URDANETA—In time for the opening of classes in June this year, the city government is now finalizing the guidelines to avail of the college scholarship grant offered by Urdaneta’s sister city Ordizia, in Spain’s prosperous Basque region. Mayor Amadeo Perez Jr. said the scholarships are intended for poor but deserving…
LINGAYEN-Finally, after 63 years, Pangasinan’s World War II veterans will be honored every January 9 starting this year when the province commemorates the historic Lingayen Gulf Landing of the Liberation Forces led by Gen. Douglas McArthur. The day will be called Pangasinan Veterans’ Day by virtue of an approved provincial…
US Ambassador to the Philippines Kristie Kenny and former President Fidel V. Ramos will lead guests during the launching of the world-class exhibit dubbed as “the war of our Fathers: A tribute to the Filipino Freedom Fighter” in time for the 63rd landing anniversary of Gen. Douglas Mac Arthur and…
MALICIOUS TEXT MESSAGES—Mayor Julier Resuello of San Carlos City, flanked by chief of police Supt. Perfecto Poblador, and Jail Chief Inspector Roque Sison as he denounces the “vicious” vilification against him spread by still unidentified persons through text messages during a news conference on Tuesday. The text messages described his…
SOON TO OPEN- An aerial view of the new Pantal bridge shows the almost completed phase except for its northern approach. The bridge and the completed Dawel-Pantal-Lucao road are set to be opened to traffic in March this year. (PunchPhoto by Willie Lomibao aboard a helicopter).
GILON, GILON-–Balikbayan residents watch with glee the actual harvesting of bangus in the fishpond of Mayor Alipio Fernandez Jr. in Bacayao Norte from a floating hut last December 29 in a special program called “Gilon, Gilon” which formed part of the Dagupan City Fiesta. (Punchphoto by Willy Lomibao)
PANGASINAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ALAMINOS CITY—Mayor Hernani Braganza is unperturbed by the maneuvers of his fellow Pangasinan officials to snatch his pet project away from this city, proud home of the famed Hundred Islands National Park. Thompson Lantion, chairman of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board, an attached agency of…
THE going is slow for Dagupan’s Awai land recovery mission. The Dagupan City government suffered another delay and possibly a major setback in its quest to recover the 30-hectare land it bought in barangay Awai, San Jacinto which it lost to the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP). The local government…
SAN CARLOS CITY–An infrastructure boom in this city is expected in 2008. This became evident after the local government has mapped out P250 million worth of infrastructure projects for implementation next year. According to Mayor Julier Resuello, the projects will be funded through a loan from the Philippine National Bank.
START the year right. The Dagupan City government, in an effort to prevent injuries from firecrackers during the New Year’s eve revelry, has designated areas where people can light up their firecrackers. The police, in coordination with the City Health Office and barangay councils, want the barangay plazas to serve…
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