A HISTORY wall that now adorns the newly renovated Philippine Veterans Bank (PVB) on Burgos Street in Dagupan City may have finally settled the debate where General Douglas MacArthur first landed when the Allied Forces began their liberation of Luzon on Jan. 9, 1945. In a press conference before the…
GULF LANDINGS ANNIVERSARY – A staff of Pangasinan provincial tourism office arranges the positions of the 70- WWII vintage warship collection donated by Russell Leon Sandlin put on display for the 71st Lingayen Gulf Landings Anniversary and 9th Pangasinan Veterans’ Day Celebration at the Veterans Memorial Park in Lingayen. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao) Back to…
THE Pangasinan police bared the existence of two private armed groups operating in the province and are already being closely monitored and targeted for neutralization to ensure the holding of peaceful and orderly May 2016 election. P/Supt. Ferdinand de Asis, spokesman of the Pangasinan Police Provincial Office, revealed this as he discussed plans during the election period (January…
PANGASINAN LOWER BY 22% THE regional director of the Department of Health (DOH) in Region 1 reported a 25.5% decrease of firecracker-injured victims, with 280 cases monitored from Dec. 21 to Jan. 5, compared to 376 last year. Dr. Myrna Cabotaje, however, told local newsmen in Thursday’s KBP Forum here,…
FORMER Interior and Local Government Secretary Rafael “Raffy” Alunan III defines the 2016 election as the year of the voter, not year of the candidate. ‘The voter must decide whether he wants new politics or more of the same politics,” Alunan, a senatorial candidate, told local reporters here yesterday. He…
BALON DAGUPAN’S LOVELIEST — The city’s sky lights up to announce the coronation of April Ann Ramos Melecio (center), a 20-year old Radiologic Technology student of Lyceum Northwestern University as Miss Balon Dagupan 2015 and best in Gown, who is flanked by First Runner-Up Nikki Marmolejo (right) and Second Runner-Up Dorothy Faye Centeno…
TWO HIT BY STRAY BULLETS LINGAYEN– The Provincial Health Office (PHO) here recorded a 40% decrease in the number of injuries that resulted from lighting of firecracker while there were two victims who sustained gunshot wounds due to stray bullets as of January 3. ======================================================= News break Toddler loses right hand…
IN ANTICIPATION OF REENACTED BUDGET ANTICIPATING the continued inaction of the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) on the 2016 annual budget, the Dagupan City government is bracing itself to begin operating on a reenacted budget. Mayor Belen T. Fernandez held a year-end meeting with all department heads on December 28 and briefed them on…
THE CAYETANO CLAN WITH THEIR SENATOR. Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano takes a “groufie” picture with his relatives from San Carlos City, Basista and Bayambang who came for the big reunion he arranged last week in San Carlos City. He thanked them for their unconditional support for good governance in their…
SAN CARLOS CITY—About 200 Pangasinenses whose surname or maiden name is Cayetano gathered together at Aleman’s Resort here on Jan. 3 to be reunited with their relative, Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano. Children danced and sang, their parents delighted in raffle draw prizes and everyone dined together in a grand reunion…
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