A German national living in Dagupan who idolizes Dr. Jose Rizal said the Filipino national hero left indelible marks in his country, especially in the city of Heidelberg where he completed the last draft of his controversial novel Noli Me Tangere. In an interview before the nation observed the 111th…
NEW YEAR’S SAFETY MEASURE—Superintendent Dionicio Borromeo, Dagupan City police chief, seals the muzzle of the service firearm of SPO2 Gregorio Claveria with a tape during an officers’ formation in front of the police station last December 26 to make sure the gun will not be used for indiscriminate firing on…
RIZAL DAY IN GERMANY-Dagupan resident Professor Manfred Ollik, Knight Commander of Rizal (with microphone) is shown in this file photo addressing during a Rizal Day celebration at the Rizal Park in Wilhelmsfeld hamlet in Heildelberg, Germany, where a life-size black statue of Rizal stands.
MASSIVE LANDGRABBING AT THE BEACH The process has began. An executive order of Mayor Alipio Fernandez Jr. directing the City Assessors Office to cancel all tax declaration certificates it issued in the past covering portions of foreshore lands and public lands adjacent and within Tondaligan Park is now being implemented…
ASINGAN—It is not only Governor Amado Espino Jr. who is saying that Pangasinan is one giant in deep slumber. Former Senator Leticia Ramos Shahani, now working with a non-government organization promoting the welfare of women in the countryside, said she is glad Espino sustained her previous observation before. Shahani, who…
“DISGUSTING, embarrassing, and shameless.” This was how Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Oscar Cruz described a new government policy requiring Catholic priests to undergo seminars before they are given authority to officiate wedding ceremonies. “As long as I’m the archbishop of Lingayen–Dagupan, we will not abide by this idiotic money-making scheme of the…
THE legal battle between MetroState Realty Corporation and City Engineer Virginia Rosario continues even if the Regional Trial Court has already denied the latter’s motion for reconsideration on the Court decision on October 22, 2007 ordering defendant Rosario to issue a building permit to the company. City Legal Officer George…
SEVENTEN-YEAR OLD Melanie Grace Heng of Lasip Grande won the Miss Dagupan 2007 crown during a well-attended pageant held at the city plaza on December 18. Heng, who also bagged the Miss Natasha special award, topped in the contest of brains and beauty participated in by 31 contestants from each…
LINGAYEN—Chinese investments are expected to pour into the province soon following a three-day visit last week of Consul Chen Lai Ping, head of the Office of the Consulate of the Chinese Embassy of the People’s Republic of China. Chen and his delegation, who were welcomed by Governor Amado Espino Jr….
LINGAYEN—Call it “crab mentality” or plain political squabble but either could sabotage the planned development of an international airport in the province. The proposal to build an international airport in Alaminos City as already announced by President Arroyo in her State of the Nation Address in July is imperiled as…
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