OPPOSITION BACKS ESPINO LINGAYEN–Bigwigs of Philippine and local politics doubted the timing of the recent allegation that has dragged the name of Governor Amado T. Espino, Jr., linking him TO the operation of the ‘illegal numbers’ game jueteng. Former representative and Nationalist People’s Coalition President Mark Cojuangco said that despite…
SHELLFISH from the western waters of the province are again safe to eat as the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Region 1 has declared four coastal areas there now red-tide free. In an advisory dated December 26, BFAR Region 1 Director Nestor Domenden said the coastal waters…
DOH REMINDER “APIR”, which stands for “Aksyon: Paputok Injury Reduction”, is the Department of Health’s campaign this year to reduce the usually numerous incidence of firecracker or fireworks-related injuries during the New Year revelry. Dr. Noel Manaois, staff coordinator at Region 1 Medical Center’s (R1MC’s) health emergency management section, said…
SARAY BALOTON SUMISIGAY ED ILOG–Archbishop Soc Villegas (standing, extreme right) leads the St. John the Evangelist fluvial parade dubbed Saray Baloton Sumisigay ed Ilog (fishing boats on the river) along Pantal River in Dagupan on December 27 as part of the Dagupan City Fiesta. (PIA Photo/Roland Naoe) Back to Homepage
SOME 35 boats artfully adorned joined the fluvial parade contest in honor of Dagupan City’s patron St. John the Evangelist. On the afternoon of the Feast Day of the fisherfolk saint, the boats cruised from the Star Plaza Hotel dock and ended at the Babaliwan in Poblacion Oeste. A procession…
CELEBRATING CHRIST AT CHRISTMAS—The St. John the Evangelist Cathedral in Dagupan City is brimming with the Catholic faithful who came to attend the traditional Midnight Mass held December 24, the eve of Christmas, with Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas as celebrant. (Puncphoto by Willie Lomibao) Back to Homepage
THE Valdez family of seven from Villasis town has never really celebrated Christmas because they could not afford even the simplest of feasts. The father, Joven Sr., works as contractual farm hand while the mother, Precy, does laundry services. But despite their poverty, education is something that they value and…
FLASH REPORT MANGALDAN Mayor Herminio Aquino Romero died of heart attack, Sunday, December 23. He was 72. Romero a three-term executive of one of Pangasinan’s progressive towns was stricken after delivering a speech in nearby town San Fabian. He was rushed immediately to nearby hospital in Bonuan Gueset, Dagupan City…
LINGAYEN—Archbishop Socrates Villegas of the Lingayen-Dagupan archdiocese likened the present situation of Governor Amado T. Espino, Jr. to that of the sacrifice of St. Joseph who, amidst confusion, did not lose his faith in God. On the second day of the traditional Simbang Gabi held December 17 at the Capitol…
SIMBANG GABI AT THE CAPITOL—Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas (2nd from right) receives an offering from Mrs. Priscilla I. Espino (2nd from left), wife of Governor Amado T. Espino, Jr., during the third anticipated dawn mass dubbed “Misa de Gallo sa Kapitolyo” at the Capitol Plaza in Lingayen last December 18….
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