MAY 4-12 CAMPAIGN PERIOD DON’T campaign yet, the provincial election supervisor of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Pangasinan has warned. Election supervisor Marino Salas urged the 44,346 candidates who had filed their certificates of candidacy (COC) for Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections “to just relax, stay calm and…
LIMGAS BEAUTIES SHINE – Rose Lyn Reyes (Miss Manaoag) and Marikit Manaois (Miss Sison), are this year’s Best in Festival Costume and Best in Talent respectively, in Limga na Pangasinan search. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
LINGAYEN—Candidates for positions in the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections have until May 2 this year to voluntarily take tests for illegal drug use, the Lingayen Police has pointed out. P/Chief Inspector Wilmar Pagaduan, town police chief, said he was encouraging all candidates to take the drug test to ensure…
THREE incumbent barangay chairmen in Dagupan City have expressed confidence they would be reelected to their posts because of their performance during their incumbency. Barangay chairpersons Brian Kua of Pogo Chico, Julie Perez of Pantal, and Marcelino Fernandez of Lucao, are facing one opponent each in the coming election. All three are…
BOTH the Dagupan City Police and the City Elections Office confirmed last week there was no reason to include any barangay in Dagupan in the police and Comelec watchlist in connection with the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections on May 14. Both P/Superintendent Jandale Sulit, officer-in-charge at the Dagupan City Police, and…
NO AGE LIMITS IN BARANGAY ELECTIONS THE oldest candidate in Dagupan City seeking a post in the May 14 barangay elections is Pablo de Asis, 86, who is running for kagawad (councilor) in his Barangay Bonuan Binloc in Dagupan City. A former policeman and one-time close security of former speaker…
EXPECT delays in the delivery of classrooms this year in Pangasinan’s Second and Fourth Districts. The Department of Public Works and Highways’ 2nd and 4th engineering districts have revealed they failed to receive the funds allocated for the construction of school buildings this year. Reasons for the delays remain unclear….
REGAINING SELF-RESPECT LINGAYEN—The provincial government is moving forward with the second and important phase of the war on drugs: the rehabilitation of drug personalities who had voluntarily surrendered to seek help. The second leg of the four-day integrated reformation program of the provincial government under its Pangasinan Anti-Drug Abuse Council…
OMBUDSMAN Conchita Carpio Morales has reminded all government officials and employees to file their respective Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALNs) not later than April 30, 2018. Morales said that filing SALNs is “both a constitutional and statutory obligation of every public servant such that failure to do…
THE National Youth Commission (NYC) has reiterated its call to youth and youth serving organizations to register under the Youth Organizations’ Registration Program (YORP). “It is to the best interest of the youth organizations that they become registered and be accredited by the NYC,” according to Assistant Secretary James Ceasar…
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