THREE young researchers from the Alaminos City National High School bannered the Philippines when they won the Qatar Research Development and Innovation Council Special Award during the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) held last May 16 in Columbus, Ohio, USA. The Regeneron ISEF is an annual science forum where…
THE Dagupan City government recently visited the Seafood Processing Complex and met with the BFAR-NIFTDC Dagupan and DENR-EMB Region I representatives for the accreditation of the facility under the co-management of the city and BFAR. Mayor Belen Fernandez said the application for accreditation in line with the city’s plans to…
THE Pangasinan Heatwaves forged a come-from-behind victory and ended a three-game losing skid against the Pasay City Voyagers, 91-78, in the 7th Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League last May 17 at the Nueva Ecija Coliseum. In the opening frame, Pasay started strong, shooting from deep, draining five triples with Cyrus Tabi leading the surge with two three-pointers to…
THE Region 1 contingent for this year’s Palarong Pambansa, set May 24-30 in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte, includes 22 student-athletes from Dagupan City who will compete in eight events. Before leaving for the games, the athletes were given a warm send off during the flag-raising ceremony at the Dagupan City…
TWO MORE KEY INFRA PROJECTS BREAK GROUND PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. led the inauguration of the Region 1 Medical Center (R1MC) Cancer Institute today in Dagupan City, marking a major milestone in the country’s efforts to provide equitable and high-quality cancer care under the Universal Health Care (UHC) Program. The…
THE decision of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to ask for the resignation of his cabinet members came on the heels of his seemingly heartfelt wish to reconcile and unite with the Duterte family. With no positive response from the Duterte family, pundits and netizens see his decision to seek a…
By Ermin Garcia Jr. ON May 21, 1966, the country was agog. It was a day after Ermin Erfe Garcia, a community journalist in Dagupan City, was shot and killed in his Sunday Punch editorial office. It took then President Ferdinand E. Marcos to issue a “shoot-to-kill’ order against…
By Gonzalo Duque WE had Mayor Belen as our guest during our podcast The Punching Duo last May 17. Ermin and I observed that Mayor Belen is now a picture of a relaxed public servant, having won by a margin of more than 40,000 votes. Indeed, she can now…
By Leonardo Micua IT is sad to note that not one of our homegrown party-list groups won a congressional seat in the May 12 elections. This is the first time that one of the most populous provinces in the country is not sending a party-list representative to the House….
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo WE moved to The Celandine on May 2. It is a high-rise residential development project by D.M. Consunji, Inc. (DMCI) built on a land area of 8,600 square meters at Balingasa, commonly known as Balintawak and Cloverleaf, an urban barangay in Quezon City, near its…
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