Big catch in Urdaneta City By Bebot Villar LAST week, ang ating Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Regional Office-1 at Philippine National Police (PNP) closely collaborated for the successful conduct of two drug buy-bust operations in Pangasinan, resulting in the arrests of more drug pushers. In Urdaneta City, isang…
Peace By +Oscar V. Cruz, JCD MORE than just the absence of war, peace is the yield of truth and the reign of justice – productive of socio-economic development that promotes human solidarity and harmony. Graft and corruption, falsehood and deception, not to mention illusion if not downright delusion…
Another first time By Jesus A. Garcia WE cycling buffs who followed the just concluded 2014 Ronda Pilipinas International from day 1 to day 14 saw how the Butuan City-born Riemon Lapaza impressively engineered a scintillating run in the penultimate stage (13th) to dislodge the race leader and the heavily…
Education for All By Johanne Margarette R. Macob I COULDN’T count the ways how education has helped me, as well as my family, in improving our lifestyle and economic status. I don’t come from a well-off family and every step towards achieving our diplomas had been a difficult challenge for…
ILLEGAL FISH PENS DEMOLITION—-Members of the Task Force Bantay Ilog dismantle an illegal fish pen along the Pantal-Calmay River last February 17 in compliance with the order of Mayor Belen Fernandez to remove the remaining illegal structures along the water ways in the city. The demolition was effected after a…
ILLEGAL FISH PEN DEMOLITION DEMOLITION of remaining illegal fish pens located in supposed titled properties is continuing with the dismantling of two more large fish pens as of Thursday by Task Force Bantay Ilog. Maximo Solis, former councilman of barangay Mangin and technical consultant in the Office of City Agriculturist…
A SENIOR member of the city council said he is not opposed to the revival of Bantay Dagupan, a group of private citizens organized to help the police patrol the streets, as long as the city government makes certain that its members are not armed and monitored against abusive behavior.
TRAFFIC EXPERIMENT—A commuter alights from a jeepney in one of the 15 loading and unloading zones designated in Dagupan as part of a traffic experiment launched by the city government in a bid to decongest the downtown area, especially during rush hour. The experiment allows jeepneys servicing particular routes to load…
THE traffic experiment initiated by the Dagupan City government effective February 17 has so far shown positive results in decongesting the downtown area. Commuters, business owners and jeepney drivers said they find the traffic system on trial more convenient and beneficial to them.
LINGAYEN BAGOONG FESTIVAL LINGAYEN—Expenses for last year’s joint celebration of this town’s fiesta and the Bagoong Festival reached P2,401,080, but available funds were only accounted at P1,821,793.50. Where the supposed resulting overdraft of P598, 286.51 was sourced remains a mystery.
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