NO WAY, HIGHWAY LINGAYEN– The earlier request of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) to allow it to remove dead trees that pose hazard to motorists was granted but the latter warned that any further cutting of trees along the national and provincial…
FOR OPPOSING TREE CUTTING CALASIAO—The controversy over the cutting of trees along the Manila North Road is far from over, not a by a long shot. Former fifth district Congressman Mark Cojuangco said the provincial board must be held liable if the P100-million fund for the road-widening of MNR that…
URDANETA CITY—Honesty pays. This old adage became true to a tricycle driver who had no second thoughts about turning over an expensive laptop left by his passenger to the police station. P/Superintendent Jeff Fanged, city police chief, said Mayor Amadeo “Bobom” Perez IV and the police decided to honor Ogie…
ALAMINOS CITY—A heart-pumping 456-meter long zipline ride beats a walk down the aisle after a wedding anytime. This was the sentiment of the first couple that exchanged marriage vows at the breathtaking Governor’s Island view deck at the world-famous Hundred Islands National Park (HINP) who had no second thoughts about…
DEFECTIVE STRUCTURES THE new classrooms being built are not safe. This was the initial finding of the City Engineer’s Office that prompted City Engineer Virginia Rosario to order the suspension of the construction of 58 classrooms in 11 school sites to be undertaken by BF Construction under the Public-Private Partnership…
LINGAYEN – Still unidentified drug lords continue their lucrative business inside the provincial jail by employing jail guards as pushers. This became evident as a jail guard of the Pangasinan Provincial Jail along with two inmates suspected to be part of the illegal drug trade are being investigated by the Lingayen police…
THE Dagupan City Federation of Parents Teachers Association (FPTA) is set to promote and create awareness for the Anti-Bullying Act of 2013 in all the 39 public elementary and secondary schools in the city. According to Imelda Q. Gonzales, FPTA president, the campaign will be launched at the Dagupan City National…
UNSUNG HEROES—-Linemen of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), climb like the comic book/blockbuster movie superhero Spiderman working at heights, unmindful of the dangers their jobs pose. But unlike Spiderman, these good guys are not out to fight evil men but to ensure there is power, come hell…
SAN CARLOS CITY- Pangasinan will soon have its second sanitary landfill in this city. The city government of San Carlos is already preparing plans for the construction of a sanitary landfill and a garbage processing plant. Vice Mayor Joseres Resuello said in an interview with The PUNCH that the city…
IN SUPPORT OF OFW’S FAMILIES LINGAYEN – A community-based anti-illegal recruitment and livelihood program dubbed ‘Bantay-Barangay, Tulong Hanapbuhay’ has been organized by Espino administration in tandem with the Pangasinan OFW Family Association in Pangasinan. The program is a strategy to combat illegal recruitment, human trafficking and poverty alleviation program…
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