LINGAYEN—The Pangasinan Convention and Multi-Purpose Center (PCMPC), a priority infrastructure project of the provincial government, will soon rise in Bugallon town. Gov. Amado Espino III led the ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of the center last week in a sprawling 18-hectare lot located in Barangay Umanday. The PCMPC will have,…
SECURITY plans are already in place for the 2019 Bangus Festival which is again expected to draw millions of spectators from various parts of the country. This was revealed by P/Lt. Colonel Jandale Sulit, Dagupan police chief, who said last year’s plans that managed the attendance of over a million…
BOLINAO—Local officials here welcomed the deployment of a high-speed gunboat by the Philippine National Police Maritime Group in the town’s coastal waters to strengthen their campaign against all forms of criminality in the sea. In a simple ceremony following the arrival of the gunboat at the coastal barangay of Guiguiwanen…
TALLEST BAMBOO STATUE BAYAMBANG—This town will attempt to land its second Guinness World Records (GWR) record when it unveils on April 5 the 51-meter tall statue of St. Vincent Ferrer made of engineered bamboo as the tallest in the world. The unveiling of the soon-to-be iconic monument stands majestically at…
EQUALITY FOR WOMEN LINGAYEN – The Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) certified the province as Gender and Development (GAD) Local Learning Hub for the provincial government’s efforts in empowering women and programs promoting gender equality. Gov. Amado Espino III received the award from PCW Commissioner Sandra Sanchez-Montano, expressing gratitude for…
FREE PALAY DRYING – Farmers in Mangaldan are one of the main beneficiaries of the improved highways who insist on using the road shoulders for drying their harvested palay posing the hazards to motorists. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
CONSTRUCTION of Phase II of the boardwalk project in Tondaligan Park by the Department of Public Works and Highways hangs in the balance as the 2019 General Appropriations Act is still the subject of wrangling by both Houses of Congress. This was disclosed by Fourth District Rep. Christopher de Venecia, who…
SCHOLARS GET GRANTS – Gov. Amado Espino III congratulates scholars the provincial government at the Pangasinan State University after receiving their financial grants. (PIOphoto)
BASHERS TOLD TO BACK OFF “TSAMBA pa ba yon? — 87 gold, 67 silver and 55 bronze medals!” This was the repartee of Mayor Belen T. Fernandez to bashers who belittled the second championship crown earned by Dagupan in the just concluded Region 1 Athletic Association (R1AA) meet in Laoag,…
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