LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – This capital town is once again gearing up for the much-awaited Bagoong Festival, a celebration of its renowned One Town, One Product (OTOP), from March 14 to 16. Mayor Leopoldo Bataoil promised three days filled with excitement and events. “For this year's festivities,...
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – A cashier was arrested and P2-million worth of suspected shabu was seized in a buy-bust operation in Libsong East here on Thursday, February 1. Roshela Margarita Calimlim, 31, and considered a high-value individual, was nabbed by the Pangasinan police Provincial Drug...
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – Sen. Imee Marcos visited the Pangasinan State University here and distributed financial assistance to 2,000 students from nine campuses in this province under the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis (AICS) program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development on...
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – The first-ever Mukbang ed Dayat for officials and employees of the provincial government and the public is slated on September 22 at the Capitol beachfront here. Dubbed as Grand Boodle Picnic Fest for a cause, it is one of the highlights of the 123rd celebration of the...
CAMP FLORENDO, La Union – Authorities arrested a suspected drug pusher and seized shabu worth P544,000 in a buy-bust operation in Lingayen, Pangasinan before dawn on Wednesday, May 31. Police identified the suspect as Mark Vincent Diaz Ampaya, 25, a water delivery boy, and a resident of Lucao...
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – The provincial government of Pangasinan has lined up activities in commemoration of the 78th anniversary of the Lingayen Gulf landings and 16th Pangasinan Veteran’s Day on Monday, Jan. 9. Activities include a thanksgiving Mass, wreath-laying ceremony, and a commemorative...
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – The Pangasinan State University will host the first-ever Philippine Salt Congress from Nov. 26 to 27 at the Sison Auditorium Capitol Complex here. Paulo Cenas, PSU Vice President for Research, Extension, Innovation, Gender, and Development and conference chairman, said the...
The 250-year-old St. Dominic Parish Church in San Carlos, Pangasinan has been designated as a minor basilica by Pope Francis. St. Dominic Parish (Facebook) The Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan said the official title of the church will be changed to the Minor Basilica of St. Dominic. The date of the...
FORMER President Fidel V. Ramos with Lingayen, Pangasinan Mayor Leopoldo Bataoil (standing) and wife Gina. LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – Mayor Leopoldo Bataoil here mourned the death of former President Fidel V. Ramos Sunday, July 31, at the age of 94 at the Makati Medical Center. Bataoil extended his...
LINGAYEN – People in this capital town of Pangasinan have not been allowed to hold barangay fiesta celebrations and sports tournaments for quite some time now because of the pandemic. Now, they are free. “Every local government unit shall exercise the powers expressly granted, those necessarily...
Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas has appealed for a Lenten season of “reparation rosary for truth, integrity, and wisdom” starting Ash Wednesday, March 2 until Holy Wednesday, April 13. Archbishop Socrates Villegas of Lingayen-Dagupan (CBCP / MANILA BULLETIN) In a pastoral...
Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas has denounced vote buying even calling it a "mark of the devil." Archbishop Socrates Villegas of Lingayen-Dagupan (CBCP / MANILA BULLETIN) "Vote buying is a mark of the devil. It puts a price on the person of the voter. It is even worse when the vote...
