BAUTISTA–Three political bigwigs are expected to contest the gubernatorial seat in the May 14 elections, making it one of the hottest political battles to watch. Those who signified intent to run as Pangasinan governor include Second district Rep. Amado Espino Jr, Vice Governor Oscar Lambino, and Dr. Jamie Eloise Agbayani…
‘TIS now the time for political manifestos to serve political agendas. The first such manifesto was signed by twenty-five barangay chairmen of Dagupan City seeking a status quo for Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr., Mayor Benjamin Lim and Vice Mayor Alvin Fernandez in a bid “to preserve political unity” in…
DOMALANDAN BRIDGE INAUGURATION—President Gloria Arroyo waves to the crowd as she is driven through the newly-opened 600-meter long Domalandan Bridge in Lingayen, along with Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr., Governor Victor Agbayani, Congressman Amado Espino Jr. and Lingayen Mayor Ernesto Castañeda. – (Punchphoto by Ray Zambrano)
STATUS QUO IN 4TH DISTRICT? —Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. meets Dagupan City barangay chairmen led by Guillermo Vallejos who handed him a resolution calling for a status quo among the Speaker, Mayor Benjamin Lim and Vice Mayor Alvin Fernandez. Listening in is Immigration Commissioner Alipio Fernandez Jr. – (Punchphoto…
THE election period for the May 14 local and national polls officially starts today, and the enforcement of the gun ban as mandated by law is also now in effect.. The City Election Office, through lawyer Remarque Ravanzo, has issued a public reminder, stressing that the ban will be in…
LINGAYEN– “I was not, I will not and will never be a drug lord”. This was the angry retort of Provincial Board Member Danilo Uy after a report that appeared in two local tabloids describing him “the father of drug pushers” in the fifth district of Pangasinan. In a privilege…
SUAL–Philippines lost another champion when Marlboro Tour’s 1983 winner Romeo Bonzo died in a vehicular accident in his native Sual town when the motorcycle he was riding was bumped by a Mitsubishi Delica van last Thursday. Bonzo, 49, brother of another Tour of Luzon champion in (1976), Modesto Bonzo, won…
BINMALEY–It was a good year for Binmaley. This was how Mayor Simplicio Rosario described the performance of his municipal administration for the year 2006 during his State of Municipal Address (SOMA) on January 8 before the Sangguniang Bayan (SB). The SOMA was attended by Vice Mayor and SB head Jeffrey…
NOTING the plight of its regular employees who are at the mercy of loan sharks, the Dagupan City government is introducing a soft loan program that will have a minimal monthly interest rate. City Treasurer Romelita Alcantara bared the loan scheme contained in a directive issued recently by Mayor Benjamin…
LINGAYEN–Pangasinan has maintained its status as a major rice producer and supplier for the Northern Luzon area as palay production in 2006 improved to 1,003,997 metric tons from 958,034 metric tons the previous year. Provincial Agriculturist Jose Almendares attributed the production growth to “intensive implementation of irrigation projects, integrated…
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