Enmity in Dagupan college caging By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. SOME college basketball coaches came to me to ask why some of Dagupan City’s well-known institutions do not try to patch their differences particularly in tertiary basketball competitions. The enmity between the two basketball groups (UCAAP and PRISAA) is already…
PASSIONATE SPOKESMAN — Fourth District Board Member Jeremy Agerico Rosario could very well be the Espinos’ spokesman. He spoke highly of the Espinos, especially the former governor and now congressman Amado Espino Jr. The resolution Rosario sponsored last Monday was about level upgrading of Pozorrubio Community Hospital, from 10-bed to…
21st CENTURY SCHOOL SERVICE — Unmindful of the dangers posed by their travel, eleven students in Dasol town squeeze in and pile up on a tricycle for their trip home in Barangay Macalang from school. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
INTENSIFIED POLICE OPERATIONS LINGAYEN—A major revamp among chiefs of police in the province is ongoing since last Tuesday, August 2! As of last Thursday, about 80 percent of the town and city police chiefs of Pangasinan are expected be given new assignments. P/Senior Supt. Ronald Oliver Lee, acting-Pangasinan Police Director,…
MANDATORY DRUG-TESTING LINGAYEN—The Sanggunian Panlalawigan finally passed an ordinance on August 1 implementing mandatory random drug test among provincial government employees. Fourth District Board Member Jeremy Agerico Rosario, author of the ordinance, said the requirement for drug-testing for employees of public offices is anchored on Section 36 (d) of Republic…
LINGAYEN—The Provincial Health Office has placed eight towns and two cities under dengue-watch. In dengue surveillance updates dated Aug. 1, signed by Dr. Anna Ma. Teresa de Guzman, provincial health officer, listed the towns of Asingan, Pozorrubio, Malasiqui, Bayambang, Calasiao, San Fabian, Mangaldan, Sta. Maria and the cities of San Carlos…
WAR ON DRUGS LINGAYEN—Four top drug personalities were gunned down in separate shooting incidents in the province on August 4 and 5. Report from the Pangasinan Police Provincial Office here said that Kim Errol Tagulao, the No. 1 drug personality in Bautista Police’s watch list, was shot dead dawn yesterday…
ONLY 63, 810 youths, ages 15 to 18 years old, and 43, 974 regular voters registered in the province last July 15 to 31 for the upcoming Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) and barangay elections, respectively. Atty. Marino Salas, provincial election supervisor said while the target for barangay regular voters was reached,…
DCPS CHIEF Outgoing and incoming Dagupan police chiefs, Abrahano (left) and Miro (right) salute each other to acknowledge the turn-over of command. (Photo by Mitz Cresencio_CIO) A GRATEFUL city government expressed its gratitude unabashedly to its chief of police who finally ended his tour of duty last Wednesday, August 3….
METROBANK SEARCH AN elementary teacher at the Lingayen I Central School has been selected one of the winners of the prestigious annual Search for Outstanding Teachers (SOT) of the The Metrobank Foundation, Inc. (MBFI) this year. CANCINO Rujealyn R. Cancino, a Master Teacher II with specialization in English/Science subjects, is…
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