EMPTY SEATS–Members of the Sanggunian Panlungsod led by Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez face empty seats reserved for department heads during the first day of the public hearings on the proposed P581 million 2012 budget of Dagupan City last January 17. The department heads snubbed the hearing. At the hearing are…
GAG ORDER STILL IN EFFECT APPROVAL of Dagupan’s proposed budget for 2012 could be delayed further after all department heads of the city hall were a no-show during the start of the hearings at the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) on January 17. City Administrator Vladimir Mata, who was expected to read…
ENTER the Dragon. Dagupan City, home to generations of many Filipino-Chinese families, is welcoming the Year of the Water Dragon on January 23 with a grand festivity anchored on the theme “Understanding the Chinese Culture”.
LINGAYEN–A top official of the Department of Education announced here that the new K+12 program, which requires students to undergo kindergarten plus 12 years of basic education, will start in the coming school year 2012-2013 which opens in June. “It’s definitely a go this coming June. It is final and…
CONSTRUCTION of the Sual International Shipping Port is now in full swing. The first phase, which will be able to accommodate small ships, including barges and LCTs (Landing Craft Tanks), is targetted for completion by the end of the year Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) Region 1 Director Silverio Mangaoang said…
LINGAYEN–A guard at the Provincial Jail was charged and suspended for allegedly offering a P25,000 reward to an inmate in exchange for killing another inmate. Provincial Legal Officer Geraldine Baniqued, after a thorough investigation of the incident, initially filed an administrative case and recommended a 60-day preventive suspension on Provincial Jail Guard…
IT NOW comes down to random luck. After a year and a half of legal battles, which is half the period of the term in office, two contenders for the kapitan position in Barangay Salisay in Dagupan have agreed to a draw by lot to finally determine the winning candidate.
PLEA FOR DEFERMENT–Acting Mayor Belen Fernandez and City Engineer Virginia Rosario meet with residents of Sitio Silungan, Bonuan Binloc who asked for a deferment of the disconnection undertaken by the Dagupan Electric Corporation. Fernandez and Rosario ruled that the revocation is justified (Punchphoto by Mitz Cresencio) Back to Homepage
THE crackdown on illegal structures in Tondaligan Park and at the foreshore land of Sitio Silungan, Bonuan Binloc is finally seeing some action. Dagupan Electric Corporation (Decorp) disconnected electric service of 12 structures last week using the letter of City Engineer Virginia Rosario dated Dec. 14, 2011 as basis for…
BOOK ON VETERANS—Governor Amado Espino Jr. and former President Fidel Ramos present the book “Biographical Sketches of Pangasinan Heroes of World War II” written by Deborah Beltran-Castillo and Dr. Cecilia Beltran-Carandang to the surviving veterans who attended the 67th Lingayen Gulf Landings anniversary and the Pangasinan Veterans Day celebration on January…
© 2026 Sunday Punch. Dagupan.
