BINMALEY—Two local government officers here have been put on a 60-day preventive suspension effective August 27 due to administrative cases for dishonesty and neglect in the performance of duty filed against them. On suspension are Gertrudez Reyes, municipal accountant, and Jeffrey de los Angeles, budget officer.
LINGAYEN–Dengue cases in the province shot up by 40 per cent from January to September 3 this year, reaching 4,352 cases with 17 deaths compared to 3,908 cases with 14 deaths in the same period last year. But Dr. Anna Maria Teresa de Guzman, provincial health officer, reassured the public…
BANI—The Tourism Month celebration of the province kicked off here last September 3 with the holding of the “Baruy Pangasinan” (Travel Pangasinan) campaign. The campaign was launched with the delivery tourism kiosks to help the towns promote tourism. Bani was the last stop in a three-town ceremonial sortie that included…
THE Dagupan Electric Corporation (Decorp) has asserted that it is constrained to continue charging the electric consumption of a private bank located at the controversial MC Adore building to the city government. “Our assumption is, it (electric consumption of the bank) is being paid by whoever owns the account,” said…
MARIAN FESTIVAL—Images of Mary, presented by the Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan and Santa Maria Madred de Dios Family Association, were on exhibit at the CSI Stadia in Dagupan City until September 7 as part of the 1st Marian Festival. A grand Marian procession will be held today September 8, at 5:00…
18 PUSHERS ARRESTED SINCE JULY THE Dagupan police has arrested 18 illegal drug pushers since July this year but the three Bonuan barangays notorious for trading remain under tight watch. Supt. Christopher Abrahano, chief of the Dagupan City police station said the arrest of pushers has significantly reduced the amount…
BARANGAY-SK ELECTIONS LINGAYEN—Even as the Commission on Elections (Comelec) is still lobbying for a postponement of the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections set on October 28, the provincial police is carrying on with its campaign to ensure peace and order during the poll period.
FISH PEN DISMANTLING—Members of the City Agriculture Office (CAO) dismantle a fish pen at a river in Sitio Tococ last September 2 in line with the Dagupan City government’s campaign to clear the rivers of illegal fish pens, whose owners were given an end-August deadline. (CIO photo by Mitz Cresencio)…
RAIN or shine, members of Task Force Bantay Ilog have been out in the rivers of Dagupan to dismantle illegal fish pens, owned mostly by non-Dagupan residents, that have sprouted beginning March. As of Friday, only 14 structures remain standing, according to City Agriculturist Emma Molina, appointed head of the Task…
MALASIQUI—Former 3rd District Rep. Ma. Rachel Arenas vehemently protested insinuations of corruption in the use of her pork barrel fund during her two terms in congress. Arenas, who withdrew her candidacy for a third term in the May 2010 election and was replaced by her mother, disowned the number of…
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