WHAT could be so very wrong and suspicious about the establishment of a Maternal and Children Hospital in Dagupan City that the majority bloc in the Sangguniang Panlungsod believes it does not deserve the highest priority consideration and rejected to endorse it, a situation that could ultimately lead to its…
By Ermin Garcia Jr. JUST when I thought there was only one councilor remaining in the majority bloc in the Dagupan Sanggunian who could possibly redeem the lost integrity and honor of the 7 epaLiFes barkada – Councilor Marilou Fernandez! But it was she herself who proved me wrong….
SAFETY FIRST — Fishermen move as a team to replace the bamboo poles of a fishing boat’s outrigger as part of its regular maintenance at a docking area in Barangay Cato in Infanta town. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
DESPITE the undue delay in the passage of its 2023 annual budget for political reason, Dagupan City was chosen anew by the Department of Trade and Industry as one of the Most Competitive Cities in Region 1. The award was received by Councilor Michael Fernandez and his wife, former Councilor Maybelyn…
THE provincial government is considering to develop a regular commercial seaplane flight plan from Metro Manila to Pangasinan to further boost the province’s tourism industry after its test flight successfully landed in Alaminos City, the home of the Hundred Islands National Park, on November 19. Gov. Ramon Guico III, himself…
Agatha Fernandez Wong grabs the Philippine’s first medal in the 16th World Wushu Championships held in Texas, USA. Wong scored 9.776 in the Women’s Taijiquan category bagging second place in the tournament, her second time to win a silver medal for the Philippines in the biggest Wushu Tournament in the world. Agatha’s proud parents…
THE Dagupan City government celebrated the 20th year of the Sister Cities covenant between the city and Milpitas City in California, USA with a goodwill visit for the benefit of the city’s Manlingkor Ya Kalangweran program, current city and DepEd Officials. With the delegation are City Legal Officer Atty. Aurora…
THE San Carlos City government conducted a seminar on Emotional Intelligence for Leadership Effectiveness for Supreme Student-Leaders Government (SSLG) Officers of the San Carlos City School Division last November 16-17 at the San Carlos City Youth Center. SSLG officers from 23 schools completed the two-day seminar which highlighted self-awareness, self-regulation, self-motivation and social skills as significant factors in…
THE Police Regional Office 1 (PRO1) has a new regional director. P/BGen Lou Evangelista succeeded P/BGen John Chua in a turnover ceremony Wednesday, November 22. Evangelista, prior to becoming regional director, served as the Director of the PNP Police Community Affairs and Development Group (PCADG). Born on May 28, 1958,…
IT was an incredible ride and extraordinary experience. This was how former Dagupan Sangguniang Kabataan Federation president Joshua Bugayong described his five-year stint as head of the organization for young people of Dagupan and ex-officio member of Sangguniang Panlungsod. Succeeding him as federation president is Bradley Benavides, SK chairman of…
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