THE dredging machine bought by the administration of past mayor Benjie Lim from a P40 million loan with Land Bank of the Philippines is now virtually a useless junk. City Engineer Virginia Rosario said the machine, which was bought brand new, is now on dry dock after it developed a…
ALAMINOS officials have questioned why the city why has been included as among the places in the province placed under the watchlist of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Comelec. Mayor Hernani Braganza noted the development comes alongside the sudden change in the designation of a new city police chief…
ONCE there was a tall Bacayao tree, standing about 50 meters high, somewhere in the eastern part of Pangasinan. The place surrounding that tree came to be referred to as Layug, the Ilocano word for “tall”. The “L” sound proved to be a bit of a linguistic challenge for the…
LINGAYEN–Dagupan Archbishop emeritus Oscar Cruz has slammed talks of changing the civil marriage contract into a 10-year validity period, subject to renewal. “The truth is that marriage is a covenant, a compact, a vow – all of which immediately imply constancy, permanence, stability,” he said. The retired prelate wrote in…
THE new municipal hall of Calasiao, replacing the old building that was razed to the ground in September 2008, was inaugurated last week. Mayor Roy Macanlalay thanked the people of the town and the municipal council for helping and working together in putting up the P60 million building.
ROSALES–President Gloria Arroyo was in town Wednesday to check on the ongoing repairs of dikes along the Agno River that were damaged by Typhoon “Pepeng” in October last year. Engr. Phillip Menez, outgoing project director of the Agno River Flood Control System, said emergency work on the breached dikes amounting…
FESTIVITIES for the Dagupan Bangus Festival 2010 will proceed as scheduled on April 16 to May 1 this year despite the May 10 election. Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez, appointed anew as executive chairperson for the event, said preparations are already underway and she has started meeting with different groups that…
THERE is no stopping the construction of the Alaminos Airport, assured Mayor Hernani Braganza even if he no longer belongs to the ruling Lakas-Kampi-CMD party. “This is a developmental project and not a political project, that is why we should not politicize the airport,” said Braganza, who is running for…
LINGAYEN—Tourist arrivals in the province have shot up by 54% increase, from 205,093 in 2008 to 316,850 last year. Governor Amado Espino Jr., in his 3rd State of the Province Address delivered last week, said the Capitol in Lingayen alone has been steadily receiving an increasing number of visitors from an…
ROSALES—This once sleepy, agricultural town is aiming to become a major city in the near future as it projects its rapid growth with the recent influx of investors and the construction of the Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway (TPLEX). Following the lead of the Henry Sy-owned SM malls, which opened a branch…
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