The Arroyo government got it all wrong. The stand of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) on the impeachment issue is not what her officials think it is. This was the reaction of Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Oscar Cruz to the initial statements issued by presidential spokesman Ignacio Bunye. Cruz,…
LINGAYEN – Typhoon “Florita” brought heavy rains throughout Pangasinan and as of Friday p.m. almost triggered the release of water from the San Roque Multi-Purpose Project in San Manuel town and could have resulted in another deluge and catastrophe in the eastern and central parts of the province. As of…
THE chronic absenteeism of members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod has turned from bad to worse. This was gleaned from record of attendance of the city aldermen from January 9 to July 10 this year, a copy of which was obtained by the PUNCH. The city council scheduled 23 regular sessions…
LINGAYEN- The provincial board commended the chief of police of Calasiao for a job well done and for having been cited as one of the country’s outstanding policemen in service (C.O.P.S). The provincial board’s resolution Friday sponsored by Board Member Amadeo Espino acknowledges the honor earned by Supt. Policarpio Cayabyab…
LINGAYEN – A bonanza of irrigation projects, roads, bridges and school buildings are forthcoming for the Pangasinenses following the approval by the Land Bank of the Philippines of the province’s P300 million credit facility. Gov. Victor Agbayani made this assurance last Thursday during the signing of a memorandum of agreement…
The intensified campaign of the PNP Maritime Police against blast fishing bore fruit when they apprehended a suspected blast fisher Thursday along the shores of Bonuan Binloc. The suspect, identified as Nelson Querol, 38, was in possession of 10 kilos of assorted fish believed to have been caught by means…
The Dagupan City government has been rated highly in implementing project PROMISE (Program for Hydro-Meteorological Disaster Mitigation in Secondary Cities in Asia). “I am not wrong if I say that out of the 5 project areas in Asia which I have visited, you have shown most enthusiasm and initiative in…
A fisherman will be cited by the Dagupan City government for saving turtle specie listed as among the critically endangered marine species in the world. Nonong Narvasa, a fisherman from Barangay Pugaro, turned over a 4-year-old hawksbill turtle that measured 15 inches long and 13 inches wide to the city…
MANGALDAN – The Sangguniang Bayan is set to probe the town’s Slaughterhouse Master and make him account for the alleged butchering thereat of stolen cattle. Councilor Jessie de Guzman proposed the investigation of Mrs. Veronica Juanatas whom he accused of not doing anything to stop the slaughtering of the stolen…
TAYUG – The grievance committee of the Eastern Pangasinan District Hospital will hear the complaint of a man who alleged that his sick wife was not attended to immediately by a doctor in the hospital and that worse, a nurse even insulted the patient.– Dr. Jovencio Tumbaga, chief of EPDH,…
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