Jeremias Andrade Carrera 9 Mar 2008 The poster who said religious group must not be involved in politics now says that religious belief will solve the political problems in the Philippines. His stated opinions and arguments vacillate at maximum frequency-from political solutions to religion. He must have a…
LAND-GRABBING IN LINGAYEN LINGAYEN–The land-grabbing problem in Dagupan City appears to be a mere drop in the bucket compared to the magnitude of the continued occupation of public lands at the Lingayen Beach by the rich, powerful and influential. One glaring example is the 28 hectares of public land close…
AN ordinance passed by the city council condoning payment of penalties, interest and surcharges to the back taxes of owners of for-rent picnic sheds at Tondaligan Park has been vetoed by Mayor Alipio Fernandez Jr. In his veto message addressed to Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez, who also chairs the council,…
JUETENG STILL RAMPANT SHORTLY after media-payola was exposed in local media, a jueteng den in barangay Poblacion Oestein Dagupan was raided twice by operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) on March 2 and 3. Undetermined amounts of cash and jueteng paraphernalia were seized in the raids believed …
The University of Pangasinan (UPang) has “chalked up 83 years of missionary work in the education of the Filipino youth in this part and is still going strong.” UPang chairman Cesar T. Duque proudly made this statement after a thanksgiving prayer and the faculty’s restatement of commitment to academic excellence…
LINGAYEN-Governor Amado Espino Jr. appears bent on pushing for the conversion of the old airfield here at the provincial capital into a domestic airport. In an interview with newsmen in San Fabian town, Espino said provincial funds have been released for the repair of the Lingayen airfield’s perimeter fence. The…
LINGAYEN—A seven-man technical team from the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) arrived last week and immediately started a technical surve of the development plan of the proposed Sual International Shipping Port. The PPA team, headed by Leonardo Protacio, met with Governor Amado Espino Jr. at the Urduja House where the latter…
WHAT appeared to be a simple case of having a gas station in the community has become a contentious issue not only for the residents but for the city council of Dagupan. So like the proverbial hot potato, the Dagupan City council decided to throw the application of a business…
THE province, with almost 65,000 hectares of untenured forest area, is in desperate need for forest rangers. At present, there are only 21 forest rangers across the province, practically giving each one 4,500 hectares to look after. Wendy Co, provincial environment and natural resources officer, said given this situation, it…
LINGAYEN–Is the position for provincial legal officer (PLO), which has long been vacant now, being reserved for lawyer Geraldine Baniqued, who lost in the May 2007 election as board member for the 4th District? There have been talks within the provincial capitol that Espino intends to appoint Baniqued to the…
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