LINGAYEN — The provincial government of Pangasinan is not giving up on its fight to save the remaining trees along the Manila North Road (MNR) section in the province. The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) finally passed a resolution no. 1714-2015 authorizing Governor Amado Espino Jr. to exhaust all legal remedies, including the…
LINGAYEN – Public Works and Highways Secretary Rogelio Singson defended the cutting of the trees along the Manila North Road (MNR) restating that trees within the right-of-way, defined as land reserved and secured to the public for highways purposes, must be removed. In a letter to Verna Nava-Perez, secretary to…
MAYOR Belen T. Fernandez underscored the effectiveness of the programs in place for children when she delivered her first State of the Children’s Report at West Central 1 Elementary School gym on December 7 on the occasion of the school’s Elementary Week Celebration. Her report focused on the rights of a child, anti-bullying…
IT’S FIESTA TIME IN DAGUPAN — The giant Christmas tree at the city plaza is lit by city officials led by Mayor Belen Fernandez, Hermano Mayor Councilor Jose Netu Tamayo and former Mayor Alipiio Fernandez Jr, while fireworks lit the sky to mark the start of the celebration of the Dagupan…
ON ANDRES BONIFACIO DAY LINGAYEN— While the rest of the nation was celebrating “Bonifacio Day” last November 30, the provincial police here marked the event with simultaneous anti-criminality operations. Some 51 suspected drug personalities with a total of 63 sachets of suspected shabu and drug paraphernalia were seized in the…
MINORS involved in serious offenses, such as rape, homicide, murder and crimes related to illegal drugs, should not be freed after their arrests but may be placed in involuntary confinement for at least one year. This was pointed out by former Senator Francis Pangilinan, lawyer and the principal author of…
LACK OF QUORUM IN SP LINGAYEN–The provincial government may have already lost its last opportunity to save the remaining standing trees along the Manila North Road (MNR) when the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) failed to muster a quorum in its scheduled special session on Wednesday, Dec. 2. Only ex-oficio board Member Amado Espino III and Sixth District…
THE Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said that they have until December 17 this year to finish the cutting of the more than 500 trees along the Manila North Road. However, DPWH Regional Director Ronnel M. Tan, said they intend to finish the work before the deadline. Tan…
DAGUPAN HYMN, BALON DAGUPAN MARCH THE Dagupan City Council has proposed an ordinance officially adopting the Dagupan Hymn and the newly written Balon Dagupan March entitled “Balon Kabuasan” (New Dawn) as part of the city’s heritage. The two songs were written by Rex Catubig, a member of Class 1965 of the Dagupan…
THE Dagupan City government is bent on paying the remaining balance of P30 million of the P280 million loan secured by the city in 2004 for the construction of the Malimgas Public Market. Mayor Belen Fernandez said she will seek the advice of members of the city’s finance committee whether it is…
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