Who owns Tondaligan Park? The PUNCH has reported in the past indications of illegal occupancy and sale of parcels of land inside the Tondaligan Park in Dagupan City to some affluent families and businessmen. The same issue has been discussed by columnist Gonzalo Duque in his columns and his latest…
DADS CAUGHT FLATFOOTED While the Dagupan City Sanggunian slept, the city administrator conducted a bidding four months ago without any authorization from it and went on to award a 25-year lease contract for a public property fronting the city hall to a local developer. But Councilor Alex de Venecia, chairman…
LINGAYEN – While the provincial board has started to discuss the operation of Small Town Lottery (STL) in Pangasinan, Governor Victor Agbayani has stressed their “No to STL in Pangasinan” stand. Agbayani said, “We have a consistent stand that we would like to support the gains of Archbishop Oscar Cruz.”…
FINALLY, DOMALANDAN BRIDGE IS READY— Members of a construction crew work feverishly on the finishing touches for the 600-meter, P700-million Domalandan bridge in Lingayen set to be inaugurated by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on January 6, coinciding with the Lingayen town fiesta.
VICE Mayor Alvin Fernandez has vehemently denied the alleged plan of the city government to turn over the administration of the Tondaligan Park to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). Vice Mayor Alvin Fernandez reads aloud his letter to The Punch before newsmen. “That’s an absolute lie! I…
THE holding of the ‘Tinda’y Labi’ along A.B. Fernandez Avenue during the weekends of November was finally given a legal status through an ordinance passed on Monday by the city council, after three outings. When Tinda’y Labi, sponsored by private organizations, was launched on November 10, it operated under a…
THE owner of the outdoor billboard, a photo of which was published in the November 19 issue of The PUNCH, has denied that his structure is illegal and does not have a permit from the City Engineer’s Office. Ramil Gutierrez, manager of Sight and Sight Outdoor, which maintains six billboards…
LINGAYEN – Governor Victor Agbayani has sought President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s intervention on the brewing controversy at the 1,200 megawatt Sual coal-fired power plant in Sual town where about 300 employees fear loss of employment in case the company is sold within the next few months. Agbayani said the President’s “appropriate…
24 Nov. 2006 Dear Editor – Last November 19 issue of The Sunday Punch, Mr. Gonzalo T. Duque, in his column Playing with Fire, made several accusations that land covered by Proclamation 98 have been sold in exchange for several billions that have already changed hands. He even wrote…
AN employee of the city government, who must have been an avid follower of boxing champion Manny Paquiao, is facing an administrative case for gross misconduct and conduct unbecoming when he hit a fellow employee inside the city hall on November 10. City legal officer Geraldine Baniqued said the city…
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