“UNITY in the entire city. “This is the call of Dagupan City Mayor Belen Fernandez during the mass oath-taking ceremony for the recently elected barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan officials at CSI Stadia on November 8. A total of 493 officials: 31 Barangay chairpersons, 217 kagawads, 31 SK chairpersons, and 217 SK…
THE Sangguniang Panlungsod of Dagupan passed a resolution making the singing of the Dagupan Hymn during flag-raising ceremonies across all schools and government agencies in the city. Resolution No. R-6359, authored by Councilor Dennis Canto, requests the Department of Education’s Schools Division Superintendent of Dagupan, and the heads of government agencies in…
THE groundbreaking ceremony and the laying of a time capsule last November 8 signaled the start of the construction of a reflecting pool and interactive fountain at the Pangasinan Capitol Complex. Governor Ramon Guico III, in his statement during the ceremony, said the capitol beautification project, with budget pegged at P100 million is…
THIRTY six of the 48 towns and cities of Pangasinan passed the 2024 Child-Friendly Local Governance Audit (CFLGA) conducted by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) regional office. The passers were led by Dagupan City, followed by Alaminos, San Carlos and Urdaneta cities. The 32 towns that…
THE DE VENECIAS DO THEIR PART – Former Cong. Gina and her son Cong. Toff appear indifferent to each other as they focus on writing the names of their respective favored candidates on their ballots in their barangay. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced the completion of the proclamation of all winners in the recent Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) in Pangasinan. Atty. Marino Salas, provincial election supervisor, said all winners in the 1,364 barangays in Pangasinan have been proclaimed, including a winner in Barangay Lobong in…
BSKE WINNERS IN DAGUPAN THERE are more new barangay captains elected than the number of reelected incumbents during the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections in Dagupan City on October 30, according to the yet unofficial list of winners released to The PUNCH on November 2 by the Dagupan City Information Office. Of…
A Coca-Cola Bottling Company plant supervisor in Calasiao was elected as the new barangay chairperson during the recent Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) finally putting an end to the 26-year-long dynastic reign of the Gonzales family in Barangay Bonuan Binloc. Wilmer Castañares, 51, a former two-time kagawad and past…
THE councilors in the majority bloc in the Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod boycotted the October 31 regular session anew. In fact, it’s the fourth time they did it. Their absence this time prevented the SP from acting on problems related to distribution of water supply in the city and the establishment…
FIRST LADY’S LAB FOR ALL — First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos is accompanied by Gov. Ramon Guico III as she made the rounds during her visit in Binalonan town on Tuesday, October 24, upon arrival of her pet project “Lab for All” caravan in the town that provided free health and medical services…
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