7lst YEAR OF LINGAYEN GULF LANDING ONLY a few could make it, some already unable to move unless aided by their younger relatives while others came in wheelchairs, yet when the national color passed by and followed by the honor guards of the Philippine Army, they feebly raised their hands…

BUGALLON— Unknown to many, this town was named after the late Lt. Colonel Jose Torres Bugallon and accounts of his life were retold as the town celebrated his 21st death anniversary on January 12, 2016 which has been declared as Bugallon Day. “Bugallon Day, which coincides with the birthday of…

LINGAYEN-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates B. Villegas has ordered the closure of stores selling religious items, images, prayer books, devotional articles, etc. operating in many parishes in the archdiocese. However, the archdiocese will not impose the rule on stores that submitted their records to the BIR and have secured business licenses from…

LINGAYEN— Last week, twenty-nine towns in the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth districts received their respective multipurpose vehicles from the provincial government. The Mitsubishi L300 units were turned over to the Liga ng mga Barangay (LB) municipal and city federation presidents during a blessing and turnover ceremony held at the…

LINGAYEN— Pangasinan war veterans may yet enjoy substantial increase in their benefits if the proposal of the Philippine Veterans Affairs Office is finally adopted by Congress. A total of P1.8 billion annual budget is being sought to provide additional benefit to the around12,000 living World War II veterans in the…

THE national government has invested P257.6-million in Pangasinan since 2011 for the National Greening Program (NGP), report from the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office said. From 2011 to November 2015, some 16,917, 478 seedlings of various species were planted by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources across Pangasinan…

COUNCILOR Alfie Fernandez, assistant majority floor leader of the Dagupan Sangguinan Panlungsod (SP), has denied allegations that the councilors are asking for their share of a pork barrel in 2016 annual budget as a condition for their approval of the budget. He said in an interview with The PUNCH that what he…

LINGAYEN – The Pangasinan Provincial Police Office (PPPO) will continue to maintain its full alert status as a precursor to the national elections in May. P/ Senior Supt. Rolie Saltat, officer-in-charge at PPPO, said the Pangasinan PNP will continue until June 8. He said all police stations in the province…

MANAOAG — The National Museum of the Philippines has declared the Minor Basilica of Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary of Manaoag as one of the National Cultural Treasures. The declaration, last December 23, recognizes the Minor Basilica and Church Complex of Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary…

NATIONAL DEWORMING PROGRAM THE public school pupils from kindergarten to Grade VI in Region 1 that number 719,492 will be benefited by the National Deworming Program set on January 27 to be implemented jointly by the Department of Health and the Department of Education. Department of Health Regional Director Myrna…