Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) of Pangasinan unanimously approved the province’s P5.729 billion annual budget for 2024. This budget represents an increase of P400 million to the 2023 budget’s P5.3 billion. Vice Governor Mark Lambino, said the increased budget is attributed to a six percent rise in the contribution from the…
IN an ongoing battle within the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Dagupan, the minority bloc thwarted another attempt to invalidate the 2023 annual budget ordinance. Councilor Irene Lim-Acosta of the majority bloc, resumed efforts to nullify the budget’s approval on September 26, citing a Supreme Court decision to support her claim that…
LEGAL INFIRMITIES, VIOLATIONS OF LAW CITED THE minority bloc in the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Dagupan deplored and objected to a manifestation by the majority bloc for substantial amendments to their House Rules dated October 17, 2023. The minority councilors responded with a manifestation of their own to the house rules…
A DEED of Usufruct Agreement for a 3,812 square meter lot at the former Perez Market site owned by the city government, was formally signed, for the construction of a modern Dagupan City Fire Station. Mayor Belen Fernandez and Vice Mayor Bryan Kua, representing the Dagupan City government and Regional…
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