THE Dagupan City Council approved last week the resolution opting to reject the death penalty bill now pending in the House of Representatives, voting further to make the decision forwarded to Fourth District Congressman Christopher “Toff” De Venecia. The body adopted the resolution proposed by Councilor Luis Samson Jr., seconded…
FROM ‘MARCOS BULLIONS’ CALASIAO—For the past weeks, unusual big number of groups of people from different towns in Pangasinan have been queuing at the Bureau of Revenue (BIR) office here to apply for and secure their respective Tax Identification Number (TIN). For decades, nothing in the past could usually compel…
THE Sandiganbayan has ordered the preventive suspension of Pangasinan Provincial Accountant Arturo Soriano for graft charges filed against him in connection with the Metro Rail Transit controversy in his private capacity. The Sandiganbayan’s Third Division reportedly ordered Soriano’s 90-day suspension. Soriano is a co-accused in the graft case against former…
ALL the 1,330 shotguns issued by the provincial government to barangay chairmen during the administration of then Gov. Amado Espino Jr are, for all intents and purposes, now considered ‘loose’ firearms. P/Sr. Superintendent Ronald Oliver Lee, OIC as provincial director, had ordered the confiscation of the shotguns that had been…
MORE than seventy scavengers have appealed to Dagupan City Mayor Belen Fernandez not to totally close the dumpsite in Barangay Bonuan-Boquig. Bonnie, not his real name, said his family household, composed of 16 individuals, earn a living from scavenging wastes in the dumpsite. He said before the Environment and Management…
THE regional office of the Department of Public Works and Highways temporarily closed the Lingayen-Labrador diversion road to give way to the retrofitting and strengthening of the Guesang-Magsaysay Bridge. Motorists are advised to take the Lingayen-Bugallon-Socony-Labrador route. The temporary closure of the bridge started January 17, 2017 but no date…
LINGAYEN– The provincial government in partnership with the Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) will soon launch the “BaLinkBayan,” an e-governance project to streamline the migration and development initiatives of Pangasinan and efforts to link Filipinos abroad to their families. On Monday, the Sangguniang Panlalawigan approved a resolution authorizing Gov. Amado…
AN ordinance was passed by the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) on January 18 declaring and celebrating every last week of January every year as the “City Bible Week” In sponsoring the measure, Councilor Jose Netu Tamayo said the Holy Bible is the most powerful book that contains timeless principles, asserting that the…
CALASIAO –The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) regional office here exceeded its goal by posting more than P10.9 billion in tax collections last year and will likely be adjudged the top regional office performer. Marina de Guzman, officer-in-charge as regional director of BIR Region 1, said her office exceeded its…
TEMPORARY LOCATION THE Dagupan City Council will conduct a public hearing on January 27 to discuss reactions and recommendations anent the request of SM Supermalls for an exemption from the ordinance on location of bus terminals for its planned temporary terminal for 18 months. The request was contained in a…
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