By Eva C. Visperas SOMETHING amazing is happening in the historic town of Bayambang. Significant progress has been made, culminating in the groundbreaking for the BYB Metro on June 24, 2024. This 67-hectare development project is located in Barangay Bani, adjacent to the Saint Vincent Ferrer Prayer Park. I…
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. SANS doubt, I believe the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) owned by former senator Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao is one of the major national sporting events in the country today. Records show that our beloved province already produced standouts in Philippine basketball: Marlou Aquino and…
By Rex Catubig MARILOU from Puelay was a 2nd year Midwifery graduate of the Urdaneta Community College when she forsook her career because she got pregnant by her boyfriend, Rogelio, who hails from the same place. She was 21 and he was 26. Just the right ages to start…
AFTER four decades of seeing our elected presidents and vice presidents trying to knock each other out, pointing accusing fingers, discrediting each other’s efforts in national programs all for purely political reasons, we can no longer ignore the fact that ours is a system failure. The resignation of Vice President…
By Ermin Garcia Jr. I’M beginning to be truly entertained by the 7 epaLiFes’ thoughts not only about themselves but by their arrogant manifestations about themselves as well. They have the chutzpa to disrespect, humiliate and demean their mayor. They dare ignore and turn their backs on the city…
MINORITY SUSTAINED ON THREE ISSUES THE Department of the Interior and Local Government regional office sustained the view of the members of the minority in the Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod that a councilor on leave and cannot participate in the session via Zoom or any online platform and neither can he…
MANLINLINGKOR YA KALANGWERAN 2024 — Mayor Belen Fernandez (left, partly hidden), administers the oath of office to the 2024 batch of Manlingkor ya Kalangweran during the 77th Agew na Dagupan at the city plaza. Inducted were Karah Vianca Vinluan, Young City Mayor; Justin Yohann Daroy, Young City Vice Mayor. The Young…
THE Provincial Health Office (PHO) listed eight towns and two cities in its Acute Gastro Enteritis (AGE) watchlist due to the rise of the food/water-borne disease in their areas from January to June 10, 2024. The listed local governments are: Lingayen (300 cases), San Carlos City (255), Bayambang (204), Calasiao (179),…
THE city of Dagupan celebrated Agew na Dagupan on June 20 with the launching of UnliSerbisyo Caravan, honoring model mothers or “Ulirang Ina”, distribution of multicabs for garbage collection and bancas for transport, and seeds and fertilizers to farmers and households at the city plaza. The UnliSerbisyo Caravan participated in by all departments…
LOCAL fishermen in Infanta expressed alarm over what appears to be Chinese vessel sighted approximately 20 nautical miles off the coast. The Infanta local government, led by Mayor Marvin Martines, will convene a meeting to address the situation. The vessel’s presence raised questions about its purpose and impact on the…
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