UNLISERBISYO OUT of 5,000 selected college scholars, the city government have started to support 1,123 initial batch of scholars for the 2nd semester of 2023-2024. Mayor Belen Fernandez said she wants to make sure that there will be no delays for the payout of tuition fees of the scholars after…
THE 2024 Pakwan Festival reeled-off in Bani town last January 27 with the holding ‘Tambol‘ and ‘Kudyapi’ competitions for the first time. However, the main celebration of Bani’s Pakwan Festival will be on February 4 that will be highlighted by street dancing by dancers garbed in indigenous materials adorned with…
DAGUPAN’S ATHLETIC MEET MUSES – Muses of nine teams stand in front of their teams during the opening ceremony of the Dagupan City Athletic Association Meet 2024 at the Dagupan City Astrodome. Monica Decena Riofrio, muse of the Bonuan Boquig National High School, won the title Miss DCAA Meet 2024. Dana Learsi Julian of La Marea Academy team…
NO BUDGET SUPPORT PARTICIPATION of Dagupan City in the Region 1 Athletic Association (R1AA) meet this month is again in peril because the seven opposition councilors in the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) continue to delay the passage of both the 2024 Annual Investment Program and the 2024 Annual City Budget. This…
THE Dagupan City Athletic Association (DCAA) seeks to regain its dominance in the region after a 5th place finish when it held pre-qualifying competition in preparation for Region 1 Athletic Meet (R1AA) on January 29 at the Dagupan City People’s Astrodome with Mayor Belen Fernandez as guest of honor. With the theme “Beyond Unity”, the city athletic…
THE Pangasinan Men’s and Women’s Football League tournament kicked off last January 22 at the Sual Sports Complex under the auspices of the Pangasinan United Football Club (PUFC). Eight football clubs joined the tournament, five from Pangasinan, two from Tarlac and one from Ilocos Norte. In the opening match, Sual FC Men’s team routed…
By Leonardo Micua HERE’S a big cause for alarm for all of us. A report from PDEA that bigger volume of illegal drugs, particularly shabu, have been entering Pangasinan since the start of the year. In fact, we consider this report as more factual and alarming than what former…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo IF you have not seen it, watch Alexander: The Making of a God, a six-part docuseries that explores Alexander the Great’s conquests using contemporary accounts and fact-based archaeology, based mainly on ongoing excavations being undertaken by Greek archeologist Calliope Limneos-Papakosta in Alexandria, Egypt, the city that Alexander…
By Farah G. Decano THE numerous road elevations and drainage installations going on simultaneously in Dagupan City are negatively affecting countless residents and business owners. They are either forced to cough out significant amounts of money or incur loans to cope with these infrastructure changes. Not only are the…
By Eva C. Visperas THE aroma of the humble yet heartwarming soup, a staple for struggling students at the school canteen, triggered a nostalgic journey as I strolled through the grounds of my alma mater, St. Louis University (SLU), in Baguio City after 36 long years. I was back…
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