AFTER A LONG WAIT DAGUPAN City, with its Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) under a new majority, finally passed two resolutions that will pave the way for the Tri-City Ferry System (TCFS), a water transport service at the Lingayen Gulf that will link the cities of Dagupan, Alaminos and San Fernando. The…
IN TIME FOR THIS YEAR‘S CHRISTMAS LAST year, the Special Recognition Incentive (SRI) and Gratuity Pay of employees of the Dagupan City government due them on or before Christmas 2023 was blocked by the old majority the city council in May 2024. This time, under the new majority at the Sangguniang Panlungsod,…
WITH assets totaling P18.36 billion, Pangasinan ranked as the 14th richest among 82 provinces in the country in 2023, based on the Commission on Audit’s Annual Financial Report on Local Government Units for last year. The province also placed 7th in terms of gross domestic product (GDP) share, contributing 1.8%…
LINGAYEN-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas highlighted Catholic teachings in a Pastoral Letter on December 16 in view of numerous political controversies hounding the country amid the Christmas celebration. “It is almost Christmas and we start our Simbang Gabi with mixed feelings of expectant joy and hope but with trouble and distress,”…
DELIGHTFUL EXPERIENCE — Dagupan residents and visitors flock to the City plaza to experience and enjoy the sight of the various designs highlighted by bright and colorful lights that are Instagramable for immediate posting. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
MORE than half of the 44 towns in Pangasinan are now categorized as a first-class municipality while eight are second class, six in third class, and only one in fourth class in terms of income based on the new levels set by the Department of Finance (DOF). The 29 first…
THE Dagupan City local government, in partnership with the University of Luzon and the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP), launched the “College Behind Bars” scholarship program on December 10, to provide educational opportunities to Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs). The Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) formalizing the initiative was…
THE provincial government led by Governor Ramon Guico III along with 29 local government units (LGUs) received this year’s Seals of Good Local Governance (SGLG), which comes with an Incentive Fund to finance local development initiatives to bolster national goals and strategic thrusts. “We all did this together. Indeed, competence…
THE Guico administration was conferred two SubayBAYANI Awards this year, an annual recognition given by the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) for good practice, innovation, and excellence in local infrastructure services and programs. In two separate awarding ceremonies held recently, Pangasinan received the SubayBAYANI Awards Exemplars at the…
THE Latinissimo DanceSport Team of the Alejandro F. Oligan National High School in Sison put on an outstanding performance and bagged 14 gold, 12 silver, and two bronze medals during the Urdaneta City Fiesta Open DanceSport Competition last December 7 at the Urdaneta Cultural and Sports Complex. Among the gold medalists are Lebron Dwayne Giltedez (Solo Youth Standard ChaCha, Rumba, Jive), Mark Morales (Solo Youth…
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