THE athletes of Dagupan City are joining other sectors in the city who are made to suffer the brunt created by the refusal of the majority in the Sangguniang Panlungsod to act and approve the proposed Supplemental Annual Investment Program (AIM) and the proposed Supplemental Budget No. 1 of year…
HOLIDAY EATING, DIETING, FASTING AWARE of the festive mood in the region after almost two years of isolation and restrictive way of life during the pandemic, the National Nutrition Council (NNC) Region 1 issued its “friendly warning” to families and communities health risks due to excessive eating, dieting and fasting….
HAIL MARY, FULL OF GRACE — Thousands of devotees pray to Our Lady of Our Lady of the Rosary of Manaoag on the occasion of the feast of Immaculate Conception of Mary. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
DAGUPAN City Mayor Belen Fernandez made her final appeal to the Sangguniang Panlungsod in her December 5 letter for the urgent approval of the Supplemental Investment Program and Supplemental Budget that remain at the committee level despite five successive committee hearings. Her letter was read by Councilor Michael Fernandez, minority…
AFTER a proposed ordinance submitted by a former member of Sangguinang Panlalawigan invoking merely “for and by authority of the Governor,” was rejected by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, the same measure entitled a provincial ordinance creating a Pangasinan Provincial Government Joint Venture Code was resubmitted by the provincial administrator and eventually…
CITY SCHOLARS RALLY FOR THEIR EDUCATION — “Pirmahan na, Pirmahan na” was the cry of the newly selected scholars of Dagupan City and their parents when they staged a rally outside the Sanggunian Panlungsod building after the majority bloc continues to refuse to approve the Supplemental Budget 1. (Punchphoto by Butch…
NO SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET FOR SCHOLARS THE clamor of some 100 students and parents that staged a rally outside the Sangguniang Panlungsod session hall on Tuesday (December 6) to pass and approve the Supplemental Budget No. 1 that would alleviate their financial crisis threatening to end their education, were flatly ignored…
THE Sangguniang Panlalawigan on December 5 passed the P135,55,734.3 supplemental budget to defray the Performance-Based Bonus (PBB) of regular and casual employees and to pay the Christmas financial assistance for consultants, community health workers and other volunteers of the provincial government. Provincial Ordinance No. 7 proposed by Third District Board…
BRIGHT, colorful lights adorning the Nativity scene – the “Belen”- depicting the birth of Jesus Christ have been restored for the grand visual experience of Dagupeños’ families, friends and their visitors at the Paseo de Belen by the River Grove last December 2, 2022 as one of the highlights of…
CALASIAO’S FIRST CHRISTMAS VILLAGE – Mayor Manilyn Caramat and Vice-Mayor Kevin Roy Macanlalay, joined by the town’s councilors do the honors of the ceremonial switching of lights inside its newly constructed Christmas Village for the season. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
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