By Eva C. Visperas AS the country inches closer to the next local election, in Pangasinan, especially in Dagupan City, all eyes are once again on Mayor Belen Fernandez—a figure who, despite political noise and intense scrutiny, remains unshaken, committed, and deeply connected to her people. We had the…
By Rex Catubig I had high expectations. The Abet abet ed Olin Inbilay that we held on Easter Sunday last year was a crowd drawer. Impressed, the Mayor enthused: “Let’s make it bigger”. I started to work in earnest. After working on successive big events, my adrenaline was still running…
VISITORS and locals can again enjoy water sports activities at the Bonuan Blue Beach in Dagupan City with last week’s launch of AquaXperience Dagupan, for the 2025 Bangus Festival and to further stimulate the city’s tourism sector. Mayor Belen Fernandez and Vice Mayor Bryan Kua led the launching of the…
THE first day of the Kankanen Festival in Asingan town reeled-off with the “Taray ti Asingan Color Fun Run” on April 19. The fun run, started by the late President Fidel Ramos in 1982, highlights the people’s strong character and in commemoration of resistance against Spanish colonizers. This year, some 600 runners participated in the event organized…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! APRIL 20- (Dagupan City) Melanie Fernandez; (San Jacinto) Noemi Martinez APRIL 25 – (Dagupan City) Eufemia Manantan; (Calasiao) Rowena De Vera APRIL 26 – (Dagupan City) Concordia Servito; (Mangaldan) Reynaldo Costales, Menchie De Guzman Happy Birthday! ALFONSO MENDOZA (April 19 – Manila) Happy Birthday! NELSON MANANTAN (April 19…
AS the country approaches mid-term elections, both our politicians and their constituents find themselves completely engrossed in talking about what can be expected – largely about how much one can receive from the campaign dole-outs until election day, not about changes in their lives after the elections. Indeed, how could…
By Ermin Garcia Jr. ON hearing and watching ex-mayor Brian Lim constantly blasting Belen Fernandez administration for its “failed” governance, many wonder why son Brian filed for the vice mayoralty post and not for the mayoralty post. Why was mother Celia made to file for the mayoralty post when…
FOR POLICEMEN’S FITNESS AND WELFARE – P/BGen Lou Evangelista, Police Regional Office 1(PRO1) director, and 2nd District Rep. Mark Cojuangco lead officials in the ceremonial groundbreaking for the P9-M Sinag-Laya Multi Purpose Gymnasium at the Pangasinan Police Provincial Office in Lingayen. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
THE more than 60-year-old dumpsite in Bonuan is now considered effectively closed, according to Dagupan Mayor Belen Fernandez, although hauling of garbage from the site for delivery to the Urdaneta Sanitary Landfill continues. Speaking before residents of Sitio Aling in Barangay Pantal, Fernandez said with the closure of the dumpsite, wastes…
THE Commission on Elections (COMELEC) in Mangaldan called on barangay leaders to help enforce election regulations, particularly on the mounting of campaign materials on trees and outside designated common poser areas. During a recent meeting organized by the Liga ng Barangay, led by its president, Florida G. Abalos, Election Officer…
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