LINGAYEN—Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas said part of democracy is to watch over elected public officials for 365 days a year. Villegas, who voted in West Central Elementary School, Dagupan City, told local newsmen that he made an appeal for people to vote carrying with them their Christian faith. He said…
HER PRECIOUS VOTES – An elderly drops her ballot at the ballot box after casting her votes for her chosen candidates in a village in Lingayen during the synchronized Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections on May 14. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
SAN FABIAN—Will the reforms introduced in the 2016 Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Reform Law finally give the youth councils the chance to organize and lead effectively? This was uppermost in the minds of Fourth District Rep. Christopher de Venecia as he and his mother, former Rep. Gina de Venecia, cast their…
DAGUPAN’S LARGEST BARANGAYS A NEOPHYTE in barangay politics in Bonuan Gueset on May 14 won by a landslide over the reelectionist kapitan. In an official count, Manuel ‘Noel’ Bumanglag who challenged Ricardo ‘Rico’ Mejia who ruled the barangay for 26 long years, was credited with 5,200 votes against Mejia’s 2,963….
CALASIAO—All the barangay and sangguniang kabataan (SK) candidates in Barangay Longos in this town made history in the last local elections: there was no contest at all, all ran unopposed. Winning the barangay captain post, Haverdani Das Mesina, youngest brother of Vice Mayor Mahadeva Das Mesina who hails from Longos,…
MALASIQUI—The winners in two barangays, for barangay captain in one and sangguniang kabataan chairman in another where candidates garnered the same number of votes, were settled by the Commission on Elections municipal office through the drawing of lots. In the two-cornered fight Barangay Nalsian Sur, Domingo Ico and Armando Opguar,…
INCUMBENT KAP LOSES IN BUED CALASIAO—The battle royale for kapitan slot in Barangay Bued this town, between incumbent Allan Roy Macanlalay and comebacking Carlito Dion was close but was eventually won by the latter by just 100 votes amid charges and counter charges of vote-buying. Four kagawads in Dion’s ticket also won…
AFTER securing the May 14 barangay and sangguniang kabataan elections, the Pangasinan Police has shifted its focus on the preparations for the security of schools and students during the opening of classes in early June. P/Chief Inspector Norman Florentino, police community relations chief, said police will start providing security for…
LINGAYEN—The provincial government will release the results of the qualifying examination for the incoming academically competent first year college students on June 4, the province’s chief administrative officer Irmina Francisco has announced. Francisco, who also chairs the Provincial Scholarship Program Management, Evaluation and Excellence Committee (PSPMEEC), said the top 100 examinees…
THE provincial government is set to resume its Kalusugan Caravan in June to deliver health and other services to residents of remote barangays that could not be served regularly by rural health units. This was disclosed by Rachel Zarate and Kempee Cruz, both nurses of the Provincial Health Office, who said preparations are underway including…
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