A SPECIAL Investigation Task Group (SITG) codenamed “Sagana” is now conducting an investigation into the gunslaying of Reynaldo E. Sagana, barangay chairman of Boboy in Agno and also the head of the town’s Liga ng mga Barangay. Sagana, 43, was shot and killed by a still unidentified assailant with a…
THE mayor of Urbiztondo town, Ernesto Balolong Jr., who is facing charges of grave misconduct in office, abuse of authority and violation of the local government code of 1992 and related laws, has been slapped with a 60-day preventive suspension by the provincial board. In its out-of-town session last August…
DAM SESSION—Members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan hold an out-of-town session (upper photo) at the San Roque Power Corporation in San Manuel town attended by former Rep. Mark Cojuangco and Abono Partylist Rep. Rosendo So (lower photo) to discuss the drafting of a new set of protocols on the release of…
LINGAYEN—As fear of heavy flooding again gripped Pangasinenses in recent weeks, the provincial government is taking the lead establishing a “firmer, improved and permanent” water release protocol for the San Roque Dam. The new initiative developed when two of the dam’s gates were opened by up to 2.5 meters at…
LESS is more. This was the message delivered by Mayor Benjamin Lim to Dagupeños last week during the regular flag raising ceremony last Monday at the City Plaza. “We must ask ourselves if we can raise more children. But if not, having two is enough,” Lim said in the vernacular….
THE province is adding another trophy in its wall of awards as it has been named one of the top ten performing provinces for 2011 by the Department of Local and Interior Government (DILG). The ranking is based on the DILG-administered Local Governance Performance Management System (LGPMS), which is done…
CASES of leptospirosis are on the rise in flooded areas of the province, according to records of the Region 1 Medical Center (R1MC) based in Dagupan City. Dr. Michael Canto, R1MC spokesperson, said in August alone, 13 persons were already admitted, all suffering symptoms of leptospirosis. He said only four cases…
AGNO—Two Indonesian barges which ran aground and abandoned on the shoreline of Barangay Aloleng here at the height of Typhoon Gener had been towed to the Sual Port. The two vessels were finally pulled by two tugboats, Harlina 89 and Yugtong, last week out of the area after 11 days.
THE idea is good but where’s the money? This question was posed by the Department of Education (DepEd) Pangasinan Divisions as the latter welcomed the recently approved provincial resolution calling for the installation of closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras in public and private schools. The Sangguniang Panlalawigan recently passed Resolution No….
LINGAYEN—Back in 2010, about 75 percent of the more than 7,000 police investigators nationwide were found to have no formal competency training to perform their tasks. And so a training program was launched and now only 73 designated investigators in two regions have yet to undergo the program given by…
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