Shortchanged by over centralized gov’t By Gonzalo Duque PANGASINENSES will have a distinct privilege to see and handglad the amazing Davao City Mayor Rody Duterte “up close and personal” at our Lyceum Northwestern University on February 18, not February 16, as previously announced. Our computer is getting to be…
How San Miguel Beer won its all-time 20th PBA crown By Al S. Mendoza FROM sure winner to sure loser. And then ending up a lucky winner. That was San Miguel Beer in the just-ended PBA Philippine Cup. San Miguel Beer looked a sure winner early on by building…
Are our police helpless? By Bebot Villar THE rash of shooting incidents last week involving motorcycle-riding men as suspects had alarmed Pangasinan residents. At dapat lang dahil sa loob lamang ng dalawang araw, Saturday and Sunday, lima kaagad ang nabaril at napatay. Then last Tuesday, a shooting incident took…
Heartbreaking title victory By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. WE watched how the powerful San Miguel Beermen escaped with a heartbreaking victory over the ‘never give up’ Alaska Aces last Wednesday night to earn their 20th championship tiara in the PBA since they entered the professional league in 1975. Up to…
Liturhiyan Pangasinan Nen Santiago Villafania BALEG a tepel tan tepet no akin et anggapo’y salitan Pangasinan ed Liturhiya dia’d Misa na Santo Papa diman ed Quirino Grandstand. Akin a tua ya anggapo so imparungtal da’ra’y papari tan obobispon Pangasinan, wadtan a pilatek tayo ni ya say pangolu na CBCP…
Fighting Illegal Recruitment By Johanne Margarette R. Macob ASIDE from all the festivals- Bagoong, Sigay, Talong- happening in the province these days, there is another reason for us, Pangasinans, to celebrate. Recently, I learned from Provincial Employment and Services Office (PESO) head, Sir Alex Ferrer that the number of…
WHEN THE TRUSTED CHEATS. To politicians, be careful with your finance officers. They could make or unmake you. A mayor, a lady and a top provincial official discovered three weeks ago the manipulation and false report of a financial liaison of the latter about a sum the boss ordered to…
COUNCILORS’ ISSUES CLARIFIED THE city council finally passed the P691 million annual budget of Dagupan for 2015 during its regular session on Tuesday. Councilor Jeslito Seen, chairman on the appropriations committee, moved for the adoption of the budget as presented but not without an amendment introduced by minority Councilor Redford Erfe Mejia.
UNANIMOUS VOTE FOR THE BUDGET—Members of the Dagupan Sangguniang Panlunsod (SP) raise their hands voting for the adoption of the proposed ordinance authorizing the enactment of the P691 million annual budget of Dagupan shortly after the deliberation on the report of Councilor Jeslito Seen, chairman on appropriations, during last week’s regular…
ILLEGAL GRANTS THE Commission on Audit (COA) has asked the Dagupan City government to demand from consultants and job order employees (JOEs) the return of the cash gifts in the amount of P3.3 million distributed to them in 2012 during the administration of then Mayor Benjamin S Lim. This was revealed…
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