Getting to know the new TdF king By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. UNLIKE the so popular American cyclist Lance Armstrong — who won the Tour de France (TdF) seven times consecutively (1999-2005) only to earn notoriety after finding him positive of doping that resulted in being stripped off of…
Problem-preparedness ABC By Johanne Margarette R. Macob WE really can never tell when a difficulty would enter our lives. Good thing we do take precautionary measures. Sigh. Yet still, sometimes, they’re not enough. Oops. I remember the 1990 earthquake. Though I wasn’t in this world yet that time, I…
MODERN-DAY PAYROLL PADDING RACKET BETTER old than corrupt. So it’s back to the antiquated system of salary payments for some employees of the Dagupan City hall after Mayor Belen Fernandez recently discovered that the modern-day system of payment through bank ATMs (Automated Teller Machines) is being used to cover for…
P40-M COLLECTION SHORTFALL WHEN IT RAINS, it pours, and it’s pouring hard on the Dagupan City government. Worse, it will expectedly continue to pour till the end of the year, courtesy of the previous administration under Mayor Benjamin S. Lim. Here’s why. The cash-strapped Dagupan City government appears to be…
BAYAMBANG—Did you know that this town was once the capital of the Philippines? This fact will be highlighted when Bayambang celebrates its quadricentennial (400 years) anniversary on April 5, 2014. Dr. Henry Fernandez, chairman of the celebration, said and the yearlong celebration kicked off last April 5, keeping the town…
ACTING ON THE complaint filed by Atty. Gonzalo T. Duque, president of the Lyceum-Northwestern University (LNU), in behalf of himself and the university, the Office of the Acting City Prosecutor of Dagupan City has recommended the filing of a libel case against a broadcaster of Bombo Radyo Dagupan and Bombo…
LINGAYEN– The Pangasinan Police Provincial Office has again intensified its campaign against illegal gambling, resulting in the arrest of one supposed jai-alai collector on Nicanor Street, Poblacion about 3:40 p.m. of July 21. Arrested was Malbert Sison, 30, of Pantal, Poblacion who was caught in the act of collecting bets for…
VOTERS’ QUEUE—Voters line up at the Dagupan City Astrodome for the ongoing registration being conducted by the Commission on Elections for the October 28 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections. The registration is from July 22 to July 31. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao) Back to Homepage
DAGUPAN Mayor Belen Fernandez urged the chief of the Region 1 Medical Center (R1MC) to hasten the completion of the construction of the two dormitory buildings for drug dependents at the Treatment and Rehabilitation Center (TRC) following the recent release of another P5-million fund from the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB).
THREE of the six congressional representatives of Pangasinan applauded the State of the Nation Address (SONA) delivered by President Benigno Aquino III last July 22, describing it as both strong and appreciative. Second District Rep. Leopoldo Bataoil, a re-electionist, said this year’s SONA was outstanding.
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