Karina, the youngest daughter of the late Ermin Sr. and Paulita Garcia, died on November 1, 1963. She drowned at the Dagupan Blue beach while entertaining family guests. Fr. Arsenio Jesena S.J. had written a book entitled “Karina and Ermin”. PUNCH readers can read it on the internet – http://www.authorsden.com/visit/viewshortstory.asp?id=5463&authorid=4907
MOBILE SHABU LAB — Police Regional Director Leopoldo Bataoil (left ) presents to media the plastic containers, drums, bottles and other paraphernalia for manufacturing shabu seized by the police from an abandoned mobile laboratory in Anapao, Burgos sometime in September. With him are Police Provincial Director Senior Supt. Alan Purisima…
MOBILE SHABU LAB
REMEMBERING OUR DEAD SEA CREATURES– In preparation for All Saints’ Day on November 1, a worker of the National Fisheries Technology Development Center in Bonuan Binloc cleans the grave of a dead turtle entombed in the first known fish cemetery in the country. — (Ray Zambrano)
REMEMBERING OUR DEAD SEA CREATURES
BISKEGS HONORARY MEMBER —First Gentleman Mike Arroyo (third from right) acknowledges the acclamation by Biskeg na Pangasinan, a provincial political party, to be its first and only honorary member. Thirty five mayors and three board members including Dagupan City Vice Mayor Alvin Fernandez were present during their fellowship meeting held…
BISKEG’S HONORARY MEMBER
DRUG SYNDICATE CHANGES TACTIC LINGAYEN – There is a mobile shabu laboratory moving from place to place in Pangasinan, if not in the entire Region 1. This was the assessment of Chief Supt. Leopoldo Bataoil, the new Philippine National Police (PNP) Regional Director, who ordered all units in the region…
Police on alert vs. mobile shabu laboratory
THE Chinese government, through its ambassador to the Philippines, has pledged to finance a feasibility study for the construction of a pipeline system that will serve as a flood control and water supply structure for the rampaging waters from the mountains of San Roque Dam in San Manuel. House Speaker…
China’s envoy pledges 3 projects for Pangasinan
LINGAYEN — Watch out “kotong” cops, your happy days are over. This was the strong warning sent out by the newly-installed director of the Philippine National Police Region 1 office, Chief Supt. Leopoldo Bataoil. “Never under my watch. That’s one thing I emphasized to them. Never should anyone of my…
No ‘kotong’ cops under my watch – Bataoil
BE warned giving alms to street beggars. The warning was issued by the City Social Welfare Office (CSWO) which has vowed to address the proliferation of street beggars in the city even as she called on the residents to refrain from giving alms. “Both the giver and the receiver are liable of charges…
CSWO to take beggars off Dagupan’s streets
MALASIQUI – The Provincial Board is adopting a very cautious stance over the controversial sanitary landfill project being proposed in the town of Bayambang. This was conveyed by Vice Governor Oscar Lambino, the board’s presiding officer, and indicated that a very careful study is needed in view of the strong…
Landfill okay still hangs
AS anticipated, Dagupan’s Sanggunian Panlungsod (SP) questioned on Monday the P18-million increase in the city’s proposed P375-million budget for 2007, which was submitted by the mayor’s office the previous week. The council raised doubts as to where the funding will be sourced considering no new ordinances for enhancing revenue collection…