AN END TO P3-M SEED MONEY UNLIKE in earlier Bangus Festivals under the past city administration, this year’s celebration from April 1 to May 1 will be bankrolled mainly by sponsors from the private sector. This was bared by Mayor Belen Fernandez during a press conference last March 10 and said…

PUT the black sand mining issue to rest. This was the implied stance of local government officials and representatives of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Mines and Geosciences Bureau (DENR-MGB) as reports of alleged black sand mining have been revived in national media.

LINGAYEN—After the second round of inquiry conducted by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) on the protested tree-cutting in eastern Pangasinan, board members remain convinced that the decades-old trees should have been saved. “We are doing our best to strike a balance between caring for the environment and development projects,” said Vice…

LOCAL government officials and employees of four towns and one city in eastern Pangasinan have rallied to show support to the Manila North Road widening project, which entails the controversial cutting of decades-old trees along the old highway. The mayors of the towns of Rosales, Villasis, Binalonan, Pozzurubio, and Sison…

“OVER THE MYSTERIOUS DISEASE REPORT” LINGAYEN —Say you made a mistake. And the giant ABS-CBN network did just that last March 3 but not after the Sangguniang Panlalawigan passed a resolution earlier in the day expressing its indignation and dismay over the first public apology issued by the network over…

LINGAYEN–The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) has cleared Binmaley Mayor Simplicio Rosario of the administrative charges for alleged grave abuse of authority, dishonesty, and grave misconduct. In a report last March 3 submitted by the committee on good government and accountability of public officers chaired by 6th District Member Alfonso Bince Jr.,…

IN SPITE OF DENR DEFENSE  LINGAYEN—Angered over the lack of consultation with affected communities and the provincial government, the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) is considering the filing of charges against those responsible for the  massive cutting of decades-old trees along the Manila National Road in the eastern part of Pangasinan.

HIGHER police visibity can now be expected in Pangasinan after the province’s policemen have been ordered to report for duty 12 hours a day everyday, replacing the usual “one-day duty, one day off-duty” schedule. At the same time, those on their 12-hour off period remain on call by the chief…