CHRISTMAS IN THE AIR – Santa Claus figures hang in a booth at the ongoing ‘Rimat Ti Amianan’ (Treasures of the North) trade expo at the CSI Atrium in Dagupan City, organized by the Department of Trade and Industry – Region 1 featuring products made by small and medium enterprises (SMEs)…
$ 390-M INVESTMENTS AT least $390 million dollars will be invested for the creation of a mega-economic zone in the province, which is a 30-year program that will initially benefit 10 municipalities including Dagupan to be undertaken by a consortium of big foreign companies from China, Singapore and Taiwan. This was…
PLAN TO RECLAIM MCADORE JUNKED THE Dagupan City government will finally use the P119 million in proceeds from the sale of the former MC Adore Hotel in 2012. The amount was earmarked by Sangguniang Panlungsod to fund the initial phase of the new government center or city hall to be…
CITIES AND MUNICPALITIES COMPETITIVE INDEX LINGAYEN –The Pangasinan provincial government was hailed as the ‘Most Improved Province’ in Region 1 during the recently-concluded 3rd Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index (CMCI) Regional Awarding held at the CSI Stadia in Dagupan City on November 10. Pangasinan’s standing has moved up from 28th…
CANDLE KIDS LEARNING ABC — The young candle vendors listen attentively to Dagupan City Police’s P/Sr. Inspector Meimban and PO1 Ayson for lessons they are missing for staying out of school. (Contributed photos)
KALSADA ARAL PATROL WHO says schooling means having to sit in a classroom with a bagful of books and paper before a teacher? Not for street children and young out-school-youths (OSYs), aged 7-10 years old, in Dagupan City. They get their chance to learn the alphabet, numbers, including good manners,…
THE city council passed a resolution in a special session Thursday afternoon authorizing Mayor Belen Fernandez to negotiate with a reputable banking institution for a P590-million loan to fund the construction of a new and state-of-the art government center to be built on a donated land in Barangay Pantal. Councilor Jeslito Seen, chair…
ALCALA, MALASIQUI, BURGOS NEXT THE Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) declared Mabini as the tenth drug- free town in Pangasinan while the towns of Alcala, Malasiqui and Burgos are set to follow. The ceremonial declaration of Mabini on Wednesday, November 8, as a drug free municipality was led by PDEA…
BOLINAO—The municipal council here passed a resolution declaring this coastal town as the Giant Clam Capital of the Philippines, and the hatchery area as marine protected area. Resolution No. 2017-03 jointly authored by Municipal Councilors Carolina Abad and Joven Caasi said that since 1985, University of the Philippine Marine Science…
THE TWO STORIES OF NOV. 1 – (Top) All Saints Day is celebrated on November 1 so children are made to wear costumes portraying images of favorite saints of Filipino Catholics as they parade on the streets of Lingayen. (Bottom) However, on the eve of November 1, hundreds join the…
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