RECORDS of the Philippine Veterans Affairs Office (PVAO) in Dagupan indicate that the number of surviving veterans is now only about 2,000 from about 15,000 as of 1994. Some of the surviving veterans saw the actual landing of the liberation forces at dawn of Jan. 9, 1945 as part of the…
BINIBINING BARANGAY—Sarah Leanza Gabrillo of Barangay Caranglaan (center), crowned Bb. Barangay 2011 of Dagupan, is flanked by the ladies of her court (from left) Karol Pauline Celino (Mayombo), 3rd runner-up; Elika Shamma Terrado (Lucao), 1st runner-up; Ariane Floressa Dizon (Herrero-Perez), 2nd Runner-up; and Rosette Manuel (Pogo Grande), 4th runner-up, during…
FOR the first time, several Dagupan employees who have bowed out from service at the compulsory retirement age of 65 were given recognition during the Employees’ Night on December 23, one of the events for the city fiesta celebration. The plaques of recognition distributed by Mayor Benjamin Lim were “in…
CONJOINED TWINS–Medical workers attend to the conjoined twins born on the night of December 28 at the Region I Medical Center (RIMC) in Dagupan City. One of the babies is currently in critical condition and both are under close monitoring. (Punchphoto by Cesar S. Ramirez) Back to Homepage
A CONJOINED twin was born at the caesarian section of Region 1 Medical Center at 9:00 p.m. on December 28. The mother, 22-year old Charita Prestoza from Urdaneta City, named her newborns Sarah and Grace, a conjoined twin with two heads, two hearts, two legs, two spines and two livers.
THE suspect in the brutal slaying of a barangay councilman of Gueset, Mangaldan has surrendered to the police on the evening of December 29. The victim, Danilo Evangelista, 31, also manager of the Globe Telecom Center in Nepo Mall in Dagupan City, was found at the Tondaligan Beach by a…
MOUNTAIN SANTAS WE all know that song. And who does not know Santa Claus, one of the most popular symbols of the Christmas season? Santa has come to symbolize giving and the joy of gifts, especially for children. Up in the mountain city of Baguio, the University of the Philippines…
SAINTS ON WATCH–Statues of Catholic saints now stand guard along the walls of the St. John the Evangelist Church in Dagupan City, part of the church renovations initiated by Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villages. The diocese is also aiming to build a theological seminary in the compound. (PIA-Photo) Back to Homepage
ALAMINOS CITY—Four local government units (LGUs) in western Pangasinan have formalized the integration of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) in their annual investment plan for 2012. Alaminos City and the municipalities of Bani, Burgos and Dasol have allocated funds for various MDG-related programs and projects from their respective 20 percent development funds next year.
IF this judge can have his way, he would not want to the practice of collecting filing fees from litigants stopped and abolished. Tayug Trial Court Branch 51 Judge Ulysses Butuyan said he believes the charging of such fees is a violation of the Constitution that specifically prescribed that the…
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