OVER GARBAGE, SALVAGE ZONE BINMALEY-The Philippine Army found itself in a tougher war in Binmaley town, not over presence of insurgents but of the town’s wastes and salvage zone. The local government has been dumping its garbage inside the 19.1 hectare Andres Malong Army Reservation in Barangay Caloocan Norte since…

WAR VS. ILLEGAL DRUGS THE government now seems to be winning the war against illegal drugs in Pangasinan. The police are arresting an average of nine drug pushers a day after targeting 10 major drug personalities in each town of the 48 towns and 4 cities. This was disclosed by…

BAYAMBANG SCHOOL TRANSFER BAYAMBANG–The Court of Appeals’ Seventh Division sustained the writ of preliminary mandatory injunction issued by the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of San Carlos City ordering the Department of Education through then Pangasinan I Division Superintendent Alma Torio to desist from defying the executive order issued by the town mayor directing the…

BAYAMBANG— Here is a typical example of slow and inefficient bureaucracy can make lives miserable for a community. As of June 19, or six days after a powerful tornado wrought havoc in 13 villages, no relief assistance still appeared forthcoming from the local government that displaced 88 families comprising of 351 persons…

TRANSPARENCY IN GOVERNANCE “THIS is where your taxes are spent” used to be a familiar sign one reads in a project site posted randomly by local government officials. In Dagupan City, Mayor Belen T. Fernandez took her transparency policy in governance a step further. She had a huge tarpaulin prepared…

THE ONLY DRUG–FREE TOWN STO. TOMAS— As the campaign against illegal drugs in the province continues, the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) has determined that this town is still the one and only town in Pangasinan to be drug-free and decided to honor its officials and residents with an award. In…