By Eva C. Visperas IT was a public holiday on November 27, and the prospect of an extended weekend vacation had everyone excited, especially since it fell on a Monday. Accompanied by three fellow lady reporters, my initial plan was to explore western Pangasinan. However, our purpose extended beyond…
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. KNOWING our province capital town Lingayen’s chief executive Leopoldo N. Bataoil, an avid sports buff especially in cycling, he did not think twice when I proposed to him the holding of a bicycle road race in his town on November 27, in conjunction with the…
By Rex Catubig THE train in the ‘60s was for me heaven sent. At an early age, I suffered from motion sickness that triggered vertigo and nausea when riding a car or the bus on long trips. It did not help that the Pantranco bus had hard wooden bench…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! DECEMBER 3 – (Dagupan City) Cristeta Manansala, Brigida de Vera; (Mangaldan) Bernardo de Guzman, Nenita de Guzman DECEMBER 5 – (Dagupan City) Monalisa Tamayo, Andrea Fernandez; (Calasiao) Ernesto Dimasalang DECEMBER 8 – (Dagupan City) Nelissa Cendana; (Dasol) MA. LINDA B. CHAN; (Calasiao) Arlene De Vera Happy Birthday! MANNY…
WHAT could be so very wrong and suspicious about the establishment of a Maternal and Children Hospital in Dagupan City that the majority bloc in the Sangguniang Panlungsod believes it does not deserve the highest priority consideration and rejected to endorse it, a situation that could ultimately lead to its…
By Ermin Garcia Jr. JUST when I thought there was only one councilor remaining in the majority bloc in the Dagupan Sanggunian who could possibly redeem the lost integrity and honor of the 7 epaLiFes barkada – Councilor Marilou Fernandez! But it was she herself who proved me wrong….
SAFETY FIRST — Fishermen move as a team to replace the bamboo poles of a fishing boat’s outrigger as part of its regular maintenance at a docking area in Barangay Cato in Infanta town. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
DESPITE the undue delay in the passage of its 2023 annual budget for political reason, Dagupan City was chosen anew by the Department of Trade and Industry as one of the Most Competitive Cities in Region 1. The award was received by Councilor Michael Fernandez and his wife, former Councilor Maybelyn…
THE provincial government is considering to develop a regular commercial seaplane flight plan from Metro Manila to Pangasinan to further boost the province’s tourism industry after its test flight successfully landed in Alaminos City, the home of the Hundred Islands National Park, on November 19. Gov. Ramon Guico III, himself…
Agatha Fernandez Wong grabs the Philippine’s first medal in the 16th World Wushu Championships held in Texas, USA. Wong scored 9.776 in the Women’s Taijiquan category bagging second place in the tournament, her second time to win a silver medal for the Philippines in the biggest Wushu Tournament in the world. Agatha’s proud parents…
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