CRUZ, AGBAYANI CALL FOR VIGILANCE LINGAYEN– An insidious attempt by some candidates to frustrate the will of the people in some parts of Pangasinan was exposed jointly by Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Oscar Cruz and Governor Victor Agbayani. Both leaders called for the holding of honest, orderly, peaceful and credible May 14…
SAN CARLOS CITY — A task force has been formed to administer the day-to-day affairs of the San Carlos City government after having been placed under the control of the Commission on Elections (Comelec). The task force is headed by Provincial Elections Supervisor Reddy Balarbar with newly installed San Carlos…
THE staging of the Kalutan ed Dagupan on April 30 was a raging success with no less than Susan Roces-Poe, actress and widow of former presidential candidate Fernando Poe Jr., as the guest of honor. An estimated 300,000 Dagupeños and visitors spent their most exciting hours during the actual Kalutan…
TAKING a break from his campaign sorties, Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. participated in the 2007 Bangus Festival on Tuesday and found himself warmly welcomed by revelers. De Venecia and his team shook hands with the crowd to also pay tribute to Dagupan’s number one product, bangus, followed by campaigners…
Susan Roces, widow of the late actor-turned-presidential candidate Fernando Poe, Jr., joined the celebration of Dagupan City’s Bangus Festival where she endorsed the candidacy of Mayor Benjie Lim for the fourth congressional district seat. This developed as the Genuine Opposition (GO) expressed elation over the surge of support for PDP-Laban…
A WORLD-class make-up artist and several other balikbayans pledged support to Mayor Benjamin Lim’s candidacy as congressman in the fourth district of Pangasinan. As a support to their admired official in the city, over 20 balikbayans from London and United States agreed to come home to Dagupan and help campaign…
ROUND ONE THE petition for disqualification filed by father and son Benjamin and Brian Lim against House Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. that the latter’s lawyer filed last Friday before the Commission on Elections in Manila was rejected and instead re-directed its filing with another office. This was disclosed by…
STA. BARBARA — Mayoralty candidate General Reynaldo Velasco appears headed to a landslide victory judging from the heavy turn out in his barangay rallies. This was coupled by bipartisan endorsements and support for him and his team from various political, civic and religious leaders in the town. Velasco is confident…
A THOUSAND participated in the poll watching seminar conducted last Saturday by Atty. Romulo Macalintal, an election law expert, for supporters of Sta. Barbara mayoralty candidate retired Police Director Reynaldo Velasco. The seminar was aimed at educating and preparing them for their rights and duties in the May 14 elections….
Salvador “Buddy” Britanico, first nominee of the Barangay Associations for National Advancement and Transparency (BANAT), has challenged other party list groups to a debate on issues concerning the party-list elections. He dared party-list groups criticizing them for voluntarily revealing to the public their nominees and accusing them on being an…
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