LINGAYEN—Unknown perhaps to Pope Francis, the baby-lover who sought out babies from the crowds to kiss and bless, parents of newborn babies honored him unabashedly. Their babies had to have “Francis” as one of the babies’ names. In Pangasinan, there were 14 babies born in different Pangasinan hospitals during the…
LINGAYEN—At least six persons were killed and another was wounded by suspects riding in tandem on motorcycles in separate shooting incidents across Pangasinan during the papal visit in the country. Larry Miranda, 41, married, ex-barangay kagawad and Virgilio Ferrer, 58, married, both from Longos, Calasiao town were shot dead by unidentified assailants…
DAGDAG-BAWAS BILLING OF PATIENTS LINGAYEN– An over-billing racket victimizing indigent patients including point-of-care- enrollees of the provincial government at the Manaoag Community Hospital was discovered by the capitol, and two of its employees were promptly charged. The two employees, whom the capitol did not name in its press release, are now…
NO STUDENT LEFT BEHIND—Sen Alan Cayetano may have set a record for the biggest “groufie shot” when he took this picture with his smartphone during his visit to the Pangasinan State University-Bayambang campus last week where he explained the provisions of the Iskolar ng Bayan law that he authored. All…
DAGUPAN City’s sanggunian panlungsod finally started the year with the passage of two ordinances that promises two long-term benefits to the city. The city council, during its regular session last January 13, adopted Ordinance No. 0-526 entitled “Institutionalizing Measures for the Promotion and Advancement of the Bangus Industry” and Ordinance No….
2015 DAGUPAN CITY BUDGET THE members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod agreed to start deliberation on the 2015 budget next week after they approved on January 13 the city’s Annual Investment Program, the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (CDRRMC) Plan and the Gender and Development program for 2015. Councilor…
THE drug syndicates again tried to be creative in peddling the illegal drug but the authorities were quick to catch on. The new tact, was discovered by the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology’s (BJMP) District Jail in Dagupan that resulted in the filing of charges against the courier. Dagupan…
MALASIQUI— It appears that the touted all-out campaign of the provincial government to stop illegal drugs in the barangay is not being taken seriously by barangay officials. A barangay kagawad and his companion were arrested after authorities seized from them two big sachets of shabu and other drug paraphernalia and…
CALASIAO – Some parents of pupils at the Buenlag Central School (BCS) are angry with the school principal and they have decided that the fastest way to compel her dismissal is to stop their children from attending classes and lock the gates of the school. And they did. This prompted…
GARNISHMENT OF PANELCO ASSETS URDANETA CITY— The officials of Pangasinan Electric Cooperative III (Panelco III) heaved a sigh of relief after the Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) against the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and stopped the scheduled garnishment of the properties of its…
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