ASPIRANTS in Dagupan City vying for the local positions of mayor, vice mayor and councilor, signed a peace covenant early Friday morning, February 7, at the Dagupan City Plaza during a ceremony presided by City Elections Officer Michael Franks Sarmiento. A total of 27 candidates signed the covenant for peaceful, honest…
CANDIDATES the police, and Commission on Elections (COMELEC) officials gathered on February 7 at the Magilas Hall in Camp Antonio Sison in Lingayen for a peace covenant signing ceremony. It seeks to foster unity and cooperation among law enforcement, electoral bodies, and political candidates in Pangasinan in upholding peace during…
UPDATE AT THE DAGUPAN SANGGUNIAN THE stalemate at the Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) was finally resolved last week after the opposition councilors finally passed a resolution by a vote of 7-3 on the use of the set of Internal Rules for Procedures they promulgated under Resolution No. 7922-2022, as amended,…
THE Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) immediately deployed two sea vessels and an aircraft to intercept two Chinese ships spotted in the waters off Bolinao in Pangasinan within the country’s defined exclusive economic zone (EEZ) last weekend. Commodore Jay Tarriela, PCG spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea, said their two 44-meter…
THE WOODEN SNAKE DANCE IN DAGUPAN— Members of the Dagupan Panda Lion Dragon WuShu Team perform in their colorful costumes during the parade along downtown Dagupan to welcome the Lunar New Year 2025, the Year of the Wooden Snake, and celebrate the Dagupan City Chinese Heritage Day. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
IN high spirits over Dagupan’s anticipated economic surge and transformation this year, Mayor Belen Fernandez led the city’s Filipino-Chinese community on January 28 in welcoming the Year of the Wooden Snake in the Chinese Lunar Calendar. The occasion was marked with a colorful motorcade along the central business district, which culminated at…
Rep. Yeddah Marie Romualdez, Speaker Martin Romualdez, former Speaker Jose De Venecia Jr., former Rep. Gina De Venecia and Rep. Christopher De Venecia cutting the ceremonial ribbon marking the opening of the Jose De Venecia Jr. Building and Museum in the House of Representatives. THE House of Representatives paid tribute…
IF you felt chilled and needed a thicker blanket last January 28, it was because it was the province’s coldest day so far with temperature dropping to 21.4°C, slightly beating the previous record of 21.42°C, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). Engr. Jose Estrada Jr,…
THE Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) officially adopted on January 27 the new national law updating the country’s real property assessment and valuation system, which will mean adjustments in tax rates. In its regular session on January 27, the board passed an ordinance adopting Republic Act No. 12001 or the Real Property…
URDANETA STUDENTS WIN! — Members of Urdaneta City High National School, one of the contenders in UP Subol Padunungan 2025 “Sabayang Pagbigkas” contest, practiced outside the NRSCC gym in Lingayen before the actual competition, and eventually won the championship of the most intense and suspenseful competition with literary piece “Kumintang ni Marcelino Beltran” written…
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