“Go after them!” Rep. Jose de Venecia Jr. urged Dagupan City Mayor Alipio Fernandez Jr. not to relent in his “no-nonsense campaign” against land grabbers who have evidently illegally misappropriated for themselves portions of the Tondaligan Park and other foreshore areas in Bonuan.
HELP yourself first before we assist you. This was the stance maintained by Mayor Alipio Fernandez Jr. and Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez on the problem of the overcrowded Dagupan City District Jail run by the Bureau of Jail and Penology (BJMP), a national agency. Supt. Edgar Bolcio, the jail warden,…
City Hall won’t fund district jail annex
ANDA–Panic has gripped townsfolk here after an 11-month old baby girl has been confirmed to have died from the deadly meningococcemia virus. The local health authorities have since identified relatives and other persons who had prior direct contact with the victim and are now being closely monitored.
Baby in Anda dies of meningo
Two De Venecias are raring to fill in the shoes of Pangasinan’s political powerhouse 4th District Jose de Venecia Jr. who is serving his mandated last term. His wife, Gina, and son, Joey, have been visible “testing the political waters” around the country evidently preparing to run for public office…
Gina, Joey de Venecia testing political waters
Jose Ceralde 15 Mar 2009 A matter of economics for fishponds owners to sell their ponds to land developers, squatters building in river banks and fishpens, and bureaucratic hands open for their booty and heads turned. The more the red tape the bigger is the take. A win win for…
A matter of economics
MALASIQUI–A school supervisor of Malasiqui, the elder brother of Malasiqui Mayor Armando Domantay, can now expect to have a kidney transplant to prolong his dear life. This was made possible through the financial help extended by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo through the intercession of Third District Rep. Rachel Arenas.
Rachel helps Domantay’s brod
To officially mark the start of this year’s Dagupan Bangus Festival on April 15, representatives of 31 barangays and several educational institutions in Dagupan will be dancing in the streets for the ‘Gilon-Gilon ed Baley’ street dancing competition. Gilon-Gilon, a dance step unique to Dagupan culture, depicts the harvesting of…
Gilon-Gilon Street dancing opens 2009 Bangus Festival
A NEW building for the city police station in Dagupan will soon be constructed at the former Teachers’ Memorial hall as additional funds for the project are due for release within the month, the city police chief said. Supt. Mariano Luis Versoza said P6million more is needed for the modifications…
New Dagupan police building to rise soon
The jeepney drivers and operators were delighted to see that their daily nemesis, the Public Order and Safety Office (POSO) in Dagupan, is after all their ally. It was the POSO who came to their rescue last Tuesday when they complained about the “barkers” who extorted from them in loading…
Jeepney operators win vs. “barkers”
PISTA’Y DAYAT 2009 LINGAYEN–Pangasinan Pistay Dayat 2009 will be celebrated for a full week, April 25 to May 2, this host of activities aimed at creating further awareness for the need to preserve and protect the environment and to promote the province’s culture. The Lingayen Beachfront, the venue for most…