More than luck By Marifi Jara QUELIMANE, Mozambique–Boa sorte! That’s how we say ‘good luck’ here. Sending my boa sorte wish to Pangasinan and the town of Rosales for having been shortlisted in the top five local government unit (LGU) best practices award for Region 1 in the annual competition…
BRAGANZA OUTRAGED ALAMINOS CITY–It’s all about the provincial government wanting to take over the management of the Hundred Islands National Park (HINP). This, a visibly outraged Mayor Hernani Braganza said, is the obvious motive of the provincial government during a press conference he hurriedly called last week after noting how…
LINGAYEN—“The issue is why are there fishponds in the Hundred Islands”. This was stressed by Provincial Administrator Rafael Baraan, reacting to the outburst of Mayor Hernani Braganza on the issues raised by officials of the provincial government about the Hundred Islands. “The issue here is why are there fishponds in the area….
NOT true. City Administrator Vladimir Mata flatly denied the accusations hurled against him by City Social Welfare Officer Elsa Santillan and said he will respond to the charges once he receives a copy of the complaints filed before the City Prosecutor’s Office in Dagupan and the Civil Service Commission (CSC) office…
PHONE CABLE THEFTS MANGALDAN–It appears that most, if not all, of the telephone cable wire thefts in Pangasinan victimizing various telephone companies were an inside job. The Mangaldan Police, in coordination with the Mapandan Police, arrested three men on November 9 over cable theft crimes, two of whom are employees…
ALL types of shellfish and alamang gathered from the Pangasinan shores continue to be free from the red tide toxin, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources. Shellfish Bulletin No. 27 dated November 5 states that shrimps, crabs and seashells like mussels and oysters gathered from the coastal…
EQUIPMENT FOR ILLEGAL USE–Two dump trucks and an 18-wheeler truck, including a back hoe being used by 888 Dagupan Properties Inc. are briefly impounded by the Dagupan police. The equipment and operators were released without any case filed against the company and the arrested workers. Back to Homepage
UNDER the cover of night, the illegal reclamation activities by a Mangaldan-based company on a portion of the Calmay River have been continuing for weeks and finally last week, four of its workers were arrested by the police. Apprehended at the site last November 7, 11:00 p.m., were workers reportedly…
POLICE Superintendent Romeo Caramat Jr., officer-in-charge at the Dagupan police, said a team has been created to monitor hataw (video karera) activities in the city. Caramat said they are currently looking into a certain “Winston” who is believed to be the operator of hataw, an illegal gambling machine that attracts…
CALASIAO–He served selflessly. SF04 Jose Cariño, a fireman who heroically helped out during the blaze at the municipal hall on September 15, 2008 and ended up in coma, finally succumbed to his injuries last October 31. His heroism was not lost to the town whose officials honored him during his…
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