CHARTER change can wait. After making an unexpected pitch for it, House Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr., while still embroiled in a battle for the speakership in the House of Representatives, corrects himself and re-states the new priorities for the upcoming 14th Congress which formally opens on July 23. De…
DEAL or no deal? “No deal!” would be the likely response of the incoming Dagupan City administration of Mayor-elect Alipio Fernandez Jr. to the tourism-commercial complex currently being developed by MetroState Realty Corporation at the former Magaysay Park in front of the City Hall. This was indicated by outgoing Vice…
LINGAYEN–The late Governor Aguedo Agbayani, the province’s longest serving governor, has been honored with a permanent and lasting tribute through the erection of a monument fronting the provincial Capitol. The monument was unveiled Thursday by his family, friends and supporters, led by the late governor’s wife Teresita, and Aguedo’s son,…
RACHEL TAKES OATH—Dagupan City Municipal Trial Court Judge Edgardo Caldona (left) officiates in the oath-taking of Congresswoman-elect Rachel Arenas, during the celebration of the 109th Philippine Independence Day in Malasiqui. The ceremony was witnessed by her mother Rosemary “Baby” Arenas, Malasiqui Mayor Alfonso Soriano, Vice Governor Oscar Lambino and Vice…
AGUEDO STATUE—The entire Agbayani family, headed by matriarch Teresita and son Governor Victor Agbayani, are joined by House Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. during the unveiling of the bronze statue of the late Governor Aguedo Agbayani in the middle of a park named after him in the capital town of…
CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES Debate rages on issuance of permit WHO will have the last say on building permits? While the issue is being debated, MetroState Realty Corporation remains adamant and unfazed by threats of stoppage by the city engineer as it continues the construction of its tourism-commercial complex project in the…
NOW that the election hullabaloo has calmed down, time to go back and deal with old and unrelenting issues such as jueteng. Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Oscar Cruz, the country’s top anti-jueteng advocate, said his movement will resume its campaign against the illegal numbers game with renewed life and resolve. In a…
Beware of bonor or biyang dagat, bunog or parog or biya (Gobius criniger) and certain species of pufferfish or botete. Seven persons, including a two-year old girl, were brought to the Region 1 Medical Center (R1MC) after they were poisoned for eating the brown spotted goby fish, locally known as…
THE Dagupan City Government will celebrate the 60th Agew na Dagupan with a week-long activities which will start with the observance of the 109th Independence Day on June 12. Anchored on the theme “60 Glorious Years,” the Independence Day celebration will be led by Mayor Benjamin Lim who will head…
ONE last hurrah for the city treasury’s already dwindling funds. This was the apparent intent of some of Dagupan City’s outgoing officials in planning new projects despite a mere three weeks left before they step out of office. The plot was, fortunately, aborted when only seven councilors showed up…
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