3 AREAS IN COMELEC WATCHLIST With less than a month to go before the May 14 election, none of the 44 towns and four cities in the province has so far been put under Commission on Election (Comelec) control due to reported or expected election-related violence. In 2004, San Carlos…
LINGAYEN—The 1.3 million voters of Pangasinan can be rest assured that there will be no power interruption on election day in May. The guarantee was made by Catalino Raña, principal engineer B for safety, security, environment and energy conservation of the National Transmission Corporation (Transco) during the strategic multi-sectoral conference…
The Commission on Election office here released the list of disqualification cases received by it so far. Lawyer Reddy Balarbar, provincial election supervisor, told The PUNCH that four disqualification cases have so far been filed in his office seeking to declare some candidates as nuisance or bar their candidacy due…
POZORRUBIO– It’s peaceful here. This was the assurance of Chief Inspector Frankie Castro Candelario, head of the Philippine National Police (PNP) in this town, as he denied reports of an alleged “deteriorating” peace situation here. Candelario said not a single election-related violent incident has been observed, reported or recorded in…
DAGUPAN CITY—City Comelec Officer Atty. Remarque Ravanzo has issued a reminder to local candidates about the guidelines for placement of political advertisements in print and broadcast media following several reports of violation. Ravanzo stressed that print and radio/TV ads should comply with the provisions of the Commission on Election (Comelec)…
Beat the summer season’s high temperature and avoid heat stroke by drinking at least eight glasses of water everyday. Dr. Jesus Canto, former director of the Region 1 Medical Center and now a candidate for a seat in the Dagupan City Council, gave this advice to the public and warned…
MANGATAREM–Cattle rustlers be warned! The local police is not all eyes just on election-related crimes in this campaign season. Chief Inspector Gerardo Roxas, chief of police here, said they continue to be on alert for other illegal activities, especially the prevalent cattle rustling. Roxas said two carabaos were recovered here…
THE Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats team in Dagupan, led by the tandem of former Immigration Commissioner Alipio Fernandez Jr. and former Councilor Belen Fernandez, vowed in their campaigns to review and rationalize the city’s taxation in order to institute better management of the local government’s resources. The increase in the city’s…
The Pangasinan Regency Hotel in Calasiao is set to participate in the Bangus Festival with a seafood special at its Hauthei Chinese Restaurant of the starting April 27. Romeo Co, restaurant operations manager, said a unique feature of the seafood special will be to give diners a chance to experience…
STA. BARBARA— “It is my vow to make Sta. Barbara a model town in governance, peace and progress.” Thus said retired Police General Reynaldo V. Velasco, now considered as the leading mayoralty candidate in his native town of Sta. Barbara, following a recent 30-minute interview with ABS-CBN’s Halalan 2007 hosted…
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