5 SUSPECTED KFR MEN DEAD URDANETA CITY –Was it a shootout or rubout? This is the question being asked days after five men, allegedly members of a kidnap-for-ransom (KFR) gang, were killed in a reported shootout in Barangay Palina West here on the night of April 19. An autopsy conducted…

RAIN or shine, the show must go on. This is the battlecry raised by Mayor Alipio Fernandez Jr. as rains hit many parts of the country, including Dagupan, last week, which is one week into the Dagupan Bangus Festival 2009 with another week to go. The Bangus Festival, considered as…

ASINGAN—Former President Fidel V. Ramos urged local officials of Asingan, his hometown, to arrest the steady and marked deterioration of the Asingan Tourism and Recreation Center (ATRC) which he put up during his presidency. In an open letter to Asingan Mayor Carlos Lopez, Ramos threatened to file criminal charges if…

LINGAYEN–Provincial officials are incensed at Education Secretary Jesli Lapus. Members of the provincial board are, in fact, considering declaring Lapus persona non grata to Pangasinan for ignoring appeals over the unauthorized teachers’ guidebook project of the provincial government and the administrative sanctions imposed on the two schools division superintendents.

BINMALEY–A food strip along Don Amado Espino Sr. Avenue serving seafood fare, i.e., bangus, siganid (malaga), shrimps, prawns, and crabs, among others, will be erected to attract tourists to the town. Binmaley Mayor Simplicio Rosario said each eatery will offer cooking services for fresh seafood which the customers can purchase…

LINGAYEN—This year’s Pista’y Dayat kicked off on April 25 with the holding of the Banca Parada, a fluvial parade. Colorful and aesthetically designed bancas sailed early morning along the three major river systems of the province namely: Agno River, Pantal-Sinocalan River and Cayanga-Patalan River. The various offices of the provincial…