NPC TICKET—Governor Amado Espino Jr. (left) files his certificate of candidacy under the Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC) party for a third and final term, along with fellow re-electionist Vice Governor Jose Ferdinand Calimlim (right), both supported by NPC provincial chairman Mark Cojuangco. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao) Back to Homepage
BRAGANZA-LOMIBAO TEAM—Liberal Party’s provincial slate led by Alaminos Mayor Nani Braganza and former PNP chief Arturo Lomibao ham it up with the Laban hand sign with the members of the team after filing their respective certificates of candidacies. Back to Homepage
GUBERNATORIAL RACE RE-ELECTIONIST Governor Amado Espino Jr. of the Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC) will be up against outgoing Alaminos City Mayor Hernani Braganza of the Liberal Party in the race for the province’s top post in the May 2013 election. Mum on his political plans up until his filing of…
LP DAGUPAN BETS—Liberal Party candidates Belen Fernandez for mayor and Michael Fernandez for vice mayor, along with their team for councilors, hold their respective certificates of candidacy upon filing before the City Elections Office. The LP ticket is supported by re-electionist Fourth District Rep. Gina de Venecia, former Mayor Alipio…
DAGUPAN’S NP BETS––Nacionalista Party re-electionist Mayor Benjamin S. (second from right, top right photo) and civic leader Alexander Siapno (to Lim’s left) together with the mayor’s wife Celia lead 10 other NP bets eyeing seats for councilor in filing their certificates of candidacy at the Comelec office here for the…
DAGUPAN RACE THE most awaited political duel in Dagupan is set. But even as the campaign season is still more than four months away, dirty tricks have already began to surface. Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez is challenging re-electionist Mayor Benjamin Lim in the May 2013 election in Dagupan City. In…
THEY came in full force. Governor Amado T. Espino, Jr. and Vice Governor Jose Ferdinand Calimlim led a complete team under the Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC) in filing their certificates of candidacy (COCs) before the Office of the Provincial Elections Supervisor in Dagupan at 9:00 a.m. of October 3, promising…
LINGAYEN–Governor Amado Espino Jr. appears to have had a change of heart on Senior Superintendent Mariano Luis Verzosa, officer-in-charge (OIC) of the Pangasinan Police Office. The governor is now likely to approve Verzosa’s position from OIC status to permanent capacity after former Governor Victor Agbayani did not file for candidacy in…
ON THE WAY TO RECOVERY–Doctor Joseph Roland Mejia, R1MC chief, nurse Critsy Palaganas and Dr. Delfin Gubatan check on Maria Onrubia, the 28-year old recipient in the first kidney transplant performed at the Region 1 Medical Center. Back to Homepage
THE first kidney transplant performed at the government-owned Region 1 Medical Center (R1MC) last Sunday was successful with both the kidney donor and recipient now recuperating well. Dr. Roland Mejia, R1MC chief, identified the donor as Isagani Patungan, 32, of Malasiqui town who donated his kidney to his second cousin,…
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