TENSION RISES IN SITIO RUSSIA NO demolition, only relocation. This was stressed by City Legal Officer George Mejia, as he clarified the circumstances that led to a violent clash between informal settlers and the policemen accompanying a team from the city government armed with crow bars and hammers and wearing…
The Dagupan City government belittled a recent petition of informal settlers of Sitio Russia in Bonuan Binloc asking President Gloria Arroyo to set aside and proclaim the land which they now occupy as an official site for housing and settlement. City Legal Officer George Mejia received a copy of the…
LINGAYEN–No one usually gets “picked up” in his residence by the police unless one is considered a suspect in a reported crime. This impression was not lost to 16-year old Luigi Maramba when he saw a police car in front of his house in Barangay Poblacion, Mangaldan town on returning…
THE Office of the Ombudsman has taken cognizance of the buried expired medicines and medical equipment in two separate sites of the provincial capitol compound and will send its investigators to help determine culpabilities. This was gleaned in a letter received by Governor Amado Espino Jr. on June 15 from…
The Dagupan police and the city’s Barangay Health Workers finally agreed to collaborate in the campaign to flush out abortionists in the city after a heated exchange between the two sectors. The reconciliation was reached during last week’s session of the city council but not after the police officer, who…
ALCALA– Malacañang has stepped into the controversy over construction of a right of way for Phase 2 of the big Agno River Flood Control Project (ARFCP) in Pangasinan. In the middle of the controversy are thousands of mahogany trees planted smack in the middle of the planned right of way…
Ronaldo Castanaga 21 June 2009 No amount of soul searching for Manay Gina de Venecia to run for a congressional seat would do. Enough already for the macho politician and controversial ex-Speaker JDV’s continuing term and have a hold-over with his wife Gina. He should retire quietly and enjoy his…
Eduardo Pontaoe 21 June 2009 To: Robert Sobrepenia You could be accused of misrepresentation in your bold move of claiming the Filipino . . . shall we say PINOY . . . is smarter than the rest of the world. Well, look yourself in the mirror and contemplate; do you…
Eduardo Pontaoe 21 June 2009 To the Editor: Sorry for the misdate. It’s not April 15, 1572 ! It should be within this period April, 1609 to April 1616 . . . the length of time Gov. Gen. Juan de Silva’s administration when Pangasinan was chartered. Back to Homepage
Edwin 21 June 2009 My wife recently returned from Dagupan and told me that all commercial two cycle tricycles were to be phased out by the end of the year. I have emailed the Dagupan City Hall for a clarification or copy of this new law. To date, showing typical…
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