2017 ECE BOARD EXAMS “TOUGH times never last but tough people do.” This was how the sixth top placer in the October 2017 Electronics Engineering (ECE) board examination from Colegio de Dagupan (CdD) summed up his experience when he received P75,000 cash gift from his alma mater. Ronnie Gee Alfonso,…
LINGAYEN –One week after exposing exorbitant fees charged by doctors in Dagupan City, Second District Board Member Raul Sison this time directed his tirade at a private hospital in Dagupan City for reportedly refusing to release the cadaver of a patient that died in the hospital to his family because…
IF the collection of fines and penalties from traffic violations is any indication, motorists should be warned that traffic rules in Dagupan City are strictly enforced by the Public Order and Safety Office (POSO). The city government has been collecting an average of P1 million a month in penalties for…
DAGUPAN CITY — As technology advances, so does information. The Philippine Information Agency (PIA) recently hosted a briefing for the Pangasinan Bloggers on the significance of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Freedom of Information as directed by the government to the province. PIA Regional Director…
HERE’S good news for jobseekers in the construction industry. The construction projects for the’ Build Build Build’ program of the Duterte administration are experiencing a shortage in manpower. Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) District Engineer Rodoldo Dion said there is shortage of workers skilled in carpentry, masonry, machine…
BAGUIO’S ‘SUNDOT-KULANGOT’ LINGAYEN—By regularly producing Baguio City’s famous pasalubong, sundot kulangot, a Pantawid Pamilya beneficiary in the town soon managed to own a house, has a daughter about to earn a college diploma, a college graduate and still sends two more kids to school. Celedonia Soriano, one of sundot-kulangot makers in Lingayen, attributed her…
THE cold weather this month of December (expected to last until January) brought about by the Siberian wind is causing not only persons but also the fish to shiver. Since the “ber” months started, there has been a sharp decline in the production of milkfish (bangus), the top aquacultural product in Dagupan and other coastal areas of…
ANOTHER GUINNESS WORLD RECORD? – The officials and residents of Calasiao are optimistic that they have succeeded in earning the title of official world record holder of “Worlds Largest Rice Cake (Puto) Mosaic” for its 209.3776 square meter rice cake inside the Calasiao Sports Complex on December 8 at the start of their Puto…
THE Pangasinan Chapter of the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster sa Pilipinas was recognized as the best chapter in the Philippines. KBP President Herman Basbano and Chairman Ruperto Nicdao, Jr. led the awarding ceremony during the Incentive Program for 2016 held at the Clark Freeport in Pampanga on November 16, 2017. Mark Espinosa, chairman of…
WORLD AIDS DAY — Candidates vying for Mr. and Ms. Balon Dagupan lead the candle lighting ceremony during the observance of World Aids Day at the Dagupan City plaza. They also served as volunteer educators to the participants. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
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