THE Bangus Cuisine International Showcase, or Bangusine, a new event in this year’s Bangus Festival, has so far attracted 16 participants, including amateur cooks from Japan who will showcase milkfish Japanese-style. City Nutrition Officer Leah L. Aquino, director/coordinator of the International Cook Fest chaired by lawyer and The PUNCH columnist…

THE Dagupan City government plans to build a Women’s Center or the Gender and Development (GAD) office that will be open to women 24 hours a day for counseling, education and referral purposes. Mayor Belen Fernandez said the GAD office will complement the women and children’s desk of police stations…

ALAMINOS CITY—A provincial board member of Pangasinan has alleged that the election of officers of the National Movement of Young Legislators (NMYL) held on February 21 in Cebu City was marred by anomalies. Fifth District Board Member Clemente Arboleda Jr., who ran and lost as treasurer of NMYL, said discrepancies…

FOR SEA MAMMALS IN the past five years, more than 50 sea mammals, some of them rare or endangered, had been stranded in the coastal areas in Region 1, making it a “stranding hot spot”. But the good news is, according to Nestor Domenden, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources…

LINGAYEN– Provincial Administrator Rafael Baraan called on local chief executives and disaster risk reduction and management officers (DRMMOs) of the 44 municipalities and four cities in the province to draft an ordinance that will prohibit the destruction of mountains in their respective towns.

URDANETA CITY—A week-long celebration will be held here for the 16th anniversary of Urdaneta’s cityhood, starting on March 15 with a fun run called Urdane-Taray. City Administrator Ronald San Juan said the activities lined up will focus on the delivery of basic services, including a job fair, tree planting and…

ALL the  41 Early Childhood Care Development Centers (ECCDCs) or Day Care Centers in Dagupan and their respective teachers  have been registered, licensed and accredited by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the United Nation International Children  Emergency Fund (UNICEF) as of February 28.

DAGUPAN CITY will celebrate Women’s Month this March with the theme “Dagupeña, Ang Tatag Mo Ay Tatag Natin Sa Pagbangon at Pagsulong.” The city has prepared several activities, including free health and lifestyle services for women,  daily taebo and zumba exercise with diet management, a grand parade on March 7,…

THE Office of the City Prosecutor of Dagupan headed by Prosecutor Joven Maramba received kudos from the justice hall community and the public for having been rated excellent on client satisfaction  among  various government offices. Of the 168 government agencies evaluated by the Civil Service Commission (CSC), the Dagupan Prosecutor’s…