TEAM PARTIDO na PANGASINAN — The leaders of the newly organized Partido na Pangasinan led by Gov. Amado T. Espino, Jr. (right) with his son Liga ng mga Barangay President and Board Member Amado “Pogi” Espino III (2nd from right), Vice Governor Jose Ferdinand Z. Calimlim, Jr. (3rd from right)…
2016 PROVINCIAL ELECTION IT’S official! It’s a son and father vs. husband and wife for the gubernatorial and fifth district congressional races in Pangasinan: the Espinos versus the Cojuangcos in the 2016 elections. But it will still be a four-cornered fight for both the gubernatorial and vice gubernatorial races for…
It’s Espinos vs. Cojuangcos
A RETURN BOUT IT is still Fernandez-Fernandez versus Lim-Lim in Dagupan, a virtual revival of the political and commercial contest between the owners of CSI and Magic. This after Celia Lim, wife of former mayor Benjamin Lim, filed her certificate of candidacy for mayor in tandem with her son Vice Mayor Brian…
It’s Fernandez vs. Lim again
TEAM BALON DAGUPAN FILES COCs — Mayor Belen T. Fernandez (3rd from right) and her team file their Certificates of Candidacy on October 14, two days before the deadline on October 16 at the Commission on Election (COMELEC) office here. Rep. Gina De Venecia (2nd from right) and former Mayor Alipio Fernandez (4th from right) joined the team…
TEAM BALON DAGUPAN FILES COCs
A GRADUATE in B.S. Accountancy of Colegio de Dagupan did his alma mater and the whole of Pangasinan proud when he topped the recent examination for Certified Public Accountants (CPAs) given by the Professional Regulations Commission (PRC), while another graduate of the school placed 8th in the same examination. PARAGAS The…
Colegio de Dagupan graduate tops CPA board exam
KAMI NAMAN! LINGAYEN—Incumbent vice mayors in at three towns in the Second District believe their time has come to be the town’s mayors. In the capital town Lingayen, Vice Mayor Nepthalie Pasiliao filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) as he led his ticket “Team Para Sa Bayan” (under the Liberal…
Incumbent Vice Mayors eye mayoralty
OF the six congressmen of Pangasinan, only Rep. Leopoldo Bataoil of the Second District will be running unopposed in the 2016 election. First District Congressman Jesus Celeste will be challenged by retired Police Sr Superintendent Wilmer Panabang of Lingayen who filed under the Liberal Party (LP) and one Paul Tucay…
Bataoil unopposed, other congressmen challenged
PEACEFUL BUT NOT QUIET THE Pangasinan Provincial Police Office (PPPO) said that except with the usual noisy hoopla in some towns, no violent incident was reported in any part of the province during the period of filing of certificates of candidacy. P/Superintendent Ferdinand de Asis confirmed this during the KBP…
No violence reported during COC filing period
WITHOUT BIOMETRIC DATA UNLESS the 84,642 registered voters in Pangasinan still with no biometric registration present themselves to their local Comelec offices on or before October 31 for their biometric registration, they will be stricken off the records and will not be able to vote in May 2016. They only…
84,000 voters cannot vote in 2016
THE National Food Authority (NFA) urged consumers to become “food guardians” to help ensure rice is available, accessible, affordable and safe for the public. Chona Maramba of NFA-Western Pangasinan said food guardians are needed to promote NFA’s rice sufficiency initiatives like the “Be Riceponsible” campaign that aims to promote the…