AS the campaign period heats up, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has had to clarify for the nth time that there was no over-spending in the construction of the Dawel-Pantal-Lucao road. The clarification was made by Yolanda Tangco, the project engineer assigned by the DPWH to supervise…
“Choose the best and reject the worst.” This was the appeal of Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Oscar Cruz during his homily in the Mass for peace and covenant signing among local bets for the May 14 elections. “If we choose the best ones, we will all be benefited (but) everyone will suffer…
CAMP BRIG. GENERAL OSCAR FLORENDO, La Union–Apart from Dagupan City, 44 other towns and cities in the Ilocos region have so far held a special mass and covenant signing for the conduct of peaceful and honest election in May. Police Regional Director Chief Superintendent Leopoldo Bataoil, who initiated the twin…
The Biskeg na Pangasinan (Strength of Pangasinan), newly accredited by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) as a provincial political party, is proving itself to be a formidable force in the province by fielding a total of 286 local candidates for different positions. Undersecretary for Local Governance Antonio Villar Jr., Biskeg…
THE Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and the Department of Agriculture (DA) have issued an advisory warning the public to refrain from eating, harvesting, transporting and marketing shellfish from the coastal waters of Wawa, Bani, Pangasinan. The advisory was contained in a bulletin released on April 4 by…
LINGAYEN–Senior Superintendent Isagani Nerez has clarified that there is nothing unusual in the leave of absence of the chief of police of Dagupan, saying the officer personally requested for it and his sick leave is good for only five days. Nerez said speculations insinuating that House Speaker Jose de Venecia…
Recognizing the power of religious block votes, Lawyer Gonzalo Duque, president of Lyceum Northwestern University and first vice president of the Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities, has called on leaders of religious groups to announce their endorsements early. Duque said two weeks should be enough time for religious leaders…
BUGALLON–Candidates beware! Campaigning can be hazardous to your health. The scorching summer heat plus the rigors of the campaign took its toll on a candidate for municipal councilor here who died from a heart attack during a campaign sortie in Poblacion. The fatality was identified as Wilfredo Santos, 51, who…
THE Powerhouse Team Unity in Dagupan City led by former Immigration Commissioner Al Fernandez and former Councilor Belen Fernandez brought their campaign to the grassroots again on Tuesday when they wooed the voters in the Malimgas Public Market, the Centro Mart Market and the Magsaysay Fishmarket. Former Councilor Fernandez said…
THE call of former Customs Deputy Commissioner Gallant Soriano, one of the congressional bets in the 3rd district, for the signing of a peace covenant to ensure a smooth election in their area remains to be ignored by his opponents. “I appeal to all candidates to enter into a covenant…
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