RAIN or shine, the show must go on. This is the battlecry raised by Mayor Alipio Fernandez Jr. as rains hit many parts of the country, including Dagupan, last week, which is one week into the Dagupan Bangus Festival 2009 with another week to go. The Bangus Festival, considered as…
ASINGAN—Former President Fidel V. Ramos urged local officials of Asingan, his hometown, to arrest the steady and marked deterioration of the Asingan Tourism and Recreation Center (ATRC) which he put up during his presidency. In an open letter to Asingan Mayor Carlos Lopez, Ramos threatened to file criminal charges if…
LINGAYEN–Provincial officials are incensed at Education Secretary Jesli Lapus. Members of the provincial board are, in fact, considering declaring Lapus persona non grata to Pangasinan for ignoring appeals over the unauthorized teachers’ guidebook project of the provincial government and the administrative sanctions imposed on the two schools division superintendents.
BINMALEY–A food strip along Don Amado Espino Sr. Avenue serving seafood fare, i.e., bangus, siganid (malaga), shrimps, prawns, and crabs, among others, will be erected to attract tourists to the town. Binmaley Mayor Simplicio Rosario said each eatery will offer cooking services for fresh seafood which the customers can purchase…
LINGAYEN—This year’s Pista’y Dayat kicked off on April 25 with the holding of the Banca Parada, a fluvial parade. Colorful and aesthetically designed bancas sailed early morning along the three major river systems of the province namely: Agno River, Pantal-Sinocalan River and Cayanga-Patalan River. The various offices of the provincial…
LIMGAS NA PANGASINAN—The 15 candidates of this year’s Limgas na Pangasinan beauty contest are presented to the media at the Chatanoga Restaurant at the Narciso Ramos Sports and Civic Center in Lingayen. The winner, who will be the province’s ambassadress of goodwill for the environment, will be crowned during the…
HEAVIEST BANGUS—The entries to the heaviest bangus category of the Bangus Rodeo on April 23 at the Magsaysay Fish Market in Dagupan City are displayed by (from left) Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez, Mayor Alipio Fernandez Jr., and City Councilor Lino Fernandez, chairman of the event. (Punchphoto by Cesar S. Ramirez)…
TRAFFIC MAYHEM—Vehicular traffic is slow-moving anytime of the day along Arellano Street in Dagupan even under the direction of members of the Public Order and Safety Office as the road is upgraded by the Department of Public Works and Highways to make it passable during rainy days. (Punchphoto by Karmina…
RIFT OVER BAGUL WORSENS THE word war between the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and the City Prosecutors Office in Dagupan has escalated with the former insinuating that money changed hands when the latter resolved to release arrested drug lord Datu Michael Bagul. In the complaint filed by PDEA before…
WITH the huge crowd that mobbed the opening of the Dagupan Bangus Festival on April 15, the presence of the second highest official of Timor Leste and his family who joined the celebration was hardly noticed. But those at home watching the live coverage of the festival’s opening on cable…
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