MORE people-oriented and public service-centered events have been lined up for this year’s City Fiesta, the hermano mayor, Councilor Red Erfe-Mejia, announced. Erfe-Mejia said the new events this year will call attention to social issues that need the support of Dagupeños, as depicted by this year’s theme: “Inspired by People”.
DAGUPAN Mayor Benjamin S. Lim led the turnover of 118 single detached housing shelters and row houses to 476 residents in Sitio Korea last December 5. “We all have our dreams. We all want to live in our own house, to have a stable job and to lead a more…
WALK AGAINST DRUGS—Dagupan City Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez leads officials, teachers, principals and some 8,000 junior and high school students from public and private schools in Dagupan City during the Walk Against Drugs campaign, which started at the City Plaza and ended with a program at the CSI Lucao parking lot….
SOME 8,000 students from public and private schools in Dagupan, joined by their teachers and principals, took part in the Walk Against Drugs held last week. The activity was a organized by the Private Schools Principals League of Dagupan and the Adventist Community in collaboration with the Department of Education,…
LINGAYEN—The late Maria Isabel “Aisa” dela Cruz-Villacorta, who served as municipal councilor and interim president of the Philippine Councilors’ League (PCL)-Pangasinan Chapter, was honored by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) for her contributions to the development of her hometown Manaoag. In Resolution No. 1550-2012 passed last week, the SP gave recognition…
AMATEUR bike riders joined the Padyak Kontra Droga event last November 28 in support of the anti-drug advocacy of the government. The ride, participated in by more than 40 bikers, traversed the length of Bonuan Binloc highway starting from the Region 1 Medical Center (R1MC)-Treatment and Rehabilitation Center, passing through…
AN “Easy Home Composting” program was launched in Sitio Longos, Barangay Bonuan Boquig last week as part of efforts to minimize household waste in Dagupan City, which has long been facing garbage management problems. Councilor Jeslito Seen, brainchild of the project, said based on his policy paper submitted to the…
LINGAYEN–More than 40 participants from various local government offices in Pangasinan joined the Basic/Intermediate Incident Command System Training Course spearheaded by the Office of the Civil Defense (OCD) and the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) last November 20 to 23 in San Fernando City, La Union. The…
By Leonardo V. Micua AUCKLAND, New Zealand—Out here, particularly in North Shore, it almost feels like being home in the Philippines. The neighborhood is composed mostly of Filipinos who, carrying the culture of close family ties, treat each other as relatives. Not surprisingly, there is a Filipino store in Glenfield…
NURSES assigned in the barangays in Dagupan underwent training conducted by the city government for medical intervention to persons with life-threatening conditions. The City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (CDRRMC) and the Provincial Health Office led the training on General First Aid and Basic Life Support (BLS) held November…
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