SUMMER BEAUTIES – The screening of candidates for 2017 LImgas na Pangasinan signaled the intensive preparations for the celebration of Pista’y Dayat in Lingayen on May 1. The official candidates will be presented to the media on Monday, March 6 at Urduja House. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
FOR the war on drugs to succeed, the law enforcement agencies must strike hard at the very root of the problem–the source of illegal drugs. Victor T. Llamas, former judge, a legal practitioner in Dagupan City, and author of the book “Drugs, the Law, Du30 and You”, a 300-page book…
LAOAC— If you are passing through this town, you will note something different. The town has established Thursday its ‘Discipline Zones’ to stop and reform the “pasaway” (undisciplined) among its residents by complying with local ordinances. Mayor Silverio Alarcio Jr said the ‘Discipline Zone’ is about the strict enforcement of…
A FUN run will kick off the observance of the Fire Month on March 7 in Dagupan City. The “Takbo Laban sa Sunog” will be spearheaded by the regional office of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP). Romie Tungapalan fire marshal of the BFP in Dagupan said F/Chief Supt. Leonard…
THE Philippine Marine Corps has rolled out its mobile recruitment program in Pangasinan. Capt. Romelito Macaraig, officer-in-charge of the Recruitment Division of the Philippine Marines, said the mobile recruitment is a one-stop-shop for those aspiring to be marines. Macaraig said the applicants will have to undergo the Armed Forces of…
LINGAYEN—The old San Jose Bridge along Barangay Baay in this capital town collapsed that injured four construction workers working for the demolition of the structure Tuesday around 3:00 p.m. Report from Superintendent Jackson Seguin, town police chief, identified the injured victims as Vevencio Conise, 57, Kenneth Castro, 21, Roberto Llanillo,…
IT’S ABOUT LIFE. Members of the clergy and the archdiocesan commissions, parish lay ministers and religious organizations, parish & campus youth and youth ministers, students and other cause oriented groups walk along De Venecia Road Extension for the Walk for Life in Dagupan. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
FOR SANCTITY OF LIFE THE Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) president and Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas denied media reports that the Walk for Life prayer rally against death penalty and extrajudicial killings held on Feb. 17 at the Quirino Grandstand and in de Venecia Highway here was a…
URDANETA CITY – Gone are the days when persons with disabilities (PWDs) merely wait for what the government provide to support them. PWDs have since been actively developing and promoting projects for their sector. This was manifested by Jennifer Garcia, president of the Region I Association of Women with Disabilities, actively…
LINGAYEN–Noting the declining number of Pangasinenses speaking the Pangasinan language as gleaned from a recent survey, Gov. Amado Espino III spurred him to create and organize activities that will help strengthen and encourage usage of the Pangasinan language in schools, homes and in workplaces. Speaking Wednesday during the opening of…
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