DAGUPAN HOTEL ASSOCIATION—Mayor Alipio Fernandez Jr. inducts the newly-elected officers of the Hotel Association of Dagupan (HAD) led by its president, Councilor Fred Quinto Sr. Mayor Fernandez urged the local organization to intensify efforts in enhancing the city’s tourism potentials and to increase its share of the tourism receipts as…
CHALLENGING Dagupenos’ creativity in the advent of Christmas, the Dagupan City government city will introduce the Scrap Lantern Festival. Councilor Alfie Fernandez, hermano mayor of the 2008 city fiesta, said contest for the best lantern made of indigenous and scrap materials will be open to all Dagupenos. The effort is…
ALAMINOS CITY–What better way to launch the Giant Clam Garden of Asia at the Hundred Islands National Park than to have the presence of fourteen of the 85 candidates of this year’s Miss Earth beauty pageant? The candidates from 14 countries joined city officials led by Mayor Hernani Braganza and…
WHAT IT’S ALL ABOUT—Dayana Schult (Ms Germany), Simoe Burke (Ms Jamaica), Vahintetua Flacdori (Ms Tahiti) and Zhou Yingkun (Ms China), all candidates for Miss Earth, gamely pose for local media. (Punchphoto by Willy Lomibao)
THERE is no stopping overseas Dagupenos from coming home to visit their loved-ones this Christmas, coinciding with the month-long Dagupan City Fiesta, despite the worldwide financial crisis. This was the news relayed by Councilor Jesus Canto, assistant hermano mayor of the Dagupan City Fiesta (December 1 to 31), upon his…
The annual grand homecoming of the Dagupan City National High School alumni on December 28, 2008 at the city plaza promises to be “most colorful” and “best attended,” according to the executive committee chaired by businessman Manuel V. Roy. A member of Class 68, Roy said his group has been…
MORE than 2,000 pre-school children in Dagupan and their parents were treated to a free movie showing at the cinema of the CSI The City Mall on October 16 as part of the city’s celebration of Children’s Month. Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez, owner of the CSI Group of Companies said…
JCI Dagupan Inc. copped major awards during the recent 60th National Convention of the Junior Chamber International Philippines in Dipolog City. The local organization romped off with the Best United Nations Millennium Development Goals (UN-MDG) Project award, Most Outstanding Local Organization President (Category III) Merit Award for JCI Mem. Ryan…
DAGUPAN Mayor Alipio Fernandez Jr. inducted the new officers of the Tondaligan Blue Beach Subdivision Homeowners Association, Inc. on October l8. Fernandez was be joined by Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez, Barangay Chairman Angel Gumarang, Housing Land Use Regulatory Board Region I officials led by Director Teresita Galacgac, Colonel Mariano Luis…
HONORING PANGASINENSES IN UNIFORM—Pangasinan Gov. Amado Espino Jr. presents to Police Director General Jesus Verzosa the resolution of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan honoring him and the other police generals from Pangasinan in a ceremony held at the Capitol building in Lingayen on October 17. Witnessing are the members of the Sangguniang…
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