HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! DECEMBER 15 – (Dagupan City) Cristina Calaunan; (Manaoag) Remegio Sto. Tomas, Nenita Sto. Tomas; (Mangaldan) Arnel Cristobal DECEMBER 16 – (Calasiao) Maryrose Mendoza Happy Birthday! JOYCELYN F. GONZALES (December 15 – Calasiao) Happy Birthday! MARIFI JARA (December 15 – Davao City) Happy Birthday! CIA LLARENAS & LAVINIA F….
THE Dagupan citizenry is finally in for the good times ahead, thanks to the proactive new majority at the Sangguniang Panlungsod. Vice Mayor Bryan Kua, Majority Leader Michael Fernandez, Councilors Dennis Canto, Jigs Seen, Marcelino Fernandez and Bradley Benavidez have been working tirelessly for the past weeks, meeting in regular…
By Ermin Garcia Jr. THE national brouhaha over the impending impeachment of VP Sara Duterte, has deeply polarized the country on two fronts: For or against impeachment, for or against PBBM! It has become much too obvious that the allies of Speaker Martin Romualdez, particularly the appointed attack dogs,…
DELIGHTFUL EXPERIENCE — Dagupan residents and visitors flock to the City plaza to experience and enjoy the sight of the various designs highlighted by bright and colorful lights that are Instagramable for immediate posting. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
MORE than half of the 44 towns in Pangasinan are now categorized as a first-class municipality while eight are second class, six in third class, and only one in fourth class in terms of income based on the new levels set by the Department of Finance (DOF). The 29 first…
THE Dagupan City local government, in partnership with the University of Luzon and the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP), launched the “College Behind Bars” scholarship program on December 10, to provide educational opportunities to Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs). The Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) formalizing the initiative was…
THE provincial government led by Governor Ramon Guico III along with 29 local government units (LGUs) received this year’s Seals of Good Local Governance (SGLG), which comes with an Incentive Fund to finance local development initiatives to bolster national goals and strategic thrusts. “We all did this together. Indeed, competence…
THE Guico administration was conferred two SubayBAYANI Awards this year, an annual recognition given by the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) for good practice, innovation, and excellence in local infrastructure services and programs. In two separate awarding ceremonies held recently, Pangasinan received the SubayBAYANI Awards Exemplars at the…
STILL, A BRIDGE TOO FAR – Personnel of the DPWH have started to lay the foundation for the Calmay Bridge by the Jose De Venecia Highway in Dagupan City, after almost 90 years of waiting to replace the Franklin Bridge that was washed out in 1935 by a flood. (Punchphoto by Butch…
GROUNDBREAKING for a new bridge that will cross the wide Calmay River in Dagupan City is set on December 20, according to Pangasinan Fourth District Rep. Christopher de Venecia who worked for the project’s funding. The bridge will replace the Franklin Bridge that used to connect the island barangay of…
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