LINGAYEN—Heroes of World War II are not forgotten in Pangasinan. On January 9, 2014, coinciding with the observance of the 69th Lingayen Gulf Landings Anniversary, the provincial government led by Governor Amado Espino Jr. recognized anew the heroism and contributions of Pangasinan war veterans and of the allied forces towards…
OLDEST VETERAN’S CHILDREN—Mariano Agacer, 80 and Jovita Agacer Barroga, 70, proudly receive the plaque of recognition awarded to their father, Bonifacio Agacer, for being the oldest surviving war veteran in Pangasinan at 103 years old. Due to health reasons, the elder Agacer, from Natividad town, was unable to travel to…
THE Provincial Health Office (PHO) has urged parents to bring their children to a health center to get measles vaccination after noting the sudden surge of reported measles cases in the province last year. PHO recorded a 92.3 percent increase in 2013 with 26 cases from only two cases in 2012….
FREE VACCINATION—Justine Serrano holds her one-year old baby as she gets her shot of anti-measles vaccine from a nurse at the City Health Office (CHO). The CHO gives free immunization and vaccination every Wednesday to provide Dagupan children with long term protection against diseases. (PIA photo/Roland Naoe) Back to Homepage
THE ad hoc Blue Ribbon committee of the Sangguniang Panlungsod will continue its investigation in aid of legislation into the complaints raised by The PUNCH editor-publisher Ermin Garcia Jr. in his column despite an attempt of Vice Mayor Brian Lim to put an end to the probe. Councilor Jose Netu…
MACARTHUR PARK RESTORATION—Mayor Belen Fernandez announces the plan to restore the MacArthur Landing Memorial Park in Dagupan in its dignified state during the 69th commemoration of General Douglas MacArthur’s landing in the shoreline of barangay Bonuan Gueset last January 9. Dagupan Historical Commission Chairman Gonzalo T. Duque, Culture and Arts…
MAYOR Belen Fernandez vowed to restore the Mac Arthur Park in Bonuan Blue Beach where the towering monument of the American general stands to its stateliness when she led the commemoration of the 69th anniversary of the landing of the Allied Liberation Forces in the Lingayen Gulf on Jan. 9, 1945….
FINAL SOLUTION AFTER being spurned of her request to have an electric meter owned by the city government transferred, Mayor Belen Fernandez has taken a tougher stance on the issue by telling the Dagupan Electric Corporation (Decorp) to simply terminate the service contrct for the meter located at the premises…
MS. LINGAYEN 2014—Miss Lingayen 2014 Rica Molano Orduna, a student of the University of the Philippines in Diliman, smiles and waves to the crowd during the parade held on January 2 for the Bagoong Festival, a celebration that highlights one of the town’s main products. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao) Back…
LINGAYEN–The administration of Gov. Amado Espino Jr., notwithstanding the serious political challenges he faced in the May elections, considers 2013 one of the most fruitful years for the provincial government. Numerous regional and national awards were conferred to the province and the poverty incidence rate in Pangasinan dropped to 17.0…
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