The rush to approve a resolution seeking to legitimize an unauthorized and irregular transaction of the Dagupan City mayor involving the lease of a commercial area fronting the city plaza was initially blunted. Instead of approving the draft resolution forwarded by City Administrator Rafael Baraan, seeking to give…
LINGAYEN – Wannabe Small Town Lottery (STL) operators in Pangasinan can now kiss their plans goodbye as the provincial board has decided to shelve the endorsement of three interested agents following Governor Victor Agbayani’s pronouncement of a “No to STL” policy. Vice Governor Oscar Lambino, who is the presiding officer…
CALASIAO—Alaminos has been declared as the first drug-free city in the province. This was the assessment of the Provincial Anti-Drug Abuse Coordinating Council (PADACC) with Vice Governor Oscar Lambino as executive officer, based on its evaluation. Mayor Hernani Braganza received the award for his city from the PADACC…
ALAMINOS CITY – The family feud now pending before the Regional Trial Court (RTC) has turned ugly compelling the judge to issue a gag order against the contending parties warning them of contempt if they further issue inflammatory statements against the receiver. RTC Judge Jules Mejia of Branch 54 issued…
MANAOAG– This municipality is and will remain a “GRO-free” town under the administration. Mayor Napoleon Sales has made this pledge as he pursued his campaign against “guest relation officers” (GROs) working in videoke bars in this town, considered as the pilgrimage center of Pangasinan. He said his administration, as a…
MANAOAG—First there was the fertilizer scam involving Department of Agriculture officials before and during the 2004 eletcions, and now another scam appears to be in the works victimizing farmers anew before the 2007 elections. This became apparent after provincial agriculture officials snubbed a hearing set by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan…
LINGAYEN – About P2.8 million worth of illegal drugs, including about 10 kilograms of marijuana, were burned Monday at the town plaza here as part of an effort to highlight an all-out war against drugs in the province. “The province is winning the war against illegal drugs,” said Vice…
LINGAYEN – A new traffic scheme that will finally decongest traffic at the highway at any time of the day is now under study by the Sangguniang Bayan (SB). According to P/Supt. Rodolfo Lomibao, chief of police, the traffic plan, will address the daily bottleneck experienced along the main…
The media is a considered a key stakeholder in the peace process and negotiations with insurgents. This was what some 30 media practitioners from all over the country were told in a dialogue with the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process during the first multi-sectoral media dialogue…
SAN CARLOS CITY–Japanese firm Wu Kong (S) Pte.Ltd. expects to recruit workers during a four-day job fair scheduled here and in Bayambang from December 3 to 6. The activity, called Victorey Job Fair, will be held at the Ramos Espanol Building in Bayambang on December 3 from 8:00 a.m. to…
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