Last Week's News
BANGUS FESTIVAL’S ‘BANGUSINE’ GOES ASIAN - University of Luzon students prepare their concoction they named as Bangus Pad Thai, during the Bangusine a competition for the best bangus cuisine, a major event at the annual Bangus Festival held at the Dagupan City plaza. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
THE plot thickens after Dagupan City Legal Officer Aurora Valle chided and slammed the opposition at the Sangguniang Panlungsod for raising malicious and misguided questions insinuating that the donation of the 1,200 square meter lot to Department of Health as site of the proposed P150 million Mother and Child Hospital…
HOUSE Bill No. 10081 seeking to increase the bed capacity of the Region 1 Medical Center in Dagupan City from 600 beds to 1,500 beds authored by Fourth District Rep. Christopher de Venecia was passed in the House of Representatives. The bill was passed with the support of Fourth District…
(Filed by 104.7 IFM Dagupan News) El Niño damaged P78.7 million worth of rice SOME P78.7 million worth of palay were lost due to the adverse effects of the El Niño phenomenon in 10 towns of Pangasinan alone. Altogether, the towns of Dasol, Infanta, Lingayen, Mangatarem, Mangaldan, Manaoag, Bautista, Laoac,…
LOOK! THE LONGEST BANGUS THIS YEAR -- Two usherettes at the Dagupan Bangus Rodeo hold the finalists in the “longest” bangus contest during the Bangus Festival 2023. The longest was 70 cm and the second was 68 cm. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
CITY EXCLUSIVE FOR DAGUPAN BANGUS THE Bulacan bangus, whose inflow into Dagupan was allowed by the past city administration, is finally banned in all markets in Dagupan, according to Mayor Belen Fernandez. Fernandez confirmed that only the Dagupan bangus and the milkfish produced in other coastal areas of Pangasinan can…
UNUSUAL PRICE MOVEMENT PRICES of regular and well-milled rice have increased by P2 contrary to what was expected this period being the harvest season. Monitoring of prices last week showed the price of regular-milled rice at Malimgas Public Market, an increase since April 22. Normally, the price of rice drops…
LAST week, eggs’ prices dropped by P4 apiece because of oversupply and smaller sizes from producers . Francis Uyehara, president of the Philippine Egg Board Association (PEBA), said the high heat level is to blame because it causes eggs to shrink because hens have no appetite to eat. “Ang epekto…
AN investor engaged in renewable energy is eyeing to build wind farms in six areas in Pangasinan that will not affect food supply in Pangasinan. First Gen Visayas Energy, Inc. (FGVEI) represented by Reman Chua, project manager on renewable energy projects, presented a proposal about wind farms construction to the…
REST IN PEACE, KONSI JESS – Eight police officers from the Dagupan City Police Station serve as pall bearers for the casket containing the remains of former Councilor and chief of the Region1 Medical Center, Dr. Jesus Canto after memorial services ended. He passed away on April 18, 2024. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
UNLISRBISYO PATUNAY lamang na walang tatalo sa sarap ng bangus Dagupan! Sa Best Fil-Asian Cuisine natikman ang tulad ng Bangus Pad Thai, Nasi Goreng (bangus in Indonesian fried rice), Dadar Gulung coconut pancake with caramelized bangus filing, Indonesian bangus kilawin, Bangus Satay (Malaysia), Korean fried bangus, smoked sabahi sushi (tinapang…
DEFENDING champion Pangasinan II took a commanding lead after it collected 55 gold, 37 silver and 35 bronze medals after four days of competition in the Region 1 Athletic Association (R1AA) Meet at the President Ferdinand Edralin Marcos Sports Center in Laoag City. The defending champion captured 21 gold, 13 silver…
THE Quezon Huskers dealt Pangasinan Heatwaves their third loss in five starts, 72-68-in the 6thseason of MPBL held at San Andres Sports Complex last April 23 in Quezon. Heatwaves’ Hesed Gabo sparked the run for Pangasinan in the four-minute mark of the fourth period with a steal and a lefty lay-up to cut the lead at…
DAGUPAN City’s local bowlers outclassed the visitors in the 19th DATBI-CSI National Bowling Tour Invitational Open Championship held at CSI the City Mall from April 16 to 21 as part of the Dagupan Bangus Festival. Twenty-six year old Diosa Millora, an architect from Aguilar town, playing for the host Dagupan Tenpin…
PH NATIONAL VOLLEYBALL FEDERATION CHAMPIONSHIPS THE Umingan National High School swept Philippine Christian University in three-straight sets; 25-22, 25-12, 25-18 in the quarterfinal rounds of the Philippine National Volleyball Federation U18 Championships last April 21 at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum. Umingan had a sloppy start with 4 attack faults that gave PCU an early lead, 5-0. Raine Mariano, Umingan’s…
THE Virgen Milagrosa University Foundation Senior High School swimming team bagged one gold in Swimming Secondary Boys 200m medley relay last April 22, 2024 during the Region I Athletic Association held at Laoag City, Ilocos Norte. Members of the VMUF Boys Swim Team who won the event were Gerry Kian Perez, Geron Castro,…
By Gonzalo Duque WHEN Mayor Al Fernandez was still alive, he formed a political alliance and named it LiFe. It’s an acronym for Lim and Fernandez. That was the time when then Fourth District Congressman Benjie Lim run for mayor of Dagupan with Al’s son, Alvin as his vice…
