LINGAYEN—Former President Fidel V. Ramos, leading the observance of the 67th Lingayen Gulf Landings and Pangasinan Veterans’ Day on January 9, thanked the veterans for fighting for the country’s freedom in World War II and called on Pangasinenses to become modern-day heroes themselves. He said as the world now faces a…
MEMBERS of the majority in the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) are poised to ask Mayor Benjamin Lim to make a written confirmation that the 100 mayor’s waivers used by the owners of 100 illegal structures in Sitio Silungan and Bliss in Bonuan Binloc are, indeed, fake.
MAYORS WARNED SAN FERNANDO, LA UNION—It’s illegal. This was the reminder issued by the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) to local government executives to reported cases of releasing the Quick Response Fund (QRF) without a declaration of state of calamity from their respective sanggunian.
MALASIQUI– A two-year-old girl died of meningococcemia in Barangay Bolaoit here, prompting the Provincial Health Office (PHO) to put 39 people who had direct contact with the victim under surveillance. The victim’s mother said the family hosted a party on January 1 attended by relatives and friends, at which time the…
“FOR ADULTS” SHOW AT THE PLAZA—Ladies in skimpy bikinis perform before a large crowd (including children) at the Dagupan City Plaza during the city fiesta’s Barangay Night last Dec. 27, prompting an uproar among the city’s conservative population. Back to Homepage
STILL NO MEMO TO CITY ENGINEER EVEN with the Christmas and fiesta rush over, the Dagupan city hall appears in no hurry to act on the illegal structures, including several beach resorts, that have proliferated at the foreshore land in Barangay Bonuan Binloc and part of the Tondaligan Park. City Engineer…
NOT FAMILY-FRIENDLY—Scantily-clad dancers who were hired to perform during the Barangay Night on December 27 did their “for-adults” act at the city plaza to the delight of the men in the audience but not their wives, some of whom attended with their children in tow. The performance sparked a controversy…
FUN FOR THE BOYS WHAT was supposed to be a fun evening for Dagupan’s barangay officials and their families left a very bad taste in the mouth with the inclusion of a lewd show that prompted some guests to walk out. Seven scantily-clad ladies in two-piece bikinis performing lascivious acts…
LOUD, BUT SAFE––Residents and visitors of Barangay Pogo Grande anxiously watch the preparation for the sequential explosion of firecrackers of all sizes attached to a single line of wick that stretched over a kilometer long for the community’s Balon Kaaguan traditional welcome of the new year at noon of January…
THREE children who had their fingers or hand amputated were among the more than 30 recorded injuries related to the New Year’s celebration. The Region 1 Medical Center (R1MC) reported a total of 34 injuries, of which 30 were from December 31 to January 4. The most seriously injured was…
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