NINANG GINA–Fourth District Rep. Gina de Venecia hands over her gift to one of 100 couples who participated in a mass wedding ceremony at the Mangaldan Sports and Civic Center last February 24 officiated by Mayor Herminio Romero (right). De Venecia stood as ninang to all the couples who participated….
FOURTH District Rep. Gina de Venecia has vowed to put up a Women’s and Children’s Desk in every barangay in her district similar to those she initiated in police stations. Speaking to newsmen on Friday, De Venecia said the Women and Children Desk in every village is provided for under…
ANOTHER IRREGULARITY IN CITY SURFACED AFTER uncovering the grossly overpriced goods bought by the city hall for the feeding program of the city government, the council discovered another irregularity in the Dagupan city hall. Remember typhoon “Juan” that wrought havoc to Pangasinan in October last year just before the barangay…
AFTER THE LONG WAIT–The disappointed members of the majority in the Dagupan City Sangguniang Panlungsod led by Vice Mayor and Presiding Officer Belen Fernandez, gamely took consolation with a souvenir photo after adjoining their session Feb. 14, the day they expected Mayor Benjamin Lim to address the city council but…
A GRAND welcome was awaiting Dagupan Mayor Benjamin Lim at the session hall of the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) on February 14 for his State of the City Address (SOCA) but he chose not to show up. Instead, the mayor proceeded to the Dagupan People’s Astrodome to deliver the SOCA before…
WITHOUT most members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod listening, Mayor Benjamin Lim spelled out his big dreams for Dagupan in what he claimed to be his State of the City Address (SOCA) at the Dagupan People’s Astrodome on February 14. Introduced by City Administrator Vlad Mata, Mayor Lim enumerated what he…
ALAMINOS CITY–Two couples had a unique wedding at the Hundred Islands National Park here on the day before Valentine’s: it was held underwater. City Mayor Hernani Braganza, who officiated the wedding of the couples, donned his scuba diving gear for the renewal of marriage vows between Jayson Llavore and Myrna…
BEWARE BAGOONG-EATERS KIDNEY problem was found to be the number one ailment among residents in Region 1, based on records of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth). Lilian Oliver, medical specialist of PhilHealth Regional office 1, said records of hospital confinement show that majority of the patients covered by PhilHealth…
SHARED RESPONSIBILITY–Governor Amado Espino Jr. is ushered in by provincial board members to the stage prior to his delivery of the State of the Province Address before the Sangguniang Panlalawigan on February 7 in front of the provincial capitol in Lingayen. (PUNCHphoto by Butch Uka) Back to Homepage
PANGASINAN NOW NUMBER 1 IN REGION LINGAYEN–A “period of historic transition” was how Governor Amado Espino Jr. described 2010 for Pangasinan. In his State-of-the-Province Address (SOPA) delivered February 7 at the Capitol Plaza, Espino underscored the economic and cultural gains of the province last year even as he rallied government…
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