Forgive and forget By Jesus A. Garcia Jr THE TALK of the town now is our boxing icon Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao. It’s not about his coming third fight against Timothy Bradley, Jr. on April 9, and neither about his senatorial candidacy but his commentary against same-sex marriage spiced with…
PEOPLE POWER IN POZORRUBIO. Listen to your boss. This was the collective call of residents of Pozorrubio town as they held their version of people power in their pergola as the nation marked its 30th anniversary of the world famous People Power revolution on Feb. 25. It was supposed to…
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2016 R1AA MEET SAN CARLOS CITY–Defending champion Pangasinan II won its back-to-back title when it posted a commanding lead over 13 other delegations with a harvest of 70 gold, 46 silver and 43 bronze medals in the Region 1 Athletic Association (R1AA) meet that ended Friday. But the biggest surprise…
Pangasinan II wins R1AA crown anew; Dagupan is surprise second
LINGAYEN –Who said it only happens at the New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa City? The Lingayen police is set to conduct full-dress investigation to find out how three-heat sealed plastic sachets of shabu managed to be slipped through inside the Pangasinan Provincial Jail here. This after a provincial jail guard found…
Shabu seized inside provincial jail, probe on
LISTENING TO FISHER FOLKS – Bangus growers in Dagupan City thank Sen. Alan Cayetano for the opportunity to be listened to about their concerns and problems with their livelihood and their industry during the scheduled Ronda Serye listening tour organized by Mr. Cayetano, a frequent visitor to Pangasinan to be…
LISTENING TO FISHER FOLKS
A DUTERTE-Cayetano administration will propose the creation of the Department of Fisheries in order that the growing needs of fish farmers can be addressed and given more attention by government. Vice presidential candidate and Senate Majority Leader Alan Cayetano who was in Dagupan City last week for a consultation with…
Cayetano proposes creation of Department of Fisheries
POZORRUBIO—Some 2,000 residents here signed a manifesto in a ‘people power ‘ rally Thursday asking President Aquino and the Department of Public Works and Highways to consider a realignment of the original plan of the Tarlac-Pangasinan- La Union Expressway (TPLEX). Pozorrubio residents stage a people power rally Thursday calling for…
Realignment of TPLEX route sought
LA UNION – Violators of gun ban in the region already reached 549 persons arrested while 119 firearms were confiscated in its overall focused police operations and all-out campaign in connection with Secure and Fair Election (SAFE) 2016 since the start of the election period from January 10 to February 23 this…
Pangasinan tops in arresting gun ban violators – Police
AFTER more than a year of investigation, a formal complaint will be filed soon against a former PhilHealth employee, hospital staff and an outsider suspected to be part of the conspiracy to defraud PhilHealth and deprive members of benefits due them. The case will be filed by the City Prosecutor…
PhilHealth set to file cases over fraudulent claims
FOR PHILHEALTH MEMBERS DAGUPAN CITY— Member-patients of Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (Philhealth) in Region 1 requiring kidney transplant may now avail of its kidney transplant package worth P600, 000. This was made possible after a memorandum of agreement was signed by PhilHealth with Lorma Medical Center in San Fernando City,…