THE Dagupan City government celebrated the 20th year of the Sister Cities covenant between the city and Milpitas City in California, USA with a goodwill visit for the benefit of the city’s Manlingkor Ya Kalangweran program, current city and DepEd Officials. With the delegation are City Legal Officer Atty. Aurora…
THE San Carlos City government conducted a seminar on Emotional Intelligence for Leadership Effectiveness for Supreme Student-Leaders Government (SSLG) Officers of the San Carlos City School Division last November 16-17 at the San Carlos City Youth Center. SSLG officers from 23 schools completed the two-day seminar which highlighted self-awareness, self-regulation, self-motivation and social skills as significant factors in…
THE Police Regional Office 1 (PRO1) has a new regional director. P/BGen Lou Evangelista succeeded P/BGen John Chua in a turnover ceremony Wednesday, November 22. Evangelista, prior to becoming regional director, served as the Director of the PNP Police Community Affairs and Development Group (PCADG). Born on May 28, 1958,…
IT was an incredible ride and extraordinary experience. This was how former Dagupan Sangguniang Kabataan Federation president Joshua Bugayong described his five-year stint as head of the organization for young people of Dagupan and ex-officio member of Sangguniang Panlungsod. Succeeding him as federation president is Bradley Benavides, SK chairman of…
ANOTHER GOOD PROJECT DUMPED THE committee on health and sanitation of the Sangguniang Panlungsod, manned by the majority bloc, rejected a draft resolution authorizing Mayor Belen Fernandez to enter into a memorandum of agreement on behalf of the city with Department of Health-Center for Health Development 1 for the construction…
CHRISTMAS LANTERNS TO GET INTO THE MOOD – – A vendor works on another lantern and Christmas decorations that he hopes to sell along the highway on Caranglaan District in Dagupan City. The highway is brightened by the twinkling lights of these Christmas lanterns displayed. Visit the area to get into a Christmassy mood. (Punchphoto by Willie…
THE Dagupan City government is keenly looking into the construction of a PHP 150-million medical facility in the city despite the initial setback the project suffered at the Sangguniang Panlungsod. Dr. Ophelia Rivera, chief of the Dagupan City Health Office, told the SP Cares program over Aksyon Radyo Pangasinan that…
INTERNAL HOUSE RULES VS. LOCAL GOV’T CODE CAN a Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) member, who is on a vacation leave to the United States, still attend and participate in an official session of the local legislative body? This question was raised when Councilor Alvin Coquia, who was on vacation leave to…
THE City of Milpitas in California U.S.A, assured the continuity of its sisterhood ties with Dagupan City, an affirmation that was made during the visit of a delegation of officials from Dagupan led by Mayor Belen Fernandez last week. The Dagupan delegation was warmly welcomed at Milpitas City Hall by…
TWO local broadcasters have offered their “sincere and profound apology” to then Secretary Raul L. Lambino and former Mangaldan Mayor Mary Marilyn DG. Lambino for false allegations of committing rape, maltreating and causing physical injuries to a housemaid. The letter of apology, copy of which was furnished to The PUNCH…
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