ILLEGAL BONUS. A curious thing happened in 2012 during the past Dagupan City administration. The emergency workers and technical consultants and plain consultants numbering some 900 were given their cash gifts and Christmas bonuses although they were not entitled to such perks under the law. The issue surfaced during the…
PUBLIC SERVICE UNDER REENACTED BUDGET IF the members of the sanggunian panlungsod, who are assured of receiving their salaries, can think of withholding approval of the 2015 annual budget of the city, majority of the emergency workers (EW) laid off by the reenacted budget are showing them what public service…
CONSEQUENCE OF REENACTED BUDGET AFTER the Dagupan sanggunian failed anew to pass the proposed 2015 budget last week, its first regular session in 2015, Mayor Belen T. Fernandez already began to forewarn city residents about a reduction in the delivery of basic services in the months ahead. “Since the city…
THE barangay captain of Herrero Perez in Dagupan City is in hot water after the barangay treasurer filed a complaint against her before the Ombudsman for Luzon accusing her of malversation of public funds and violation of the anti-graft and corrupt practices act. In affidavit-complaint signed by Anita Tongson, barangay treasurer…
LEGACY OF LINGAYEN GULF LANDING IN honor of his grandfather and grand uncle who participated in the epic landing of allied forces led by the Americans in the Lingayen Gulf on January 9, 1945, a retired U.S. Navy weatherman donated a 70 pieces of miniature replica of the ships of…
70thGULF LANDINGS ANNIVERSARY LINGAYEN— Pangasinan reminisced anew the heroism portrayed during the war with the veterans themselves on January 9, 2015 at the Veterans Memorial Park, Capitol Complex here. Led by the provincial government, Pangasinan celebrated the 70thGulf Landings Anniversary and the 8th Pangasinan Veterans’ Day to recognize the contributions of…
TZU CHI –PANDA LIFE MISSION BAUTISTA—The one year and one month old conjoined twins, Jerrylyn and Jennylyn De Guzman of Bautista town were brought to Taiwan last January 9 by the Tzu Chi Foundation for an operation, to be separated and enable the twins to live normal lives. The case…
THE Dagupan City Hall listed eight proposed ordinances and 12 proposed resolutions to the sanggunian panlungsod (SP) during the third quarter of last year. These proposals remain pending and unacted upon to date, one of which is the 2015 annual budget. According to City Administrator Farah Decano, the other submitted…
PANGASINAN VETERANS DAY LINGAYEN—The sanggunian panlalawigan has a gift to the province’s war veterans and their surviving descendants. A 360-sq. meter lot has been provided for the construction of Philippine Veterans Affairs Office (PVAO) field office here. Second District Board Member Nestor Reyes, author of the resolution approved Monday, said…
NO SUSPENSION IN SIGHT WHILE Congress debates whether to suspend anew the elections of Sanggnuniang Kabataan (SK) chapters in the country, 129, 772 youths, ages 15 to 17, already registered for the elections on February 21. Lawyer Marino Salas, provincial election supervisor of the Commission on Election (Comelec) in Pangasinan, said…
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