LINGAYEN-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas baptized 820 children in a mass Catholic baptism rite held at the Saint John the Evangelist Metropolitan Cathedral on the eve of the Dagupan City Fiesta last Wednesday. Villegas, assisted by other Catholic priests, officiated the “Binyagang Bayan” with Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez standing as sponsor to…
THE president of the Private School Principals League here assailed a chain of 24-hour convenience stores, with branches near schools in Dagupan City, for displaying and selling pornographic magazines Pastor Mario Tomboc, head of the principals’ group, said 7-11, an international chain with a franchise in the Philippines, poses “a…
EMPLOYEES of the Dagupan City government have been assured of a Productivity Enhancement Incentive (PEI) of P10,000 each after the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) approved in a special session last week the P26.6 million supplemental budget proposed by the executive department. Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez, chair of the SP, said P14…
MAYOR Benjamin Lim has directed Dr. Leonard Carbonell, city health officer, to draft a set of guidelines on the conduct of medical missions in Dagupan City, particularly those conducted in the aftermath of man-made and natural calamities. Concerned residents reportedly asked the mayor to issue the directive to cover free…
BEYOND PIXELS, BEYOND BORDERS—A special child from STAC (Stimulation Therapeutic Activity Center) in Rosales seems dazzled as he spots himself in one of the photographs on display during an exhibit as part of the celebration of the 2011 International PWD day at SM City Rosales. The exhibit featured captured moments…
AFTER an apparent absence from the scene, the city’s fiesta organizers have now appeared, albeit in a press statement announcing that it’s “all systems go” for the Dagupan annual celebration. The fiesta chairman, Liga ng mga Barangay president Guillermo Vallejos, and his co-chair, Pederasyon ng Sangguniang Kabataan (PSK) president Chester…
TANDEM RIDING KILLERS’ NEW VICTIM CALASIAO—A barangay councilman of the town was killed on Wednesday night, only a few days after another barangay kagawad of Mangatarem was ambushed and killed. The latest victim, who was shot dead in Barangay San Miguel by armed men riding in tandem, was identified as Roberto Ramos, 43,…
FOURTH District Rep. Gina de Venecia is keen on supporting the planned formation of uniformed policemen riding in tandem on motorcycles to pursue criminals riding in tandem. De Venecia said she will donate two high-speed motorcycles to the police stations in each of the five local government units (LGUs) in her…
DRUG REHAB CENTER–Former House Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr., assisted by his wife, Fourth District Rep. Gina de Venecia, and Department of Health Secretary Elmer Punzalan, cuts the ceremonial ribbon marking the opening of the outpatient department of the Region 1 Drug Treatment and Rehabilitation Center in Bonuan Binloc to be operated by…
THE Region 1 Drug Treatment and Rehabilitation Center in Barangay Bonuan Binloc in Dagupan partially opened on December 2 and is now ready to treat outpatients. Undersecretary Elmer Punzalan, chief of the DOH Special Concerns Department, led the inauguration of the facility along with former House Speaker Jose de Venecia…
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