WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS OF PERFORMING ARTS AN 11-year-old Dagupan lass brought honor to the city of Dagupan and to the country when she bagged two bronze medals in the 25th Annual World Championships of Performing Arts held in Anaheim, California, USA from July 22 to 30, 2022. Sophia Madaya Samonte, who…
MAYOR Belen Fernandez issued an executive order creating an executive committee tasked to prepare the year-long celebration and commemoration of Dagupan City’s 75th anniversary foundation. In her Executive Order No. 12, series of 2022, Fernandez stated the city government must celebrate the founding anniversary throughout the year to commemorate how…
THE Dagupan Sangguniang Panglunsod congratulated Sophia Malaya Samonte, a native of Barangay Bonuan Boquig, for winning the bronze medal, kids category, as member of the Philippine team that competed in the recent annual world championship for performing arts held in Disneyland, Anaheim, California, USA. In the resolution authored by Councilor…
YOUNG CREATIVE MINDS – Two students work on their ideas for presentation during the survival cooking and trash art challenge at Dagupan City National High School on the celebration of National Nutrition Month to promote the importance of proper nutrition among Filipinos. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
PSU ACCOMPLISHMENTS – Dr. Dexter Buted, president of Pangasinan State University (PSU), presents the university’s highlights of accomplishments to the media prior to a press conference last Monday, July 25. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
DELAYED BY COVID-19 PANDEMIC – After two years of waiting, young girls finally receive their sacrament of Confirmation, one of the initiation rites into the Roman Catholic Church after Baptism, at the Parish Church of San Fabian, officiated by Archbishop Socrates Villegas. (Punchphoto by Ray Zambrano)
DUTIFUL MOTHERS – These are just two of many mothers in the city who’d do anything to keep their children safe and dry during flooded days in Dagupan City. (Punchphotos by Willie Lomibao)
MAYOR Belen Fernandez appointed Atty. Norman Alex Lomboy as city administrator . Other new appointees are Atty. Aurora Valle, city legal l officer; Atty. Cattleya de Guzman, chief of staff; Eva Visperas, city information officer; Luz de Guzman, executive assistant; Josephine Corpuz, OIC city engineer; and Arvin Decano as chief…
STA. MARIA REPLACED MAYOR Belen Fernandez has named Jom Serna as new market administrator to stop the illegal collection of fees imposed on vendors and to spur market collections. Serna replaced Aguedo Sta. Maria under whose term the market vendors have complained of illegal fees imposed on them by his…
THE Sangguniang Panlalawigan confirmed Governor Ramon Guico III’s appointments of Melecio Patague II as new provincial administrator, and Atty. Baby Ruth Torre as provincial legal officer. Born in Pozorrubio town, Patague was a former three-term vice mayor of Binalonan, where Gov. Guico was also mayor for three terms. He was…
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