Unresolved cycling czars’ tug-of-war By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. FOR four consecutive days last week, the row among our national cycling leaders was one of the main issues published in the sports sections of our national dailies. Like in the past, the groups of Philip Ella Juico and Tagaytay City…
SHARED RESPONSIBILITY–Governor Amado Espino Jr. is ushered in by provincial board members to the stage prior to his delivery of the State of the Province Address before the Sangguniang Panlalawigan on February 7 in front of the provincial capitol in Lingayen. (PUNCHphoto by Butch Uka) Back to Homepage
PANGASINAN NOW NUMBER 1 IN REGION LINGAYEN–A “period of historic transition” was how Governor Amado Espino Jr. described 2010 for Pangasinan. In his State-of-the-Province Address (SOPA) delivered February 7 at the Capitol Plaza, Espino underscored the economic and cultural gains of the province last year even as he rallied government…
SO where will the State of the City Address (SOCA) be? Yet another point of contention has cropped up between Dagupan Mayor Benjamin Lim and the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP). At presstime, Lim reportedly plans to carry on with his plan to deliver his SOCA at the People’s Astrodome on February 14.
DAGUPAN City’s budget for this year is expected to be finalized within two weeks. This was the assurance issued by Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez, chair of the Sangguniang Panglungsod, after 13 department heads have completed their presentation of their respective budgets before an en banc committee of the SP.
SAN CARLOS CITY– The killing of barangay officials in the province continue. This time a barangay official of the city was shot dead last February 6 in again an attack by guns-for-hire riding in tandem on a motorcycle. The fatality was identified as Councilwoman Candida Posadas, 51, of Barangay Quintong…
LINGAYEN–The police have launched the Police Integrated Patrol System (PIPS), a new tactic intended to help stop the rising crime incidents around the province. PIPS involves intensifying police checkpoints and increased mobile and foot patrols for more police visibility, especially in crime-prone and population convergence areas.
LINGAYEN–The coastal waters of Pangasinan continue to remain free from red tide toxin. This was latest advisory from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) citing in particular that the shellfish coming from western Pangasinan, particularly the coastal towns of Bolinao, Anda, Alaminos, Sual, Wawa, and Bani, are safe…
ALAMINOS CITY–Basic education in this city makes a big leap to the cyberworld ahead of other towns and cities in the province with the installation of a wireless internet facility in its public schools here.
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