Rescued fishermen are home
INFANTA---A bus of the provincial
government was sent to Manila on
Thursday to fetch the five fishermen
rescued in the South China Sea after
their fishing vessel capsized at the
height of Typhoon
Emong
on May 7.
They were met at the Ninoy Aquino
International Airport and joined by
their grateful relatives on the trip
back home.
Anda still awaiting help from Malacanang
ANDA--The mayor of this island
municipality, one of the hardest hit by
Typhoon
Emong
last May 7, decries the absence of any
assistance from the national government
almost a month after the calamity.
"I don't understand the national
government why wala pa siyang
sinasabi kung ano ang gagawin nila sa
amin," Mayor Nestor Pulido said last
week.
Erap visits W. Pangasinan; pooh-poohs
Lakas-Kampi
ALAMINOS CITY--Former President Joseph "Erap"
Estrada, a leader of the opposition,
belittled the administration's
Lakas-Kampi merger, saying that it is
nothing but a new "publicity" gimmick as
the two parties have always been under
the control of President Gloria
Macapagal-Arroyo.
"As far as I'm concerned, isang partido lang yan. Kung ano ang sinasabi ni GMA
ay sumusunod yong dalawang partidong yan,"
said Estrada during his Lakbay
Pasasalamat caravan here.
Police help reunite father and daughter
STA. BARBARA--Municipal authorities here
intervened Wednesday afternoon to
reunite a five-year old girl with her
father after the latter's mother-in-law
took custody of her without the father's
consent.
The girl's mother is reportedly working
abroad.
Personnel of the Women and Protection
Center of the local police led by PO3
Ela Penullar
and Municipal Social Welfare and
Development Officer Wilma Coquia
searched two provinces to "rescue" the
girl at the request of her father.
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PNP murals impress police chief
LINGAYEN— Murals painted by amateur artists in the
perimeter wall of the Police Provincial Office (PPO)
impressed and delighted Police Director General Jesus
Verzosa, chief of the Philippine National Police.
"The murals depict the various
activities of the Philippine National Police and how
they should cooperate with the community which is part
and parcel of policing in the Philippines," Verzosa
said.
Sta. Barbara's feed and read program gets more support
STA. BARBARA—The "Feed and Read to Lead" program,
initiated by the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) Class
of 1976 and organized by the local police municipal
government here, continues to get support from various
sectors.
In the most recent session held May
23, JC Hardware, a dealer of construction materials,
co-hosted the program participated in by 400 children
from various barangays.
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47% dropout rate among students seen
Provincial
officials have expressed alarm over the high drop rate,
now estimated at 47%, among elementary graduates who are
not pursuing secondary education in public schools,
particularly in areas within the Pangasinan 1 Schools
Division.
Vice Governor Marlyn Primicias-Agabas,
presiding officer of the
Sangguniang Panlalawigan,
told Dr. Aurora Domingo, schools division
superintendent of Pangasinan 1 Division covering the
first, second and third congressional districts of the
province, that the number is "very alarming".
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