BINMALEY—Residents, home and resort owners along the coastal road or baywalk along Barangay Buenlag are up in arms over the ongoing construction of a dike or protection wall which they said, will not only obstruct the view of the sea but will impair access of residents and tourists to the…
PEACE COVENANT SIGNING LINGAYEN– All candidates in Pangasinan vying for provincial, congressional, city and municipal positions in the May 13 elections at Camp Antonio Sison, are expected to gather at the headquarters of the Pangasinan Police Provincial Office to sign a peace covenant. P/Superintendent Wilson Lopez, PNP provincial director, said…
All candidates expected to join today
LINGAYEN— Paangasinan paid tribute anew to the World War II veterans of the province via a commemorative program held annually since 2008 at the Veterans Memorial Park, Capitol Complex. The surviving 200 WWII veterans, out of more than 300, were accompanied by their family members during the 12th Pangasinan Veterans…
WWII vets hailed in twin commemorative events
LINGAYEN GULF LANDING — Atty. James Curtis-Smith of the Returned Services League of Australia interacts with Gov. Amado Espino III, Rep. Leopoldo Bataoil, Rep. Zajid Mangudadatu and wife Geraldine. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
LINGAYEN GULF LANDING
LINGAYEN–The surviving 300 plus World War II veterans in Pangasinan can begin to look forward to receive higher old age pension starting January this year, from the original P5,000 per month to P20,000 per month for the remaining part of their lives. This was revealed by Lt. General Ernesto Carolina…
World War II vets assured P20,000 monthly pension
STRANDED FOR DAYS BOLINAO— Some 60,000 of bags of rice were found inside a stranded foreign vessel on January 8 in the town’s coastal waters. Suspected initially to be siphoning black sand, the ship was boarded by Bantay Dagat volunteers guarding the municipal waters here, joined by a combined team…
Foreign vessel found carrying 60,000 bags of rice
A resolution was passed by the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) that authorized the inclusion of drug testing as one of the services to be rendered by the Dagupan City Health Office Laboratory Clinic. Authored by Councilor Dennis Canto, the City Health Office Laboratory Clinic is a facility licensed by the Department…
City soon to have its own drug testing center
FOR PEACEFUL CAMPAIGN PERIOD LINGAYEN – The Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPPO) will lead a unity walk, interfaith prayer rally and peace covenant signing today, January 13, as part of the preparations for the midyear elections. P/Senior Inspector Ria Tacderan, information officer of PPPO, said the event is part of…
Pangasinan PNP leads unity walk, prayer rally today
THE turnover of 14 units of brand new tactical assault rifles described as M4 Cal. 5.56 MM Nato by the city government to the Dagupan City Police Station was suspended when Councilor Redford Erfe-Mejia questioned the purchase of the firearms. Councilor Jose Netu Tamayo filed Resolution No. 5721 that authorizes Mayor…
Councilor blocks turnover of firearms to Dagupan police
THE new provincial election officer of Pangasinan reminded candidates about the start of election period on Jan. 13 and the recall of officials’ police escorts and the start of the implementation of the gun ban that must be strictly observed. Lawyer Alipio Alonzo Castillo III said a meeting with the Philippine National…