160 couples tie knot in sunset wedding
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ALAMINOS CITY—Sorsogon Rep. Francis Escudero, a member of the senatorial ticket under the United Opposition, played ninong (godfather) to 160 couples who tied the knot on Valentine's Day in a mass civil wedding ceremony in Lucap, the jump off point to the Hundred Islands.
Mayor Hernani Braganza, who invited Escudero, officiated the 3rd civil mass wedding [...]
Dagupan gets lion's share of JdV projects
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A total of P662.7 million worth of infrastructure projects were built in the 4th congressional district of Pangasinan from 2001 to 2006 thru the initiative of House Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr.
A report released by Engr. Rodolfo Dion of the Second Highway Engineering District showed that Dagupan City got the biggest share of the initiative [...]
SUNSET MASS WEDDING
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SUNSET MASS WEDDING— Vice Governor Oscar Lambino (left), standing as wedding ninong (godfather), assists two elderly couple in going through the ritual of drinking wine as part of the celebration for their sunset wedding on Valentine's Day, which they shared with 159 other couples at the Lucap Wharf in Alaminos City. (Punchphoto by Cesar [...]
NEW BARANGAY ROAD
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NEW BARANGAY ROAD—Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. waves to the crowd as he walks through a newly-completed road he inaugurated last Sunday in barangay Nibaliw Magliba with Barangay Captain Alex Magliba and Liga Barangay Chairmen head Roland Villegas (partly hidden).
MEDICAL DONATION
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MEDICAL DONATION—Vice Mayor Alvin Fernandez (fourth from right) turns over a Gastroscope, including its light source, to Dr. Roberto Valenzuela to complete the donation of his brother-in-law, Dr. Pedro Dayrit, to the Regional 1 Medical Center headed by Dr. Jesus Canto (first from left). Dr. Dayrit's first equipment donation last December was a Bronchoscope worth [...]
Thank you, Mr. Jess Garcia Jr.
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Caesar Zarate
17 Feb 2007
Thank you, Mr. Jess Garcia Jr., for your concern about sports in Dagupan. You are a living legend like Lance Armstrong of America. I was a little boy when you became the champion of the Marlboro Tours and represented our province Pangasinan. I know you are from Mangaldan or Mapandan, is that [...]
Exploiting the OFWs
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Ms. Ric
18 Feb 2007
Emmanuelle’s article on OFWs is just one story after another on this phenomenon that’s happening in the Philippines where human bodies have become the most exportable imports. It’s disconcerting to know that these mostly educated population leaves in droves, in the hundreds and thousands. They put their energy in becoming professionals [...]
Comelec sets up Task Force Baklas
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The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Dagupan City formed its Task Force Baklas a day after the campaign for senatorial elections began to tear down and remove all unlawful election materials posted here in areas not designated by the electoral body.
Lawyer Remarque Ravanzo, city election officer, said he deemed it best to convene the task [...]
LGU-Dagupan calls for team on diversion road
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THE city government has called for the immediate formalization and mobilization of the Multipartite Monitoring Team (MMT) to keep track of the full blast implementation Dawel-Pantal-Lucao Diversion Road and Bridge project.
The move is to oversee the construction phases of the said environmental critical project (ECP), noting that Dagupan City, as a flood [...]
Solicitation from DCHS students under probe
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THE Sangguniang Panlungsod of Dagupan City is set to invite the principal of the Dagupan City National High School (DCNHS) to shed light on the fund raising activity involving students purported to have been authorized by her, in violation of the Department of Education’s policy.
DNHS Principal Dr. Teodora Nabor will be asked to answer charges [...]
