COMMEMORATING MACARTHUR LANDING – The erecting of the Philippine flag by a laborer in front of Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s photo before the start of the 78th commemorative program in Dagupan City is reminiscent of victorious collaboration between Pangasinan guerillas and the American liberation forces’ landing in the beaches of Lingayen Gulf on January 9,…
FOR BLOCKING URGENT MEASURES A DILG legal opinion in 2019 states that if the Sanggunian committed inaction that is intentional and without valid and justifiable grounds on matters certified as urgent by the Local Chief Executive (LCE), thereby showing no consideration on the priorities of the administration, “the members, thereof, are…
AFTER SIX MONTHS IN OFFICE THE municipality of Calasiao lost its newly elected mayor after serving her constituents only six months in office. The sudden death of its town mayor, Mamilyn ‘Maya’ Agustin-Caramat on Sunday, January 8 shocked political leaders across the province. Report from Aksyon Radyo Pangasinan’s Freddie Fajardo,…
THE MacArthur Park located on a private lot in Barangay Bonuan Gueset where the monument of General Douglas Mac Arthur was erected in the 1980s will still be retained and developed by the current city administration in addition to the new site in Tondaligan Beach. This was announced by Dagupan…
CHEAPER ONIONS SOLD ON HIGHWAYS – A vegetable trader sells newly harvested onions and garlic aboard his pickup along the highway in Manaoag town. The bigger size onions sold for P100 per kilo while small ones for P80. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
THE Provincial Veterinary Office has certified that there are no more cases of African Swine Fever (ASF) after successful implementation of the program instituted by the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) of the Department of Agriculture in the province to date. Dr. Jovito Tabarejos, OIC Pangasinan Provincial Veterinarian, said all sentinel pigs under the…
IF you think the cold and cuddly weather makes you lethargic and sleepy, then perhaps you are not alone, as the cold weather affects fishes too, particularly, bangus and tilapia growers. Dr. Westly Rosario, chairman of the Professional Regulation Commission – Board of Fisheries, and a Dagupeño, said for fish,…
THE inflation rate throughout the Ilocos Region was pegged at 8.2-percent last December 2022, or 0.1% higher than the Philippine’s national average, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). The spike from November 2022 was only 7.7 percent. Inflation refers to the rate of increase in prices over a given…
HONORING WW II PANGASINAN VETS – Veteran PFC Valentin Untalan, 106, receives a Plaque of Recognition and medals from the Philippine Veterans Affairs Office and cash assistance from the Pangasinan provincial government during the 78th Lingayen Gulf Landings Anniversary and 16th Pangasinan Veterans Day. Presenting the awards are Gov. Ramon Guico III…
THE Pangasinan provincial government led the commemoration of the 78th Lingayen Gulf landings anniversary and 16th Pangasinan Veterans Day held on January 9 to honor the bravery, sacrifice, and patriotism of World War II freedom fighters. The commemoration started with a thanksgiving mass, which was followed by the wreath laying ceremony and commemorative…
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