Pan-Ams impressed by Pangasinan improvements By Jun Velasco IT’S becoming crystal clear that the May elections will be a reality, whatever the doomsayers say. The killjoys will have to wait for another elections to see their game played. But judging from the depth, intensity and character of the campaign, it will be a rough sailing. The…
Belen Fernandez back on track? By Gonzalo Duque AS the election campaign begins, all the candidates seeking our precious votes have started acting in many funny ways, putting up their ridiculous antics. There they go, donning forced smiles, flexing their muscles for firm handshakes, wearing thick hides and false faces to hide their hurt…
Zeroing in on Guv Spine By Al S. Mendoza HOW can Guv Spine lose? He is the incumbent. He is the toast of Pangasinan’s businessmen and the darling of provincial media. He has been going great guns from Day One, punctuating his first few months in office by transforming the…
Vulgar. Lewd. Gross. By +Oscar V. Cruz JCD Happy Valentine! Short time! Free condoms! How long could supposedly high public officials in this government go? How juvenile could such seemingly responsible adults be? To what extent would they entice young people to be promiscuous unlimited? How far are they willing…
Zambales sojourn By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. FOR three days, I was in Zambales to iron out final details of the forthcoming cycling and boxing tournaments, both to be held on February 21 at San Marcelino town. The two sports events are the first salvo for the celebration of the…
HISTORICAL FACTS UNEARTHED LINGAYEN—If nothing else stands in the way, the province will likely observe and celebrate Pangasinan’s founding day for the first time on April 5, on the occasion of its 430th anniversary. A special committee created by Governor Amado Espino Jr. last year has determined after painstaking research…
THE police will be keeping a close watch on 42 towns and cities in the Ilocos Region during the campaign period until May 10 election day. Police Regional Director Constante Azares Jr., speaking to newsmen in Dagupan City on Wednesday, however, said some towns may likely be removed from the…
LINGAYEN–Taking a cue from Police Provincial Director Percival Barba, at least 532 defiant barangay kapitans are holding on to their shotguns issued by the provincial government two years ago. Barba recently announced that the police have suspended the collection of shotguns from the individual houses of the village chiefs in…
PANGASINAN, host to the 200 megawatts (MW) coal-fired power plant in Sual town and the 345-MW hydro-plant at the San Roque Multi-purpose Dam in San Manuel, has just opened its door to the possibility of having a nuclear power plant. The provincial board approved a resolution last week inviting “the national…
STO. TOMAS town, a leading corn producer, has been declared by the town council under a state of emergency due to the El Niño phenomenon. The Sangguniang Bayan, chaired by Vice Mayor Dick Villar, passed a resolution on Feb. 8 informing Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap about the declaration after receiving…
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