BRGY PANTAL STREETDANCERS DAGUPAN Bangus Festival’s champion street dancers, represented by Barangay Pantal, dominated anew the ‘Festivals of the North’ held in the streets of Dagupan and the city plaza on April 26. The back-to-champion danced away with the grand prize of P400,000 and more for winning all major awards,…
HEAVIEST DAGUPAN BANGUS —- Yes, Virginia, there is such a thing as a 4 kg heavy bangus but only during the Bangus Festival. The two young ladies hold up four such bangus that won the “heaviest” titles for you to feast on for days. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao) Back to…
FOR ALLEGED CORRUPTION BAYAMBANG—The town’s mayor is the subject of two separate complaints filed with the Office of the Ombudsman by the vice mayor and five councilors, and a businessman. Mayor Ricardo Camacho has been charged for violating Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act, Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for…
THE complainant in the civil case against Malasiqui Mayor Armando Domantay, et al, and Celia Lim of Magic Group of Companies again filed an Ex-Parte Manifestation and Motion before Branch 57 of the Regional Trial Court of San Carlos City praying for the immediate issuance of writ of demolition on…
IN spite of the sudden heavy downpour that lasted over an hour, the grand opening of the 2015 Bangus Festival, ushered in by the Gilon! Gilon! ed Baley, proceeded and drenched street dancers performed with more gusto that elicited loud cheers from the crowd that lined the city’s main avenues. And defending…
THE Dagupan City government is now authorized to operate the Island Tours as a revenue-earning activity. The city council passed the resolution adopting the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) for the operations and management of the Island Tours, a facility consisting of three flatboats that will operate a two-hour cruise…
THE Dagupan City government has submitted a proposal for a P65.4 million supplemental budget to fund various projects in the city, the biggest of which is a P12 million three-storey building with nine classrooms in support of the Senior High School Program (SHS) program of the Dagupan City National High…
BANGUS FESTIVAL TOURISTS and local residents will be crowding the main streets of Dagupan again today, Sunday, to watch the staging of the ‘Festivals of the North’ (FON) that will pit 14 street dancing festival champions that guarantees the winner P400,000. The police said the crowd coming to watch FON…
BANGUS FESTIVAL IS HERE! —- After being drenched during the street parade, the street dancers of Barangay Pantal whoop it up in their colorful costumes depicting their interpretation of Gilon! Gilon! for the competition at the city plaza. (Punchphoto by Wilie Lomibao) Back to Homepage
DESPITE HEAVY RAIN HEAVY downpour rained on the opening parade of the 2015 Bangus Festival in Dagupan but it was not enough to dampen the enthusiasm of the crowd that lined up the streets to watch the much-awaited “Gilon Gilon ed Dalan” street dancing along the streets on Friday, April 17….
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