AS DAGUPAN City celebrated the Chinese New Year last January 23, Mayor Benjamin Lim, himself a Filipino of Chinese descent, said the government can count on the –Filipino-Chinese community to lend its support to developmental projects. “The Filipino-Chinese community has supported many endeavors of the government and will continue to…
WHO WILL BE THE FAIREST OF THEM ALL?—Sixteen young ladies stand before the judges after their selection as finalists in the search for Miss Binmaley 2012. The winners will be known on the pageant night on January 21, 2012 at the Binmaley town Plaza. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao) Back to Homepage
THE novel environmental program “Plastic Mo, Bigas Ko, Palit Tayo” in Dagupan started late last year, will resume on January 28 at the Don Leon Maramba Elementary School in Sitio Longos, Barangay Bonuan Gueset. It is the same venue where the project was launched, during which one truckload of plastic products from…
DAGUPAN City is sending P100,000 each to Cagayan de Oro and Iligan to help the victims of Typhoon Sendong, which devastated parts of both cities in mid-December. The Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) passed a resolution last week, authored by Councilor Alfie Fernandez, approving the request made by Mayor Benjie Lim to…
IN THEIR travels around the world bringing kindness through dental service missions, Canadian dentists belonging to the Kindness in Action (KIA) group have never experienced such hospitality and support as in the Philippines, especially in Dagupan City. “We were all taken aback by the kindness and hospitality of the people…
DAGUPAN City has passed the international quality management certification standards based on evaluations conducted by the United Kingdom-based Certification International Philippines Inc. and the Government Quality Management Committee. For this, President Benigno Aquino III presented a plaque of recognition to Mayor Benjamin Lim and One-Stop Business Center (OSBC) Head Carmen…
PRODUCTIVE SENIOR CITIZENS–Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez encourages the senior citizens who joined the Livelihood Skills Training she organized at the West Central Elementary School on January 8 to continue to be productive and earn an income from home. (Photo Mitz Cresencio) Back to Homepage
BARANGAY Mangin in Dagupan was awarded the Regional Kalasag Award this year, a recognition of its excellence in calamity preparedness and humanitarian assistance. Office of Civil Defense (OCD)-Region 1 Director Melchito Castro, in a letter to Mayor Benjamin Lim, said Mangin was chosen for the award after it placed second…
SUPPORTING HISTORY—Representative Leopoldo Bataoil of the 2nd District pledges to allocate part of his Priority Development Assistance Fund this year for the restoration of Casa Real, the old capitol building in Lingayen, and the adjacent Carsel, during the Media in Action Forum of the Pangasinan Press Club Wednesday. The buildings…
CASA Real, a Spanish-era two-storey building beside the Lingayen Municipal Hall that has long been left to the elements, will soon be restored with the promised help of 2nd District Representative Leopoldo Bataoil. At the same time, the congressman also vowed to support the relocation of the adjacent provincial jail…
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