THE third Anakbanwa Creative Residency Program, with Pandaragupan Arts Show as its main component, was launched on December 2 at the MacArthur House of West Central Elementary School and is open from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. till January 2024. Organized by Rep. Christopher de Venecia to further boost the…
THE Anakbanwa Creative Residency Program created a new attraction at the Bonuan Tondaligan Beach, courtesy of the 25-year-old Alanis Avenilla, one of the five fellows of the program. Her work of art involves a fusion of industrial arts and proper waste disposal. By immersing herself fully in her creation, she…
RODNIEL John Soriano, a 4th year Mass Communication student of University of Luzon, brought honor in Philippine pageantry scene when he won the crown in Mr. Grand Global Ambassador International 2023 held at Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia last December 2, 2023. The twenty-one-year old Grand Global international title holder from Barangay Palguyod, Pozorrubio contended against contestants…
COUPLES WITH HOT LIPS — Four newly married couples go into action after accepting Mayor Belen Fernandez’s challenge on who the best and longest kissing couple after the mass wedding. Guess who won? (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
FOR BABIES 0-23 MONTHS OLD THE Pangasinan Provincial Health Office (PHO) conceded that it failed to reach the 95% target immunization set by the Department of Health. Dr. Cielo Almoite, Provincial Health Officer I, told the Philippine Information Agency’s Pantongtongan Tayo virtual program, that only 31,726 individuals out of 60,360…
THE minority will seek guidance from the Department of the Interior and Local Government on whether a member of the city council can still participate in sessions of the Sangguniang Panlungsod while vacationing abroad. Minority Floor Leader Michael Fernandez said the minority will merely seek its guidance on whether Councilor…
(Contributed by 104.7 IFM Dagupan) Low demand for Christmas lights, decors THERE is still low demand for Christmas lights as well as lanterns and other yuletide decors to date, according to an informal survey conducted by IFM Radio Dagupan among sales clerks of malls and shops and vendors selling such…
3 COMPONENT CITIES, 24 TOWNS MAKE IT FOR the first time since 2015, the Pangasinan provincial government failed to earn the Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) award this year although three of its component cities and 24 of its component municipalities bagged the prestigious Department of the Interior and…
NOVEL COLORFUL CHRISTMAS LIGHTS BY THE BRIDGE — Mayor Belen Fernandez and Councilor Michael Fernandez are delighted to see the residents’ reactions to the lighted Quintos Bridge for the holiday season, an attraction that draws thousands of visitors to Dagupan City, while Vice Mayor Bryan Kua and Councilor Lino Fernandez…
THE last stumbling block raised by the majority bloc over the use of the P1.3 billion annual budget of Dagupan for 2023 was finally cleared after the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) declared the Appropriations Ordinance (AO) No. 2274-202 as “operative in its entirety effective” upon approval. Declared operative in its…
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