THE Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) has admitted that the septic tank of the city jail is defective, causing its surface water to flow to the Lingayen Gulf. Jail Warden Chief Insp. Florante Nisperos said he will prioritize the repair of the defective septic tank which had beed …
CALASIAO – For his good performance as chief of police, Supt. Policarpio Cayabyab is being sought by the Sangguniang Bayan to stay here longer. A resolution authored by Councilor Isidro Macalanda called on Police Provincial Director Sr. Supt. Alan Purisima to extend Cayabyab’s tour of duty in Calasiao, beyond the…
LAOAC – The feud between Councilor Patricio Rebugio and Mayor Gregorio Tabayoyong took turn for the worst when the former chided the latter for unilaterally increasing the cost of lots in the municipal cemetery by 100 per cent. Rebugio said without the benefit of a duly approved ordinance emanating from…
MALASIQUI – The Arroyo administration’s aim to wipe out insurgency throughout the country in two years won the backing of the provincial government. Vice Gov. Oscar Lambino said he and the other officials of the province are solidly behind resident Gloria Arroyo’s decision to quickly put an end to insurgency…
SAN FERNANDO CITY – Public hearings will be conducted by the Regional Tripartite Wage and Productivity Board (RTWPB) in Region 1 starting Tuesday to gauge the opinion of the people on the minimum wage issue. Department of Labor and Employment regional director Guerrero Cirilo, chairman of RTWPB in Region 1,…
DAGUPAN CITY– If you want the elections to be held next year as scheduled but seriously doubt it, Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Oscar Cruz is confident there will be no postponement. Cruz, former president of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines, said he based his confidence on the recent resurgence of…
ANOTHER round of increase on the price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas or LPG is expected this month. This was learned from the Department of Trade and Industry which said this is due to the high demand and higher costs of production of oil in the world market. LPG is now…
BOLINAO–The former goldmine of this rich coastal town, the sea urchin (locally known as kuden kuden), which collapsed in 1992 due to unregulated harvesting, is now on the road to recovery. Davelyn Pastor, restocking specialist of Sagip Lingayen Gulf Project (SLGP) based here, said that the reseeding project that started…
DAGUPAN CITY Savings and Credit Cooperative, a Micro-Finance Cooperative is a recipient of P3.5-M seed capital from Speaker Jose C. de Venecia, Jr., last June 26, 2006. The credit cooperative will adopt the Grameen Bank Replication Program (GBRP) in loan extension to finance productive ventures and income generating project of…
The late Atty. Luis Samson earned three separate posthumous citations from the city government, the Sanggunian Panlungsod of Dagupan and the Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountant (PICPA) Pangasinan Chapter. The late Atty. Luis F. Samson, Sr., the founder and the first president of the University of Luzon, was presented…
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