ALAMINOS City —“I am ready to face Mayor Braganza’s libel case.” This was the terse reply of Ruben Morante, president of the Pangasinan Accountancy and Science School (PASS) College to the threat of City Mayor Hernani Braganza to file a libel suit against him.
‘NO’ TO 2-DAY CODING THE Alliance of Concerned Transport Operators (ACTO) is keen on stopping the controversial two-day coding scheme for public utility vehicles (PUVs), prohibiting each unit from operating two days a week.
URDANETA CITY–The city government has decided to adopt belt-tightening measures as a result of the diminution of its share from the Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) by P17 million this year. City Administrator Ronald San Juan said the creation of 16 new cities by Congress which was questioned by the League of…
ILLEGAL drug trading appears to be the number one crime in the fourth district as majority of those detained at the Dagupan District Jail face charges related to the violation of Republic Act 9165, the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
DANGEROUS Drugs Board (DDB) chief Antonio Villar Jr. lauded Dagupan City Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez for adopting the Barkada Kontra Droga (BKD) program in the city. “If all the vice mayors of Pangasinan is like your vice mayor, the problem of illegal drugs will be significantly reduced,” Villar said.
STILL BETTER THAN NOTHING–Members of accredited groups of jeepney operators in Pangasinan crowd the registration tables for their Pantawid Pasada discount cards issued by the national government. The jeepney operators earlier described the subsidy program as pittance but welcomed it just the same. The distribution was led by Department of…
SOME 3,000 fuel-subsidy cards worth P3.4 million were distributed on May 18 to jeepney operators in Pangasinan by the Department of Energy, courtesy of the national government’s Pantawid Pampasada program. Each card grants P1,050 worth of discount to a jeepney operator for purchases of diesel from any gas station.
DISCOUNT CARDS FOR JEEPNEYS–Acting Mayor Belen Fernandez examines one of more than 3,000 fuel discount cards issued to jeepney operators under the government’s Pantawid Pasada program. At the distribution were Alliance of Concerned Transport Organizations national president Efren de Luna and Department of Energy Undersecretary Jose Layug Jr. (Photo by Mitz Cresencio) Back to…
THERE is enough rice in the province for Pangasinan consumers till early next year. The assurance was made jointly by Dr. Beverly Peralta, NFA branch manager for Western Pangasinan based in Lingayen; and Ligaya Apolinario, assistant NFA branch manager for Eastern Pangasinan based in Binalonan, during the KBP media forum last…
BELEN TELLS A STORY–Children of Barangay Malued in Dagupan City eagerly listen to Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez’s story for children during the annual children’s party she hosted for the barangay. (Photo by Mitz Cresencio) Back to Homepage
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