THE differences by among the members of the Sangguniang Bayan in Calasiao continued after four councilors decried the approval of the ad hoc committee report on the allocations of public funds in the town’s annual budget that was presented during their session as “void ab initio” it being “highly irregular…
A FRUSTRATED Councilor Celia Lim challenged anew her colleagues in the Sangguniang Panlungsod to finally vote on the 2022 annual city budget so the Dagupan City council can proceed to discuss other pressing issues and not waste each other’s time, particularly of the invited resource speakers. But her call failed…
THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) – Pangasinan and the Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPPO) have given their commitment to each other to collaborate to ensure the peaceful and orderly 2022 National and Local Elections (NLE). Provincial Comelec supervisor lawyer Ericson Oganiza said the poll body will work closely with the…
HARVEST TIME – Farmers in Mangatarem town rush to thresh their palay late afternoon for delivery to traders. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
ALL candidates for local elective positions were advised to surrender their firearms to their respective police stations for safekeeping during the campaign for the 2022 local elections. Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPPO) Director P/Col. Richmond Tadina said all the provincial commands in the region are encouraging all candidates in their…
THE Police Regional Office 1 launched on Thursday ‘Secure, Accurate, Free and Fair Elections 2022’, a multi-sectoral campaign under the theme KASIMBAYANAN (Kapulungan ng inyong Pulis, ng inyong Sundalo, ng inyong Bantay Dagat, ng ating COMELEC at lahat ng Lingkod Bayan kasama ang Simbahan at Pamayanan). P/MGen Rodolfo Azurin Jr.,…
LINGAYEN-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas has appealed to the laity for a Lenten season of reparation rosary for truth, integrity, and wisdom beginning Ash Wednesday, March 2 until Holy Wednesday, April 13. In his “Reparation and Repentance for National Healing” letter to the parishioners of the Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan, Villegas said,…
TWO ALAMINOS SCHOOLS ALREADY RESUMED THE 19 public schools and a private school in the Ilocos Region given the authority to conduct limited face-to-face (F2F) classes have resumed their activities starting February 16 since the region‘s alert level has been downgraded to Level 2. According to the Department of Education…
AS COVID CASES DECLINE CURFEW in Dagupan City has been lifted under a new executive order signed by Mayor Brian Lim on February 10, 2022. Section 4 of Lim’s Executive Order No, 7 states: “The curfew imposed in the City of Dagupan adopted as part of the health measures to address…
BIKERS BEST FRIEND – Since the start of the pandemic last year, and transport became scarce, hundreds resorted to bicycles for their livelihood and for leisure. With regular needs to upgrade and ensure efficient performance of their units, bike mechanics became in demand as much as health frontliners. (Punchphoto by Ray Zambrano)
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