LINGAYEN—The history book on Pangasinan, a subject that will be incorporated in the curriculum of schools in the province, is nearing completion and distribution could be ready for the next school year. Vice Governor Jose Ferdinand Calimlim Jr., in an interview on Monday last week, said the provincial government is…
THE Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) in Dagupan has started to conduct safety inspection on establishments engaged in making, distributing and selling fireworks in the city. F/Sr. Insp. Ferdinand Formacion, city fire marshall, said he wants to ensure that the establishments, particularly those in Barangay Bacayao Norte where fireworks-making is…
MALASIQUI—Improvements in health services and the provision of power supply to remote areas are at the top of the priority list of the local government in this town. Mayor Armando Domantay Sr., now on his third and final term of office, said he aims to finish the upgrading of the…
IF the set income bracket for a first class city is not increased from the current P500 million, Dagupan could restore its former first class status in the next reclassification. This does not simply mean prestige for the city but is also good news for local government workers and officials…
LINGAYEN-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas, in his capacity as the new president of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) president, called on Filipino Catholics for a deeper spirituality based on the bible and a united front against corruption. “Since the corruption in business and in politics that we must…
BARANGAY BUDGET-–-The newly-installed punong barangays in Dagupan City — along with their respective barangay secretaries, treasurers and budget officers — flash the ‘OK’ sign with Mayor Belen T. Fernandez (standing, 9th from left) after attending the seminar-workshop on the Preparation of Proposed Annual Budget of Fiscal Year 2014 which ran…
AS the new set of officials in Dagupan’s 31 barangays took their oath last November 30, Mayor Belen Fernandez rallied them to work together with the city government to achieve the envisioned “Balon Dagupan”. “Election is over. Whatever divided our barangays is now water under the bridge. It is now…
DAGUPAN Mayor Belen Fernandez has asked the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) to pass an ordinance mandating barangays to allocate funds from the Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) of each barangay for programs and projects of senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWDs) as mandated by law. In a letter to the SP…
LONGEST BARBECUE BAYAMBANG- When this town celebrates its 400th founding anniversary next year, it will aim to land in the Guinness World Records (GWR) for organizing the longest barbecue by lining up an eight-kilometer grill of freshwater fish on April 5. Preparations have already started, according to Mayor Ricardo Camacho,…
LINGAYEN—A special spot honoring past provincial leaders will soon rise at the Capitol Park here to serve as a reminder and inspiration on the value of public service. The site will have two components: the Governors’ Shrine will feature sculptured busts of the province’s past governors, and the Legislators Circle…
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