ONE more chance. Mayor Belen Fernandez wants to give this to delinquent real property taxpayers through an amnesty program that will reduce their accountabilities to the city. Fernandez has ordered City Administrator Farah Decano and Legal Officer George Mejia to prepare a draft ordinance to be submitted to the Sangguniang…
THE Regional Trial Court (RTC) has ordered the issuance of a warrant of arrest against a broadcaster and the network that he works for in connection with the libel case filed by Atty. Gonzalo T. Duque, as president of the Lyceum Northwestern University (LNU). RTC Judge A. Florentino Dumlao Jr….
Arrest Warrant out for broadcaster
BARANGAYS AWASH WITH CASH IF you think your barangay in Dagupan is poor, think again. From 2010 to 2013, the 31 barangays in the city received a total of P31,031,000 in financial assistance from the city government under the administration of former Mayor Benjamin Lim.
Dagupan barangays received P31-M fund assistance
LINGAYEN—Dream the impossible dream? This is what Gov. Amado Espino Jr., who is now on his third and final term, envisions for the province, specifically for some 5,700 informal settlers in the province, mostly in coastal areas, some on public land and others on private properties. He aims to have…
Espino’s dream: A squatter-free Pangasinan
LINGAYEN—Pangasinenses can expect more upgraded services and facilities in provincial hospitals and town health centers their health care in the years ahead. This will be made possible by a P579.3million by the Department of Health (DOH) grant for the province’s health and facility enhancement program for 2013 and 2014 after…
Pangasinan gets P579.3 M to upgrade health services
WOMEN POWER AT THE HOUSE—Fourth District Rep. Gina de Venecia (3rd from right), recently re-elected as President of the Association of Women Legislators at the House of Representatives, is joined by (from left) Reps. Sol Aragones, Evelina Escudero, Marie Ann Pernes, Bai Sandra Sema, House Speaker Sonny Belmonte, Linabelle Villarica…
WOMEN POWER AT THE HOUSE
FOURTH District Rep. Gina de Venecia has been re-elected as president of the 79-strong Association of Women’s Legislators, Foundation, Inc. (AWLFI), the official women’s coalition at the House of Representatives. In her speech shortly after her re-election, De Venecia said, “To achieve a sense of balance with our men-folks, it is…
De Venecia re-elected as Women Legislators prexy
ALAMINOS CITY—The Hundred Islands National Park (HINP), an iconic tourist destination of Pangasinan and a national protected area, is now in the compass of holiday cruise ships and fast becoming a popular stop. Another vessel is expected to dock on October 13, following MS Europa under Hapag-Lloyd Cruise Lines last…
100 Isles, a destination for international cruise ships
MOTORBIKE FOR CITY COPS-–-Dagupan City Mayor Belen T. Fernandez (right) and City Police Station Chief Christopher Abrahano (left) accept the ceremonial key during the turn-over ceremonies of one of two brand new police motorcycles donated by 4th District Rep. Gina De Venecia (center) last September 23. Police stations from the…
MOTORBIKE FOR CITY COPS
WITH help from the Pangasinan Brotherhood-United States of America, Inc. (PB-USA), a wider range of Pangasinan products can find a ready market in the United States. This was conveyed by the group’s president, Eddie Ferrer, during a trade seminar for local entrepreneurs organized by PB-USA organized last September 21 in Dagupan City.