GOV. Amado I. Espino, III led the start of the celebration of Pista’y Dayat 2019 as part of the 439th Agew na Pangasinan (Pangasinan Day) founding anniversary on April 5 with an opening and awarding ceremony of the 12th Pangasinan Tourism and Trade Expo, one of the main events of…
OPLAN BAKLAS – Employees of the DPWH remove a giant billboard installed on the footbridge along Tapuac Road in Dagupan City. (Contributed photo)
ABOUT eight truckloads of illegal oversized tarpaulins and posters of candidates for the May 13 elections were dismantled and confiscated by the Oplan Baklas teams in a massive operation in Dagupan City on April 10. Atty. Michael Sarmiento, officer-in-charge election officer of Dagupan City, admitted at the KBP Forum that…
HEAT WAVE IS GOOD EXCUSE — A young boy finds the reason to jump into the Calmay River below the Pantal-Lucao bridge in Dagupan City to beat the 51.7 degrees Celsius. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
THE sudden, unexpected heavy downpour overnight that started at past 7:00 p.m. was welcomed in Dagupan and Pangasinan as it brought relief to the three million people that suffered from unusually high heat index for days. The rain was hailed as a blessing in Manaoag, Malasiqui and in many other areas where…
HIGHER MINIMUM WAGE MINIMUM wage earners in Region 1 will enjoy higher pay starting April 30, according to the Wage Board I Chair and Department of Labor and Employment-Regional Office 1 Director Nathaniel Lacambra. Lacambra on Thursday said the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) granted up to P30…
BEATING 45 DEGREES CELSIUS –Local residents take to the Lingayen Beach to cool off from the blistering heat last week. In Dagupan City it was 48 degrees Celsius. (Punchphoto by Jojo Riñoza)
CONGRESS IMPASSE LINGAYEN–Pangasinan was one of the provinces affected by the recent impasse when the House of Representatives recalibrated the 2019 national budget after it was already ratified during a bicameral meeting between leaders of the House and the Senate. In a talk to newsmen after he addressed the commemorative program marking 439th Pangasinan Day at Sison Auditorium here, Senate President Vicente Sotto…
FOURTH District Rep. Christopher de Venecia welcomed the planned US$1 billion investment by the giant business conglomerate San Miguel Corporation (SMC) in San Fabian town. The same sentiment was shared by Gov. Amado Espino III in his 2019 State of the Province Address on March 28 before the Sangguniang Panlalawigan. In…
OLD JEEPNEYS PHASE OUT LINGAYEN–There will be no more extension to the deadline for the phase out of old dilapidated and smoke-belching jeepneys commuting passengers beyond the three-year grace period given to drivers and operators nationwide. This was underscored by Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade amid another call by jeepney drivers and…
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