TREE-CUTTING IN EASTERN PANGASINAN—Former 5th District Rep. Mark Cojuangco (upper photo) defends the cutting of decades-old trees along the eastern part of Pangasinan that he said were not planted in the right location, blocking road right-of-way where a road widening project has long been pending. Cojuangco held a press conference…
LINGAYEN—The provincial board will conduct an inquiry on the cutting of 1,829 trees along the national highway in eastern Pangasinan for a road-widening project. Vice Governor Jose Ferdinand Calimlim Jr., presiding chair of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP), said last week the board will invite representatives of involved agencies, including the…
LINGAYEN—For Governor Amado Espino Jr., the next election in 2016 is still a long way away and not worth discussing just yet. “Matagal pa ‘yan (next election), magtrabaho muna tayo,” said the governor when interviewed by the media after the 2014 Employees’ Awards and Recognition held February 14 at the…
COLORUM TRICYCLES––A member of the Dagupan Anti-Colorum Task Force checks a tricycle parked at a passenger pick-up point in the city’s downtown area if it has the sticker indicating that it holds a franchise from the city government to operate.(CIO photo) Back to Homepage
IN a bid to further decongest the streets of Dagupan, the local government is finally weeding out all colorum tricycles plying the city. Mayor Belen Fernandez recently issued an executive order creating Anti-Colorum Task Force (ACTF) and named retired SPO4 Carlito Ocampo as its head to effect the crackdown against…
LINGAYEN–Pangasinan and Cebu will soon be sister-provinces, fostering cordial relations, cultural enhancement, and economic development. The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) of Pangasinan passed Provincial Resolution No. 446-2014 last week expressing support to the sisterhood proposal.
LEAGUE OF CITIES’ STRATEGIC PLANNING—Mayor Belen T. Fernandez (2nd from right, fronting camera with other city mayors listen to Quezon City Mayor and League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP) president Herbert Bautista as he discusses pressing issues affecting local governments during the first day of the 2014 LCP National…
LINGAYEN–The Provincial Planning and Development Office (PPDO) was named the best office in the 2014 Employees’ Awards and Recognition sponsored by the provincial capitol. The Western Pangasinan District Hospital was awarded Best Performing Hospital in terms of Productivity and Quality Program.
THE Philippine Red Cross-Pangasinan Chapter based in Dagupan City maintains a daily balance of 224 units of blood, higher than the 119 units that each chapter is supposed to keep daily. However, Florame Magalong, PRC chapter administrator, is still appealing for more blood donation to ensure that there will be…
GONE IN FLAMES—The home of the late ex- governor Cipriano “Tito” Primicias Jr. in Barangay Banaoang in Sta. Barbara town, along with all his memorabilia, were destroyed in a fire caused by a faulty electrical wiring in the evening of February 19. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao) Back to Homepage
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