Fishpond conversion issue: Who’s in charge? By Sunshine Erfe-Mallary DAGUPAN City has become known as the Bangus Capital of the World. It was in the previous city administration that this title for Dagupan was propelled and has been carried on even until now, thanks to the continuous promotions given it….
ALL THE WAY TO THE SUPREME COURT THE DAGUPAN City government is not giving up its legal battle against MetroState Realty Corporation over the latter’s construction of a commercial complex at the former Magsaysay Market owned by the city. City Legal Officer George Mejia, upon instruction from Mayor Alipio Fernandez…
A SUPREME Court decision reverting back 16 newly created cities to their old municipal status paved the way for more funding for projects in Dagupan and other existing cities throughout the country. Following the SC ruling, Dagupan received an additional Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) of more than P48 million, according…
LINGAYEN–The past and the present governors are at loggerheads. Former governor Victor Agbayani, who served the maximum three-year terms and is now sitting as a congressional representative, has tagged his predecessor, incumbent Governor Amado Espino Jr. a “nevernor”, referring to his alleged refusal to accommodate barangay officials at the capitol….
THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) provincial office has included in its new roster 90,440 new voters for the 2010 election, adding to the 1.5 million registered voters in the province. Lawyer Reddy Balarbar, the provincial election supervisor, said the turnout of new voters can be considered high compared to other…
SAN FABIAN–Fourth District Rep. Jose de Venecia Jr. is not happy with the recent resolution of the Ombudsman’s clearing President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and her husband Mike Arroyo of graft charges relating to the botched $329-million ZTE-NBN deal. “Baligtad na ang mundo,” said De Venecia lamenting the Ombudsman’s decision which indicted…
LINGAYEN–Pangasinan has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with China’s Sichuan province for the establishment of closer ties and cooperation for economic development. The MOU was inked in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province, on August 21 by Governor Amado Espino Jr. and Wei Hong, executive vice governor of Sichuan and…
SINCERE intentions or a “divide and conquer” scheme? Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Oscar Cruz said the expressed intent of several religious leaders to run for the presidential race in 2010 could very well be a sincere effort to bring about good governance in the country. But he cautioned that it could also…
URDANETA CITY–If embattled Cecile Guidote-Alvarez is running through a gauntlet since her selection as National Artist, together with the three other awardees, by Malacañang has been questioned by critics and other National Artists, she is floating on cloud Nine in this city. The city council here passed a resolution last…
MANGALDAN–The Land Transportation Office (LTO) is looking at an additional income of P1 billion from vehicles that have expired registrations and are due for renewal. Assistant Secretary Arturo Lomibao, head of the LTO, told local newsmen the agency is tracing the whereabouts of 1.3 million motor vehicles nationwide whose registrations…
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