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…
THE Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency reported that 9.38 percent of 1,364 Pangasinan barangays still have to work on being ‘drug-cleared’. The statics show that as of October this year, there are still 128 barangays in Pangasinan that remain drug affected. The data released by PDEA Regional Director Joel Plaza during…
A NETWORK of marine-protected areas will be established in Alaminos City, Sual and Anda for food security, sustainable livelihood and economic growth, climate change, adaptation and mitigation. Provincial resolution no. 1619-2023 passed by the provincial board authorized Gov. Ramon Guico III to enter into and sign a memorandum of agreements…
THE normal two-hours travel from Dagupan City to San Juan, La Union will soon be cut by an hour or less, once the construction of the Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway (TPLEX) extension is completed. The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) recently approved the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)…
THE provincial government is gearing up to construct a P238.992 million World Bank-assisted bangus breeding and hatchery facility in Barangay Arnedo, Bolinao town to enable Pangasinan to produce more than 100 million bangus fry and over 48 million bangus larvae annually. Gov. Ramon Guico III said the construction is scheduled…
REFLECTING POOL, INTERACTIVE FOUNTAIN – Governor Ramon Guico III, with the composite illustration of the Reflecting Pool and Interactive Foundation behind him, updates local media on the status of the two projects that will establish the Capitol grounds as a primary visitors’ destination in Lingayen. He expressed gratitude to Senators Alan Peter Cayetano…
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