THE Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has declared Appropriation Ordinance No. 2274-2023 which authorizes the annual budget of the city government of Dagupan for calendar year 2023 in the amount of 1.3 billion, as operative in its entirety effective upon its approval or on the date fixed therein. DBM…
SEVENTEEN-year-old triathlete Jena Valdez from Toboy, Asingan successfully defended her crown after winning the Sprint Junior Elite Women’s event during the 2023 Asia Duathlon Championships held at New Clark City, Capas, Tarlac last month. National Champion Valdez who won the previous Asia Duathlon tilt last December 2022, clocked one hour 11 minutes and three seconds in the 20km bike race…
THE 2nd Mayor’s League Basketball and Volleyball tournament in Urbiztondo started last week held with the participation of 21 cage teams from the barangays in both sporting events at the Urbiztondo Sports Complex. The 21 participating barangays were clustered into three brackets to compete for the top four spots in each…
IT’S a woman’s world at the Pangasinan Brotherhood Association-USA following the swearing in of the newly elected officers on December 9 at the Cerritos City Performance Room in California, U.S.A. Two empowered women have taken over the leadership of the association were unanimously elected president and chairman of the board,…
CHRISTMAS BAZAAR AT THE CAPITOL – Lingayen residents get a preview of the Christmas holiday when Christmas Bazaar and carnival at the Capitol beachfront had a soft opening led by provincial officials. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
A FEW days into the Christmas holiday season, Pangasinenses woke up last week being confronted with another spike in the prices of commercial rice in the province’s markets. Midrange-quality rice was already being sold for P55 per kilogram in public markets, or P15 higher from the previous P40. Well-milled rice…
AN official of the Fourth Engineering District of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) based in Tuliao, Sta. Barbara town alerted the public on November 28 about a group or an unscrupulous individual using his name for illegal activities. OIC-Assistant District Engineer Eldred Mislang issued a disclaimer after…
THE Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) passed an ordinance encouraging all business establishments and local transportation in Dagupan to adopt QR Ph Digital Payments in line with the Paleng-QR Program of the national government during its November 28 session. In the digital world, QR Code stands for Quick Response Code, while QR…
NEW CITY HALL TO FOLLOW ALAMINOS City will finally have its own public market early next year following the approval of a P300-million loan to finance the project. The city government identified a seven-hectare lot along the bypass area leading to Mabini town as the site for the new public…
LOST in the ICC vs. drug war debate at the House of Representative that focused on citing laws and violations of human rights, is the plight of millions of families vs. the drug syndicates, their dealers and political-police protectors. It was erroneous to condemn the drug war that saved millions…
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