AFTER INVOKING AUTHORITY FROM GUV THE authority and designation of former Second District Board Member Von Mark Mendoza was questioned during the regular session of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) last week when the former sought action on a proposed ordinance invoking “for and by the authority of the Governor.” Mendoza’s…
MAJORITY COUNCILORS STILL MUM ON COVER-UP THE irregularities earlier discovered by Mayor Belen Fernandez’s administration and reported to the local media were formally presented during the committee hearing on proposed Supplemental Budget No. 1 and Proposed Supplemental Annual Investment Plan last Tuesday, November 29. Randolph Ubando, OIC City Treasurer, and…
GIANT CHRISTMAS TREE IN LINGAYEN – Residents gather at the town plaza to witness the ceremonial switching of the giant Christmas tree’s lights. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
TWIN sisters in Dagupan City both won First Prizes during 70th edition of the prestigious Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature, the famed version of the ‘Pulitzer Prize’ in literature during awards ceremonies on November 30 at Marquis Events Place at Bonifacio Global City. The 12-year-old twin sisters, Zahara Exylin…
PANGASINAN, BIGGEST PALAY PRODUCER – Farmers in Baragnay Buer in Aguilar town rush to thresh palay making Pangasinan still the no. 1 producer contributing at least 71% to the region’s production. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
THE second tranche of the daily minimum wage increase for workers in Region 1 took effect last December 1, barely six months after the first tranche was effected June 6, 2022, according to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Region 1. The agency said the second tranche is…
THE local government of Manaoag expects to establish rules and regulations of parking areas and their fees soon after receiving reports of abuses from motorists against owners of vacant lots that converted these into pay parking areas. Mayor Jeremy Agerico Rosario, in an interview Tuesday, November 29, said a consultation…
SOME 158 job applicants were hired on-the-spot at the Diamond Jubilee Jobs Fair organized by the Public Employment Service Office (PESO) on November 26, 2022 at the City Astrodome. PESO Manager Joy Siapno said the new hires were selected from 536 applicants that were interviewed at the jobs fair, fourth…
A resolution was passed by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) deferring the holding of motor shows in all towns and cities following an accident during a motor show in Mapandan town on the night of November 19 where one spectator was killed and three others were injured. Introduced by Fourth District…
By Leonardo Micua GOOD news from the Dagupan City Information Office under Mayor Belen Fernandez! An Interim Report regarding the Project Preparation Study for a Tri-City Ferry System Project that will link Dagupan, Alaminos City and San Fernando cities with each other was presented last November 15 to stakeholders, government…
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