The road to globalization By Johanne Margarette R. Macob THE proposal to drop ‘Filipino’ subjects in the college level has gone controversial. Well, yes there’s a need to be more globally competitive, and being fluent in English is but a great way to do that. Yet, to just trash out…
‘INSANE’ REACTION TO CRIMES LINGAYEN—It’s wrong and foolish. This was the sentiment of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) when it passed a resolution asking the Philippine National Police (PNP) last week to rescind or recall the order effectively prohibiting gun owners in the province to carry firearms outside their homes.
LINGAYEN—The police can and should do more for crime prevention and solution of crimes in the province. This was the call of Second District Congressman Leopoldo Bataoil as he urged the authorities to intensify their operations, in response to recent high profile crime incidents in the province, the mot recent…
TWO barangays in this city are still listed as category 1 or “a seriously affected area” with illegal drugs. Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)- Region 1’s director Adrian Alvariño identified Barangays Bonuan Binloc and Bonuan Gueset in Dagupan as the only villages in the province that have, so far, been…
POPE’S AWARDEE—Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas, joined by priests of the archdiocese, recently conferred on Dr. Aurora Samson Reyna, University of Luzon vice president for academic affairs, the Papal Award, Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice, for her charity and humanitarian work for the Church. (PUNCHPhoto by Willie Lomibao) Back to Homepage
THE cities of Urdaneta and Dagupan outperformed other cities in Region 1, including cities in the whole northern Luzon in 2013 in terms of Locally Sourced Income (LSI). Notably, Urdaneta became the only city in the north whose LSI exceeded its internal revenue allotment (IRA) for the year. The rated…
URBIZTONDO—New political lines continue to be drawn after former 5th District Rep. Mark Cojuangco declared his intent to run for the gubernatorial post in 2016. Urbiztondo’s new mayor Mayor Martin Raul Sison, 25, and his mother, Marilyn Sison, who was a defeated mayoralty candidate in last year’s elections, were expelled…
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan—The human trafficking charges filed by the police against the owners and employees of an online English language tutorial center in Lingayen were finally dropped by the Department of Justice (DOJ) by police authorities. Evidence of human trafficking against Kamehachi Corporation, which ran the center in a three-storey building…
BOLINAO–Thirty-two fishermen whose boats encountered mechanical failure while sailing through rough waters have been brought to shore and given medical treatment at a local hospital here on June 24. The fishermen were sighted by Bolinao resident Daniel Del Tierro, 37, boat operator of F/B Joshua and a resident of Sitio…
DAGUPAN CITY,—The Region 1 Medical Center (R1MC), a government-run hospital here confirmed the preventive suspension issued against its chief along with some doctors and nurses. Dr. Michael Canto, R1MC spokesperson, said Dr. Joseph Roland Mejia, is temporarily replaced by Dr. Emmanuel Acluba effective June 26. The suspension order issued by…
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