THE Balon Dagupan Swimming team again proved its dominance when it won as overall champion on the Philippine Swimming Inc.’s 2019 Grand Prix CNL-CAR Long Course Qualifying Leg held in the city from April 6 to 7. The team bested 10 clubs comprising of 113 participants from North Central Luzon…
Name-calling, a reflection of character AS we have all come to learn, election campaign is the season for mudslinging and denigrating character of candidates. Candidates equally accuse each other of committing lies, pocketing bribes, misusing public funds, political dynasty, incompetence, protector of criminal activities, etc. All these are par for…
BEATING 45 DEGREES CELSIUS –Local residents take to the Lingayen Beach to cool off from the blistering heat last week. In Dagupan City it was 48 degrees Celsius. (Punchphoto by Jojo Riñoza)
CONGRESS IMPASSE LINGAYEN–Pangasinan was one of the provinces affected by the recent impasse when the House of Representatives recalibrated the 2019 national budget after it was already ratified during a bicameral meeting between leaders of the House and the Senate. In a talk to newsmen after he addressed the commemorative program marking 439th Pangasinan Day at Sison Auditorium here, Senate President Vicente Sotto…
FOURTH District Rep. Christopher de Venecia welcomed the planned US$1 billion investment by the giant business conglomerate San Miguel Corporation (SMC) in San Fabian town. The same sentiment was shared by Gov. Amado Espino III in his 2019 State of the Province Address on March 28 before the Sangguniang Panlalawigan. In…
OLD JEEPNEYS PHASE OUT LINGAYEN–There will be no more extension to the deadline for the phase out of old dilapidated and smoke-belching jeepneys commuting passengers beyond the three-year grace period given to drivers and operators nationwide. This was underscored by Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade amid another call by jeepney drivers and…
HIGHEST IN REGION IMPLEMENTATION of the Commission on Election’s gun ban in Region 1 since January 13 has so far led to the arrests of 237 persons, 144 of whom were in Pangasinan making the province with the highest number of arrests. This was revealed by P/ Brig. Gen. Romulo…
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