THE Commission on Elections (COMELEC) said candidates of the recently-held Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) who failed to file their respective Statements of Contribution and Expenditures (SOCE) face stiff penalties. The deadline for SOCE filing lapsed on Wednesday, November 29. Atty. Marino Salas, provincial election supervisor, warned that there…
DAGUPAN FIREMEN’S FRUSTRATION THE Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) in Dagupan City urges netizens to immediately report fire incidents in an area before going ‘live’ on social media. Senior Fire Officer 3 Rovir Solar, Dagupan BFP chief deputy fire marshal, made the appeal after noting that some fire incidents in…
THREE local government units in Pangasinan were cited by the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) for Excellence in Disaster Risk Reduction and Management, and in Humanitarian Assistance during the 23rd Gawad Kalasag Seal and Special Award. The local governments of San Fabian, Alaminos City and Anda were named Beyond Compliant Municipalities…
CHRISTMAS LANTERNS TO GET INTO THE MOOD – – A vendor works on another lantern and Christmas decorations that he hopes to sell along the highway on Caranglaan District in Dagupan City. The highway is brightened by the twinkling lights of these Christmas lanterns displayed. Visit the area to get into a Christmassy mood. (Punchphoto by Willie…
THE Dagupan City government is keenly looking into the construction of a PHP 150-million medical facility in the city despite the initial setback the project suffered at the Sangguniang Panlungsod. Dr. Ophelia Rivera, chief of the Dagupan City Health Office, told the SP Cares program over Aksyon Radyo Pangasinan that…
INTERNAL HOUSE RULES VS. LOCAL GOV’T CODE CAN a Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) member, who is on a vacation leave to the United States, still attend and participate in an official session of the local legislative body? This question was raised when Councilor Alvin Coquia, who was on vacation leave to…
THE City of Milpitas in California U.S.A, assured the continuity of its sisterhood ties with Dagupan City, an affirmation that was made during the visit of a delegation of officials from Dagupan led by Mayor Belen Fernandez last week. The Dagupan delegation was warmly welcomed at Milpitas City Hall by…
TWO local broadcasters have offered their “sincere and profound apology” to then Secretary Raul L. Lambino and former Mangaldan Mayor Mary Marilyn DG. Lambino for false allegations of committing rape, maltreating and causing physical injuries to a housemaid. The letter of apology, copy of which was furnished to The PUNCH…
REMEMBERING SPEAKER PEREZ, DAGUPAN’S FATHER – Acting Dagupan Mayor Bryan Kua leads the wreath laying before the bust of Speaker Eugenio Perez at the former Perez Market in observance and celebration of the Speaker’s 127th birthday. Perez authored R.A. 170 that created Dagupan as an independent component city, the only one in…
HAD it not been for Republic Act 170 authored by the late Speaker Eugenio Perez, Dagupan would not be in such a lofty position that it holds today in the country. This was how Acting City Mayor Bryan Kua described the significance of the Speaker’s role during the laying of…
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