PANGASINAN is not only rich in natural resources, it is also teeming with talented individuals who, together, could showcase a great performance deserving a niche in the world of arts and culture all its own.

Such is the gem that glows out of the fine and classic musicale of Pangasinan orchestras that are all too often tapped to provide entertainment not only in neighboring provinces but even in the big cities.

Pangasinan Orchestra was started by a clan in the small, agricultural town of Basista, now known as the hometown of famous orchestras. In the town’s Barangay Dumpay alone, seven orchestras are always being contracted for fine musical entertainment, especially during big fiestas and other significant occasions. Read the rest of this entry »

THE word will come from Public Works and Highways Secretary Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. as to what date the new Dawel-Pantal-Lucao Road, including its bridge component, in Dagupan City, will be inaugurated and opened.

This was disclosed by Rep. Jose de Venecia Jr. congressman of the fourth district of Pangasinan, who believes the project could be inaugurated and opened very soon being now 99.9 percent complete.
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POLICE operatives of Dagupan accompanied by anti-prostitution civic and religious representatives swooped down on the city’s ‘ red light district’ in Arellano-Bani here, arresting several pimps and customers of suspected prostitution dens and lewd show clubs over the past few days.

The police operation supervised by City Police Chief Dionicio Borromeo was part of the intensified campaign to clamp down on prostitution patrons and operators in the city in line with City Ordinance 1896-2007 or the Anti Flesh Trade Ordinance.
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THE Dagupan-based University of Luzon Golden Tigers have finally done what no other team in Region I has achieved when it won the second Men’s National Collegiate Athletic Association (MNCAA) national championship last March 29 in San Fernando City, Pampanga.

The Golden Tigers of Engr. Mac Arthur and sportsman Luis Samson Jr. the national tournament, nipped Region III champion Lyceum of Olongapo, 85-83, in its initial outing before plastering Bicol champion PSU, 94-62.
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A NEW highway that will provide a second access road between Pangasinan and Zambales is now the subject of a piloting teamwork between the engineering districts of Pangasinan and Zambales.

The proposed highway with a total distance of 85 kilometers will connect the town of Mangatarem in Pangasinan, passing through barangay Mapita in Aguilar town to Sta. Cruz Zambales.

“In piloting operation, we are looking at the possible alignment of the new highway which will cut through several mountain slopes overlooking the Dasol Bay between Pangasinan and Zambales,” Pangasinan 2nd Highway District Engineer Rodolfo Dion said. Read the rest of this entry »

By FREDDIE LAZARO

VIGAN CITY—A cow in Ilocos Sur became an overnight local sensation when it gave birth to a triplet calves on Monday.

The cow, owned by farmer Wilson Navarro, 37, of Barangay Biddeng Daya, Vigan City, is now the talk of the town after its astonishing birth delivery of the triplet calves. All the three male calves were normally delivered.

Unfortunately, the first calf died a few seconds after it was born as it may have been suffocated in his mother’s womb.
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LINGAYEN – The pomp and glitter of sea festival will peel off a new sensation of entertainment in the coming celebration of this year’s Pistay Dayat.

“It’s music galore with social and cultural relevance,” said provincial administrator Raffy Baraan, the executive chairman of this year’s Pangasinan Pistay Dayat.

“Pangasinenses — young and old — are basically music lovers and dance enthusiasts, Baraan added, as he noted that the 2008 events committee had lined up an array of activities that will surely “quench the thirst” of entertainment-seekers.
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THE National Transmission Corporation (TransCo) is currently conducting a second round of public forums on Extremely Low Frequency Electro-Magnetic Field (ELF-EMF) in key cities nationwide in response to requests from various sectors.

The undertaking is part of TransCo’s Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Stewardship Program (CSRESP).
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REP. Jose de Venecia Jr. distributed 112 water pumps to farmers in his district on Wednesday to help them boost their rice harvest in the face of the looming rice crisis in the country.

The water pumps, at five-horse power each, were released by the National Irrigation Administration to farmers in San Fabian, Mangaldan, San Jacinto and Manaoag.

Costing P70,000 each, one water pump can irrigate five hectares of land at one time, said NIA Regional Director John Celeste who assisted the former House Speaker in distributing the water pumps to beneficiaries.
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EDILBERTO Libatique, branch manager of the National Food Authority in western Pangasinan, said 45 bigasang bayan outlets spread in 22 municipalities and three cities in his area are now selling government rice at a cheap P18.25 per kilo.

These outlets are selling NFA rice based on their weekly allocations of 30 bags each, he said.

Dagupan City has four bigasang bayan located in its two markets.
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