STREET CHILDREN’S DAY–Councilor Maybelyn Dela Cruz-Fernandez (holding microphone) interacts with street children during her sponsored activity “Louder Together” last April 12 at the Dagupan City Children’s Park as part of the Bangus Festival celebration. It was organized by Liwawa ed Asinan Foundation, Circles for Christ, and the Pangasinan Tri-Media Association….

STA. BARBARA–Sixty families displaced by typhoon “Pepeng” in 2009 finally have their new homes in Barangay Matic-Matic here under the auspices of the Core Shelter Assistance Program (CSAP) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).

THE new Dagupan City Seal will be unveiled and formally presented to the public on April 25 at the Museo na Dagupan by Mayor Benjamin Lim and the Sangguniang Panlungsod led by Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez. The winning design was submitted by Carmelo John E. Vidal from Poblacion Oeste, director…

ALAMINOS CITY–Two suspected shark hunters were apprehended by city authorities while they here hunting their quarries within the Hundred Islands National Park (HINP) here. The suspects, Zaldy Bacqaquin, 4, and Pablo Gatan, 29, both of Barangay San Vicente, Alaminos, were arrested by members of the Public Order and Safety Office…

FIELD men of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) have been ordered to provide a weekly report for the public on the progress of projects and their accomplishments. DPWH Secretary Rogelio L. Singson, who issued the order, said this improved information dissemination scheme is intended to improve transparency…

LINGAYEN–The chairman of the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) has called on Pangasinenses to help the government in its intensified campaign against illegal drugs by working towards a drug-free Pangasinan. DDB Chairman Antonio Villar Jr., speaking during the 431st founding anniversary of Pangasinan on April 5, rallied authorities to guard local…

LINGAYEN–At least 1,900 policemen men were deployed in Pangasinan during the observance of Holy Week when vacationers flock to the provinces. Superintendent Geraldo Roxas, spokesman of the Pangasinan police, said the provincial command was also on red alert to maintain peace and order and ensure public safety.

SO. CALIFORNIA DAGUPENOS —Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez (left) accepts an invitation from the Bonuan Association of Southern California represented by Bella Ceralde, wife of the group’s incoming president Manuel Ceralde, who will be inducted by the vice mayor in August in Southern California. (Photo by Roel Reyes) Back to Homepage

FOR “ANTI-PEOPLE” BUDGET DAGUPAN Councilor Brian Lim, representing his father Mayor Benjamin Lim, continues to lash at the SP for trimming the proposed budget for 2011 by P81 million.