NEW LAW UPGRADES LTO LINGAYEN — The Land Transportation Office (LTO) in Lingayen will officially be upgraded to a Class B District Office following the recent signing of Republic Act No. 12132 by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. last week. Authored by Pangasinan Second District Rep. Mark Cojuangco, the new law…
COLORFUL FARMERS’ DAY IN BAYAMBANG – A fruit vendor proudly stands behind her display of colorful local fruit products in the booth-making contest during the Farmers’ Day, a feature of the Bayambang town’s 411th founding anniversary. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
FOR OUTSTANDING FISHERIES MANAGEMENT THE municipalities of Anda and Bani were cited for their exemplary efforts in promoting sustainable fisheries management during the Malinis at Masaganang Karagatan (MMK): Search for the Most Outstanding Coastal Community. The two local governments were honored for their innovative fisheries livelihood projects and their commitment…
FOR WASTE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT, TOURISM THE clearing and eventual closure of Dagupan’s 60-year-old Bonuan dumpsite is expected to be hastened with the recent arrival of additional equipment and vehicles needed for the undertaking. Mayor Belen Fernandez led the blessing on Monday, March 31, of the brand-new dump truck, a…
BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS UP BY 7% THE central part of Pangasinan remains the province’s economic core, with 26,666 more business establishments and activities registered in 2024 from 24,902 in 2023 or a seven percent increase, based on data from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). Urdaneta City, which is traversed…
WHOEVER expected that this year’s midterm elections would be tame and subdued upon seeing the politicians who filed their certificates of candidacies quietly participate in the signing of the covenant and the parade of “decent, civilized” candidates, must have been truly naïve and desperate to see meaningful changes in the…
By Ermin Garcia Jr. DAGUPEÑOS should thank their stars that it was Mayor Belen Fernandez who won the 2022 elections over former Mayor Brian Lim, and not the other way around like when the latter dislodged the reelectionist Fernandez in 2019. After listening to and reading the endless rants…
OUR LADY OF ASSUMPTION AT 100 ISLES – Expected to be visited by thousands of tourists and pilgrims during the Holy Week is the Lady of Assumption Chapel and Statue which was recently blessed together with the Art Gallery, Kopi Isla, Hundred Islands Retreat House, Stella Maris, Pilgrims Hall, and the Helipad on…
DAGUPAN Councilor Michael Fernandez categorically blamed the seven opposition councilors for the loss of the P150 million allotted for the Mother and Child Hospital (MCH), who tried to escape accountability. Speaking during a press conference of the UnliSerbisyo Team led by Mayor Belen Fernandez and Vice Mayor Brian Kua, the…
COMELEC completed the training for teachers in Pangasinan who will serve as members of the electoral board during the midterm elections on May 12, 2025. “The training was critical in ensuring that our electoral board members are prepared to handle their responsibilities effectively,” Dagupan City Election Officer Atty. Michael Franks…
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