LIKE OLD FRIENDS–Mayor Benjamin Lim and Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez shake hands when they jointly opened the Dagupan City Fiesta last December 15 with a motorcade and the ceremonial lighting of a giant Christmas Tree in front of the Dagupan City Museum. They are joined by Councilor Brian Lim; Councilor Jesus Canto,…
LINGAYEN–A week after the embarrassing break in protocol during the President’s visit to the province due to political party differences, Governor Amado Espino Jr. called on local government unit (LGU) officials to “set aside politics” in the pursuit of development programs for the province. Espino was speaking during the LGU…
CHRISTMAS TREE OF SOLIDARITY–The giant Christmas tree in front of the Dagupan City Museum, which was lit jointly by Mayor Benjamin Lim and Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez during the city’s fiesta opening on December 15. The mayor described the tree as a reflection of volunteers’ hard work and solidarity. (Punchphoto…
DAGUPAN City formally opened its annual fiesta this year on December 15 with Mayor Benjamin Lim and Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez, appearing together in public for the first time since the two took on the city’s helm last July. Lim and Fernandez led the civic motorcade along the downtown area with…
PANGASINAN STOP –American Herman Zapp proudly stands beside his vintage Graham Paige Model 1928, which has carried him, his wife Candelaria and their four children on a trip across continents, after they arrived noon of December 13 in Calasiao, one of their stops in Pangasinan. (Punchphoto by LM Back to Homepage
CALASIAO–An American-Argentinean family of six, traveling around the world on board their vintage car since year 2000, was warmly welcomed to Pangasinan last December 13. American-born Herman Zapp, 42, and his family were welcomed by officers and members of the North Star Vintage Club when they arrived here from Alaminos…
COURTESY CALL–Dagupan Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez (left) welcomes new Liga ng mga Barangay President Guillermo Vallejos, new Sangguniang Kabataan Federation President John Chester Gonzales and his grandfather, Bonuan Binloc Barangay Chairman Pedro Gonzales, during their courtesy call at the Sangguniang Panlungsod on December 13. (Photo by Mitz Cresencio) Back to…
THE chairman of the finance committee of the Dagupan City council denied what he called ‘wild speculations’ that the majority in the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) is delaying the passage of the P568 million proposed budget due to political reasons. Councilor Jeslito Seen, finance committee chair, clarified that the budget requires…
TAYUG–The towns of Rosales and Sta. Maria have been cited the “Cleanest, Safest, Greenest Municipalities in Pangasinan for 2010”. Rosales, led by Mayor Ricardo Revita, won in the Class A municipalities category, with Bayambang, Bugallon, Malasiqui, and Mangalan following in succeeding rankings.
P-NOY IN BANI–President Benigno Aquino III cuts the ceremonial ribbon marking the inauguration of the Core Shelter Assistance Project of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Sitio Olanen, Barangay Dadcap Sur, in Bani on December 7, assisted by (from right) Stephen Anderson of the United Nations World Food…
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