“the Best President the Country has ever had” By +Oscar V. Cruz JCD ”No law shall be passed abridging the freedom of speech, of expression…” (Phil. Constitution, Bill of Rights, Section 4). Although unwritten and unsaid, the freedom of speech may not but be premised on objective truth or anchored…
Giving them a break By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. I WAS surprised to learn that the province of Zambales has an abundant number of cyclists just like here in Pangasinan. I found that out during the 2nd Jun Ebdane Cup Tour of Zambales held last December 30, participated in by…
ANOTHER ‘SHOTGUN’ ABUSE LINGAYEN—The barangay chairman of Barangay Poblacion in Labrador town has been arrested and charged for direct assault and illegal possession of firearm after he threatened a prosecutor and a security guard with his government-issued shotgun inside the Provincial Prosecutor’s Office at the Justice Hall here.
URDANETA CITY—The construction of a 16-hectare modern sanitary landfill in Barangay Catablan here finally gets underway in two weeks after a false start when the contractor picked a wrong site. Mayor Amadeo Perez Jr. said the project is expected to be finished in four to five months.
TAYUG—With barely half a year left before another elected vice mayor assumes office, Madilyn Cabotaje-Ramirez took her oath of office last week as the duly elected vice mayor of this town after Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Jose Melo issued an order on January 4 declaring an en banc resolution…
VICE Mayor Belen Fernandez has assumed as acting mayor of Dagupan as Mayor Alipio Fernandez Jr. takes a nine-day leave starting January 6. Mayor Fernandez, however, won’t be on full holiday mode in the United States with his wife as he has scheduled meetings with members of the US-based Dagupan…
STA MARIA—Just a few days before the nationwide implementation of the total gun ban on January 10, a municipal election officer here was shot and wounded by two unidentified armed men on board a motorcycle at 5:00 p.m. Wednesday. Juanito Villalba, 60, father of five, was rushed to the Sacred…
AN INITIAL P700 million fund has been allocated by the national government for the rehabilitation of infrastructure damaged by last year’s devastating flood in Pangasinan, according to Gov. Amado Espino Jr. Espino told newsmen that he himself lobbied and sought the amount from the national government to finally jumpstart the…
LINGAYEN—Three groups of Korean investors are reportedly keen on investing in various business projects here in Pangasinan. According to Governor Amado Espino Jr., one group is keen on constructing a retirement village for Koreans possibly in Mangatarem or Bolinao.
URDANETA CITY—An international syndicate succeeded in hacking the e-mail address and contact book of a police officer here and attempted to use the data to solicit money from friends of the chief of police here. Superintendent Harris Fama, newly designated officer-in-charge of the Urdaneta City Police Station, said the hacking…
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