COMELEC Chairman George Garcia demonstrates use of new voting machine (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao) 100,00 VOTERS PURGED IN NEW LIST ABOUT 123,000 new voters have registered in Pangasinan as of August 15, exceeding the Commission on Elections’ (Comelec) initial target of at 75,000 for the 2025 midterm elections. Atty. Marino…
HOR BUDSGET SLAMMED AGRI Partylist Rep. Wilbert Lee has vowed to push for more funds for the Department of Agriculture (DA) when the 2025 national budget hearings reach the plenary, noting that the DA’s allocation was slashed at the committee level. He said government investments in irrigation and post-harvest…
MAYOR MANAOIS GOODWILL VISIT — File photo of Mayor Cipriano Manois presenting the city’s gift during his 1973 goodwill visit to Iwata City to Mayor Yamauchi at the latter’s office in Japan. The goodwill visit preceded the signing of sisterhood ties in 1975. (Contributed by Dagupan CIO)
UNLISERBISYO ANG mainan ng produksyon at pagbenta ng Dagupan Bangus sardines kasama ang labeling at packaging ang itinuturo ng Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) at City Agriculture Office sa Lucao Elementary School at Parent Teachers Association (SPTA) Mula sa mga eksperto ng DTI at ng PSU Binmaley Service Learning…
Young woodpushers test each others’ mettle (Photo grab from Facebook) THE inaugural Pozorrubio Invitational Chess Competition reeled off last August 17, with 75 woodpushers seeing action at the Pozorrubio Executive Building. Organized by the Pozorrubio Sangguniang Kabataan Officials as part of its “Linggo ng Kabataan” festivity, the one-day competition featured three categories: Open, Grassroots and Kiddies. Jhulo Goloran of the Manila Indios Bravos emerged as champion in the seven-round Swiss System chess invitational, collecting a…
By Gonzalo Duque THE Sangguniang Panlungsod of Dagupan approved all the items in Supplemental Budget No. 3-2024 covering the incremental increase of salaries of regular employees, their Representation and Travel Allowance (RATA), and other costs with a total amount of P38.1 million. As usual, the majority bloc owned and…
By Leonardo Micua ATTENDING the luncheon tendered by the Dagupan City government in honor of the visiting officials of Iwata City, Japan led by its youthful mayor, Hiroaki Kasachi at the CSI Stadia on August 21 brought back fond memories of an event I covered as a young journalist of…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo IN celebration of Pangasinan’s Buwan ng Wikang Pambansa 2024 (Filipino: Wikang Mapagpalaya) a flyer of “Manjalteng” was sent to me with two important questions: Is it something necessary for the promotion of the Pangasinan language? Is it necessary and appropriate for culture education? According to…
By Eva C. Visperas THE week of August 17 to 22 was packed with significant events, spanning politics to social work. On Saturday night, August 17, AGuiLa leaders — representing the Alyansang Guico-Lambino that propelled the governor, vice governor, and other key leaders of Pangasinan to power —gathered at…
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