AFTER filing criminal and administrative complaints against Mayor Benjamin Lim and Jose Mariano Cuña before the Ombudsman, petitioner Leo S. Angeles is now seeking Lim’s preventive suspension to ensure that the investigation can be carried out without undue interference and influence from the mayor.
SILVER DELIGHT—Rows of delicately aligned small jack species locally known as pingka are laid out and dried in the sun on the side of the main highway in San Fabian town catch the attention of PUNCH lensman Willie Lomibao. The work of art seen through his lens may help convince…
PARTIAL VICTORY FOR SCHOOLS THE Lyceum Northwestern University (LNU) scored a victory over the Dagupan City government as Regional Trial Court Judge Genoveva Coching-Maramba declared as null and void Section 109 (h) and (i) of the Revenue Code of Dagupan City of 2005, which was being used as basis by city hall…
MANAGEMENT OF SEAFOOD PLANT IT was a “no” go for the scheduled signing last Tuesday of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOU) that was set to pave the way for the joint management of the Seafood Processing Plant in Barangay Bonuan Binloc by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)…
LINGAYEN—The rains this year have pushed dengue cases up to 2,550 patients with 11 deaths recorded by the Provincial Health Office (PHO) as of August 31. The cities of Urdaneta and San Carlos had the most number of cases at 212 and 210, respectively. Capital town Lingayen had 197, followed…
DAGUPAN continues to be an area of concern for the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) as it remains a transshipment point of illegal drugs for Northern Luzon. PDEA regional director Roybel Sanchez made this statement as he presented two women drug couriers who were arrested by PDEA agents Tuesday evening…
LINGAYEN–The Sangguniang Panlalwigan will look into on alleged irregularities in the selection of beneficiaries in the province for the national government’s 4Ps poverty-alleviation program. Pantawid Pampamilya Pilipino Program (4Ps) also known as the Conditional Cash Transfer Program.
‘ROBREDO-INSPIRED’ REPRESENTATIVES of the various sectors of the community in western Pangasinan will now have a more active role in monitoring the use of public funds following the introduction of a “participatory budget monitoring mechanism” as pursued by the late Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo.
BUWAN NG WIKA CELEBRATION–Councilor Jigs Seen speaks before the students and faculty of Tebeng Elementary School during the Buwan ng Wika celebration. (Photo by Mitz Cresencio) Back to Homepage
WITHOUT a clearance from the Police Regional Office (PRO), Superintendent Noel Vallo did not show up last September 3 at the scheduled turnover of command from outgoing police chief, Superintendent Romeo Caramat Jr., who is set to take a study leave. OIC Pangasinan Police Director Senior Superintendent Mariano Luis Verzosa…
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