FOR EXEMPLARY HONESTY LINGAYEN—The two street children in Urdaneta City, who demonstrated that honesty is important though penniless and hungry, are experiencing a dramatic turnaround in their lives that they never thought possible. “Two Honestos” is how they are now tagged in the community and on social media after The…

POZORRUBIO–The widening of the Mac Arthur Highway in Pangasinan is exacting a high toll on some of the province’s heritage  – the many decades-old Acacia and mango trees. These trees that line the national highway, providing shade and a picturesque view to motorists, are now being cut down one after another to…

THE Local Finance Committee (LFC) of the city government has recommended to the Sangguniang Panglunsod the approval of a supplemental budget of P15.9 million, P7.8 million of which will be used to pay for the electric bills of the city from July to August. City Budget Officer Luz de Guzman,…

HELP FOR BOHOL QUAKE VICTIMS—Board Member Clemente Arboleda Jr. (right) turns over a P2-million cheque to Bohol Gov. Edgar Chatto for the victims of the 7.2 magnitude earthquake that struck the province on October 15. The donation was made possible through Provincial Resolution No. 184-2013 authored by Arboleda, which authorized…

INITIAL TALKS GO SMOOTHLY ROSALES— The province’s initial talks on a possible amicable settlement of boundary disputes with Benguet province were finally held. Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) members led by Vice Governor Jose Ferdinand Calimlim Jr. met with their counterparts from Benguet on November 5 for discussions on two boundaries The…

LINGAYEN—The Provincial Employment Services Office (PESO) has reactivated its free calls program at the overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) Desk, on a 24/7 basis for the benefit of the families of OFWs, particularly those in Saudi Arabia. PESO Manager Alex Ferrer assured Pangasinenses working in the Kingdom Saudi Arabia (KSA) that…

SAN CARLOS CITY—Barangay Palaming here elected last October 28 the youngest barangay chairman in the province – 18-year old Kevin George Calugay. The young kapitan, Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) chairman of his barangay and secretary of the city SK federation until his recent election, admitted that it will be a tough…

NEW stickers are being issued to all public utility vehicles (PUVs) plying Dagupan starting this month and owners who fail to secure such will be banned from operating in the city’s streets. “By November 8, we will start implementing the permit decal to all passenger jeepneys plying the city. Those…