LINGAYEN—Former President Fidel Ramos will be the guest of honor and speaker during the 67th Lingayen Gulf Landings commemoration, also known as the Pangasinan Veterans Day, on January 9 at the Pangasinan Memorial Park here. The day will mark the landing of the Allied Liberation Forces headed by General Douglas MacArthur in…
CITY administrator Vladimir Mata said the city hall is expecting the Sangguniang Panlungsod to invite city hall’s department heads, including himself, this week discuss the proposed 2012 budget. “The city government’s department heads are ready to defend their respective budget proposals,” Mata said in a statement issued Friday.
Department heads ready to defend 2012 budget
MS. DAGUPAN SMILES—Ms. Dagupan 2011 Denielle Joie Magno (center), 1st runner-up Rosalyn Suratos (left) and 2nd runner-up Charlotte Visperas give their winning smiles after receiving their crowns during the Coronation Night of Ms. Dagupan 2011 at the City Plaza on Dec. 26. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao) Back to Homepage
MS. DAGUPAN SMILES
PALARONG PAMBANSA AS FLAGSHIP PROJECT LINGAYEN—After confidently declaring 2011 as a “good year” for Pangasinan, Gov. Amado Espino Jr. promises with equal confidence that 2012 would be even better for the province. Espino said it will be a “busy year” for Pangasinenses as the province prepares to host the 2012…
Guv vows 2012 would be better
NEW YEAR’S MESSAGE THE first day of the year is a good occasion for us to make a pilgrimage into our hearts in order to truly meet our God. If we cannot find God in our hearts, we will not be able to find him anywhere. What values do I…
Happiness in the heart
IN THE DARK SAN FABIAN—It was a dark Christmas in most parts of this town, literally. And the darkness will continue as more than 400 streetlights have been disconnected from power supply by the Dagupan Electric Corporation (Decorp) as of Dec. 21 after the town’s barangays failed to pay their…
San Fabian barangay streetlights switched off
SEALED AND SIGNED —Police officers at the provincial headquarters show their firearms’ nozzles sealed with masking tape in Lingayen during the scheduled simultaneous sealing of service firearms of all police personnel across the country last December 27. The exercise was made to prevent indiscriminate firing of their guns during the…
SEALED AND SIGNED
NEW YEAR REVELRY POLICEMEN around the country simultaneously sealed their firearms on Decembe 27 to avoid any indiscriminate firing, especially during the New Year’s Eve celebration. P/Supt. Benjamin Ocomen, community relations officer and spokesperson of the Pangasinan Police Office, said the sealing of firearms, an annual rite of the Philippine…
Police seal their firearms
NO ORDER, no demolition of illegal structures. This is the position taken by Dagupan City Engineer Virginia Rosario when asked why her office has not initiated any demolition of officially declared illegal structures in the city.
City engineer insists on demolition order
FEWER firecracker-related injuries were expected to be treated at the Region 1 Medical Center during the New Year celebration based on the previous year’s record. Dr. Otto Raguindin of R1MC said the hospital was on ‘Code White’ status instead of ‘Code Red’.




