By Leonardo Micua THE Local Public Transport Route Plan (LPTRP) mapped out by the LTFRB, based on studies on passengers’ needs, will be a big boon to the commuting public. It will not only reduce the number of commuter vehicles but will also merge existing routes to make them…
By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo THERE are many kinds of war that women fight. There are silent wars that seek liberation from patriarchy, gut wars that has something to do with the eradication of poverty and hunger and so many others that impact on human lives in general, particularly women’s…
By Jesus A. Garcia Jr WHAT a relief. The month-old Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association – EJ Obiena dispute is finally over. Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chairman William “Butch” Ramirez issued the press statement after the successful fifth mediation meeting last March 30 between the two warring parties…
By Rex Catubig WHEN Christina was relocated from Riyadh and reassigned in the remote township of Bisha, her life as an OFW changed forever. She was supposed to work for a family of 6, but she counted 11 –including a 7-month old baby. Everything seemed normal– until the…
WITHOUT 2022 REGULAR ANNUAL BUDGET IT’S final. The Dagupan City government will operate with a reenacted budget after the Sangguniang Panlungsod failed anew to pass the regular budget last March 31, the end of the 90-day deadline. However, City Secretary Ryan Ravanzo, clarified that operation of the reenacted budget is…
BANGUS FESTIVAL IS BACK — Bangus Festival dancers and Mayor Brian Lim present a grilled Dagupan bangus to local media during the launching of Bangus Festival at SM Center Dagupan. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
AFTER two years of hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Dagupan City Bangus Festival is back. In a press conference on Friday, April 1, Dagupan City Mayor Marc Brian Lim said this year’s Bangus Festival marks not only the return of the city’s flagship feast, but also a thanksgiving…
AVOID HEAT STROKE, STAY INDOORS EXPECT the month of April to be hotter than it was in March. This is the warning of Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) and advised residents of Dagupan City and Pangasinan to avoid suffering from heat stroke by staying indoors from mid-morning…
CITY PROSECUTOR’S REQUEST TO INHIBIT DENIED THE complainants in the case for direct bribery filed against members of the Market Marshal Task Force of Dagupan scored a moral victory when the Regional Prosecutor denied the request of the City Prosecutors Office to inhibit itself in handling the investigation and prosecution…
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