THIRTY-FIVE out of 41 examinees passed the accreditation exam for the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas held in Dagupan City last month. Melanie Grace Heng of ABS-CBN North Central Luzon topped this year’s exam with a score of 90 points while Nica Margarette Tomines, also of ABS-CBN, came in…
BINYAGAN NG BAYAN—Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas baptizes a child during the Binyagan ng Bayan sa Dagupan project of Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez who acted as godmother. (Photo by Mitz Cresencio) Back to Homepage
MORE than 600 children were baptized last week by Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas at the Saint John the Evangelist Metropolitan Cathedral for the annual “Binyagan ng Bayan sa Dagupan” program of Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez. Villegas, assisted by priests in the archdiocese, reminded the parents that baptism is the “door…
MANGALDAN—Pindang, thin slices of dried and cured carabao meat long been produced in this town, will now be celebrated with a special festival starting next year alongside the annual municipal fiesta in March. The municipal government launched the Pindang Festival last December 10 with the unveiling of a giant tarpaulin…
DAGUPAN’S new corporate seal has been issued a certificate of registration by the Department of Interior and Local Government and can now be officially used by the city. “This new seal of ours truly reflects the historical, economic, and cultural values of our city,” said Mayor Benjamin S. Lim who…
THE “climate change” phenomenon is for real and we better plan for it. This was stressed by Ernesto Corpuz, a senior research science specialist at the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Pangasinan. Corpuz noted that despite the many talks about climate change and global warming, there are…
THE City Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) has started distributing stickers with calamity preparedness tips to all business establishments, households, private schools and transport groups in Dagupan as part of its information dissemination campaign. Arlene Agpoon, CDRRMC TWG on administration and training, said the distribution of stickers is part…
THE provincial population office (PPO) is going around remote communities in Pangasinan conducting the Usapan dialogue series, discussing health issues with women of reproductive age particularly the use of contraceptives. PPO planning officer Jessieca A. Rosario said unplanned pregnancies and improper birth spacing are usually due to misconceptions about the…
A SUPPLEMENTAL budget amounting to P28.9 million for the fourth quarter was approved by the Dagupan City sanggunian in its session last Monday. The additional appropriation, derived from the reverted personnel savings, maintenance and other expenditures and capital outlay, will be spent mainly for the bonuses of the city government…
By Leonardo V. Micua AUCKLAND, New Zealand—It was not until two weeks into our seven-week holiday here that we realized we have been living and strolling around on a volcano field where this city, the economic center of the country, was built. We learned about the volcanic geography when we…
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