TREES AND SPORTS—Governor Amado Espino Jr. (in yellow), with Region 1Athletics Association 2013 officials, leads the tree-planting activity at the Lingayen beachfront on March 1 that coincides with the ongoing R1AA games at the Narciso Ramos Sports and Civic Center. Espino said the trees will serve as separator of the…
Oplan Rodeo SAN CARLOS CITY—Cattle rustling has long been a major problem in this largely agricultural city, and the new police chief here is aiming to put a stop to the problem with his “Oplan Rodeo”. Supt. Angeles Genorga, who assumed post as city police chief last month, told The…
SENATOR Alan Cayetano said last week that the Commission on Audit (COA) report exposing the “irresponsible and corrupt handling” of the Priority Assistance Development Funds (PDAF) by certain senators explains why the milestone 6.6 percent economic growth achieved by the Aquino Administration has not been felt by the people.
ALAMINOS CITY—Two Japanese nationals and four Koreans were arrested on February 24 and later fined for taking a three-kilo fresh whole meat of a giant clam from the Marine Protected Area within the periphery of the Hundred Islands National Park. P/Supt. Armando Muena, city police chief here, identified those taken…
CALASIAO—The Lingayen-Dagupan Archdiocese held a mass at 12 noon Thursday presided over by Archbishop Socrates Villegas at the Sts. Peter and Paul Parish here as Pope Benedict XVI officially leaves the papacy. The mass, attended by priests, seminarians, and the laity, honored the love shown by Pope Benedict XVI to…
ALAMINOS CITY—The city government and the private sector are joining hands for the staging of Bayani Challenge 2013, a nationwide humanitarian activity that will be participated in by some 100,000 volunteers in 33 areas, one of which is this city. With the theme “Isang Bayan, Isang Bayanihan”, the Bayani Challenge…
THE National Statistics Office in Pangasinan has dispatched 2,350 enumerators and evaluators for the 2013 census on agriculture and aquaculture sector. Provincial Statistics Officer Dante Pescador said the trained enumerators would knock on every door for the simultaneous nationwide census that started February 25 and will end on April 13.
LINGAYEN— A group of farmers and fisherfolks in Barangay Tumbar here received a rice thresher from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) under its livelihood assistance program. Violeta Buenaventura, DOLE district representative based in Alaminos City, said the use of the thresher will be monitored and urged the farmers…
THE provincial environment and natural resources office (PENRO) has expanded the National Greening Program (NGP), now on its third year, to include commodity base plants such as coffee, cocoa, bamboo and fuel woods to the variety of seedlings to be planted around the province. Leduina Co, PENRO chief, said in…
SUAL INTERNATIONAL SEAPORT—The Sual International Seaport is now ready to accommodate small sea vessels, including barges and LCTs (Landing Craft Tanks) following the completion of the project’s first phase which was funded by the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA). The first phase covers the 180-meter wharf and a rock-causeway, according to…
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