THE countdown is on for the Dagupan Bangus Festival which opens on April 15 featuring a long list of events until its culmination on May 1. The installation of light posts along the Jose R. de Venecia Expressway Extension, the venue for several events, is now being completed in time…
LINGAYEN–Leading the Araw ng Kagitingan celebration in the province, Governor Amado Espino Jr. underscored the contributions of the country’s veterans and the importance of continually remembering their heroism. “Only few today remember our war veterans and their sacrifices for the Filipinos,” Espino noted during the ceremony held at the Veterans”…
NEW PRIORITIES—Gov. Amado Espino Jr. (2nd from left) talks to the chiefs of police of the different towns and cities during the command conference where he directed them to intensify efforts against illegal drug dealers, akyat-bahay gangs and robbery syndicates, and violators of environment laws. The conference was presided by…
PROUDLY DAGUPEÑA—Prof. Jacqueline Siapno, wife of Fernando “Lasama” de Araujo, president of the National Parliament of Timor Leste, with their son, Hadomi and Dagupan City Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez during an interview with Pangasinan reporters. Siapno, the interim First Lady of Timor Leste, is a native of Dagupan City, is…
LIMGAS BETS IN BANI—Candidates for Limgas na Pangasinan 2009 enjoy the Mountain Beach Resort in Surip, Bani, Pangasinan during a pictorial for the local media. The pre-pageant night will be on April 28 and pageant and coronation night will be on May 1 at the Capitol Plaza in Lingayen. (Punchphoto…
LAPUS ORDERS REVIEW OF GUIDEBOOKS LINGAYEN–The provincial government is adopting a wait-and-see attitude on the reported re-assignment of Division Superintendents Alma Ruby Torio and Armando Aquino of Pangasinan 1 and 2, respectively. Provincial Information Officer Butch Velasco said Education Secretary Jesli Lapus has decided to give the issue the “benefit…
THE jeepney strike in Pangasinan on Friday failed to paralyze the public with only 20% of public transport coming to a stop, according to the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) in Region 1. The nationwide strike, called by the Alliance of Concerned Transport Organization (ACTO) headed by Efren…
THE Dagupan City government is not letting up in its campaign against illegal fish pens and other structures built along rivers. City Agriculture Officer Emma Molina said since January this year, more than 400 illegal fishpens and other structures have been removed by the task force earlier created to implement…
SAN CARLOS CITY–Mayor Julier Resuello is not giving up hope on his quest to seek justice for the murder of his father, former Mayor Julian Resuello, who was gunned down two years ago. Resuello’s continued optimism stems from President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s instruction to three Cabinet members to monitor the developments…
MANAOAG–Devotees, especially the sick, have started to head for the Virgin’s Well in Barangay Pugaro here for observance of the Holy Week. The water from the well, which devotees collect, is believed to have healing powers. Thousands of devotees usually arrive in big numbers from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday,…
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