DE VENECIA MOTHER-SON PARTNERSHIP – Son, Rep. Christopher and mother, former Rep. Gina, view an artwork by a member of an all-female artist group, Sarag Mi featured in the art exhibit “A River of Tears” held recently at SM Center Dagupan. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
AN arts exhibit entitled “A River of Tears” (Ilog na Lua) opened at the SM Center Dagupan on February 10 featuring the works of Pangasinan’s “Sarag Mi” artist group was attended by arts lovers from Dagupan, Pangasinan and Metro Manila. The week-long arts exhibit, launched by 2nd District Rep. Christopher…
GUICO ADMIN LANDMARK PROJECT THE Pangasinan Polytechnic College (PPC) Center for Lifelong Learning (CeLL) was officially opened simultaneously with the signing of the memorandum of understanding with the Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan) last February 14 at the Narciso Ramos Sports and Civic Center Complex. PPC is a landmark project…
MUTE WITNESS— The image of the Minor Basilica of Our Lady of Manaoag looms like a big mute witness to the fire Thursday night that gutted eight stalls selling religious articles while a policeman guards the area against pilferers. (Punchphoto by Ray Zambrano)
OPPOSITION TELLS HER TO ATTEND DAGUPAN City Mayor Belen Fernandez is still willing to appear before the committee on finance, budget and appropriation’s weekly hearing on February 27 to defend the annual budget of the city despite refusal of the majority in the Sangguniang Panlungsod to conduct daily hearings. Fernandez…
DAGUPAN CITY’S partnership with Holcim Philippines is set to start next week with the initial delivery of a truckload of compacted plastic wastes to the Holcim cement plant in Bulacan. This was announced by Mayor Belen Fernandez who said the initial volume will be sourced from one room at the…
THE PUNCH’s issue last week reported that 34 hectares of farmlands in Tayug town were hit hard by the El Niño phenomenon. But the damage had spread – the dry spell already hit farmlands covering 173 hectares. Reports from the Department of Agriculture Region I (DA-I) show that their latest…
MORE than 100 hectares of forest, grass, and mountain in Barangay Malico, San Nicolas town Tuesday morning, February 13 were razed all because of a lighted cigarette butt thrown by riding tourist. Shallom Balolong of the San Nicolas Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office said they received report of…
KASALANG BAYAN IN LINGAYEN – Ninety four couples happily tied the knot at the Lingayen local government’s “Kasalang Bayan 2024” held on, Valentine’s Day, February 14 at Lingayen Civic Center in Lingayen. Mayor Leopoldo Bataoil officiated the wedding in the ceremony attended by the vice mayor, councilors and town officials. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
THE construction of the P15-million Mother and Child Hospital in Dagupan City will continue in spite of the refusal of the majority in the Sangguniang Panlungsod to endorse the resolution authorizing Mayor Belen Fernandez to sign a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Department of Health for its establishment. Health…
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