DAGUPAN Mayor Benjamin Lim and his wife Celia led the inauguration of the Child Care Minding Center for city government employees, particularly mothers with toddlers. Inspired by the phrase “It takes a village to raise a child”, Lim put up the center manned by child care professionals led by Early…
THE slaying in broad daylight of a former reporter of Bombo Radyo Dagupan last March 23 is more likely to have been business-related rather than politically-motivated, according to the police. Senior Supt. Marlou Chan, officer-in-charge of the Pangasinan Police, said the killing of Melanio Balolong, 62, of Barangay Bonuan Boquig in Dagupan, may…
LINGAYEN—The new mayor of this capital town, former Vice Mayor Edith Hallare, is on a mission to clear up the municipality’s financial standing as she admitted that there is an amount unaccounted for. “Totoong may nawawalang pera sa kaban po ng bayan ng Lingayen,” said Hallare, who took over as mayor…
NBA CARES—Officials and players of the just concluded Jr. NBA Regional Selection Camp in Dagupan headed by NBA International Operations Manager Gregg Stolt join Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez in clearing part of the Pantal River of debris last March 18 as part of their program NBA Cares. (Photo by Mitz…
THE visit of President Benigno Aquino III in Dagupan City last week further rendered the planned 21-bed capacity Maternal Child Care and Lying-in Clinic of Mayor Benjamin Lim virtually meaningless and a total waste of city’s resources. Thus said former Councilor Michael Fernandez, who was among those who welcomed President…
“THE number one concern of the country’s youth is that education is becoming too expensive.” Senator Alan Cayetano noted this problem in his recent dialogue with the student leaders of the Pangasinan State University in Rosales.
LINGAYEN—Well done! This was the congratulatory note of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan to Urdaneta City for bagging a Hall of Fame Award for being the cleanest, greenest, and safest city in Region 1 for the years 2010, 2011, and 2012 under the leadership of Mayor Amadeo Gregorio Perez IV.
LINGAYEN—Lady traffic enforcers, never been seen in the streets of Region 1, underwent a two-day training held at the Capitol Resort here on March 15-16 in preparation for their planned deployment. The training of the first batch of 15 female LTO employees, conducted by the regional office of the Land…
PRESIDENT Benigno S. Aquino III lauded the local stakeholders and government officials for the momentum created that boosted the economic development of the province. He cited the continued growth of the bangus industry reporting more than P135 million in domestic sales and almost $840,000 in export sales in 2012 alone.
DAGUPAN CITY, Mar. 21 (PIA)— The efforts of the Dagupan City Waste Management Division (WMD), to sustain its waste segregation program and continue the rehabilitation of the city’s dumpsite did not go unnoticed by the environment department. Leduina Co, director of Provincial Environment and Natural Resources (PENRO)-Pangasinan, lauded the efforts…
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