URDANETA–The row over appointment of excess casual employees of the Sangguniang Bayan here is far from over. Some legal experts in the city are now considering filing legal action against Vice Mayor Julio Parayno for using the Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses (MOOE) fund of his office to pay for…
THOUSANDS of sari-sari store owners and prospective entrepreneurs are expected to participate in the 2nd Ilocos Region Sari-Sari Store Fair on October 24 to 26 in Dagupan City. Dagupan City Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez said the three-day fair, a sequel to last year’s event, will be held at the CSI…
BINMALEY–Not many of them eventually became priests, but all of them cherish their time as teen seminarians and credit the Catholic formation they received for who they have become. That period in their lives — characterized by mischievousness in the midst of the seminary’s rigid routine life — is celebrated…
THE impeachment case filed last week by Jose de Venecia III, son of 4th District Rep. Jose de Venecia Jr., against President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is more symbolic than realistic, according to Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Oscar Cruz. Nonetheless, Cruz underscored its value as a continuing vigilance against corruption in government. “Do not…
HEALTH Secretary Francisco Duque III told doctors to stop selling medicines to their patients saying this is not part of their profession. “Dapat itigil na natin ito,” Duque said during a public hearing on the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the Cheaper Medicines Act of 2008 held at the…
THERE are more privileges for being an ‘oldie’ in Dagupan City. Senior citizens, persons with disabilities (PWDs) and pregnant women will soon find special lanes for them in Dagupan’s commercial establishments and government offices to enable them to facilitate their transactions. The Sangguniang Panlungsod has approved an ordinance, authored by…
BAYAMBANG -Third District Rep. Rachel Arenas has expressed her support for the passage of the pending reproductive health bill at the House of Representatives. Arenas said while she is a practicing Catholic and follows the church’s teachings, she believes that a law on reproductive health is necessary to alleviate poverty….
STA. BARBARA—The police here stopped a hazing activity on Wednesday afternoon and arrested 16 minors, including three leaders of the fraternity. Superintendent Eric Noble, the town police chief, said an informant tipped them off about the hazing being held at the time inside a house fronting the Daniel Maramba National…
SAN FERNANDO CITY–The National Food Authority (NFA) branch in western Pangasinan leads in the procurement of palay throughout the Ilocos Region as of September this year with a buying price pegged at P17 per kilogram. Early harvests in Mangatarem and adjacent towns accounted for 62.5 percent of the total palay…
CALASIAO–More Pangasinenses expect to gain employment after earning their certificates of completion of training programs conducted by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA). More than forty per cent of 3000 trainees from the Ilocos Region who have completed their training programs were Pangasinenses. TESDA Provincial Director Ponciano Catipon…
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