FORMER President Fidel V. Ramos and House Speaker Jose de Venecia, Jr., along with leaders of the local media, led the awarding rites on March 1 for outstanding Pangasinenses at the President Hotel in Lingayen. The awards were presented by the bi-monthly magazine Pacebook founded in 2010 by Jun Velasco,…
ILLEGAL FISH PENS DEMOLITION—-Members of the Task Force Bantay Ilog dismantle an illegal fish pen along the Pantal-Calmay River last February 17 in compliance with the order of Mayor Belen Fernandez to remove the remaining illegal structures along the water ways in the city. The demolition was effected after a…
ILLEGAL FISH PEN DEMOLITION DEMOLITION of remaining illegal fish pens located in supposed titled properties is continuing with the dismantling of two more large fish pens as of Thursday by Task Force Bantay Ilog. Maximo Solis, former councilman of barangay Mangin and technical consultant in the Office of City Agriculturist…
A SENIOR member of the city council said he is not opposed to the revival of Bantay Dagupan, a group of private citizens organized to help the police patrol the streets, as long as the city government makes certain that its members are not armed and monitored against abusive behavior.
TRAFFIC EXPERIMENT—A commuter alights from a jeepney in one of the 15 loading and unloading zones designated in Dagupan as part of a traffic experiment launched by the city government in a bid to decongest the downtown area, especially during rush hour. The experiment allows jeepneys servicing particular routes to load…
THE traffic experiment initiated by the Dagupan City government effective February 17 has so far shown positive results in decongesting the downtown area. Commuters, business owners and jeepney drivers said they find the traffic system on trial more convenient and beneficial to them.
LINGAYEN BAGOONG FESTIVAL LINGAYEN—Expenses for last year’s joint celebration of this town’s fiesta and the Bagoong Festival reached P2,401,080, but available funds were only accounted at P1,821,793.50. Where the supposed resulting overdraft of P598, 286.51 was sourced remains a mystery.
TREE-CUTTING IN EASTERN PANGASINAN—Former 5th District Rep. Mark Cojuangco (upper photo) defends the cutting of decades-old trees along the eastern part of Pangasinan that he said were not planted in the right location, blocking road right-of-way where a road widening project has long been pending. Cojuangco held a press conference…
LINGAYEN—The provincial board will conduct an inquiry on the cutting of 1,829 trees along the national highway in eastern Pangasinan for a road-widening project. Vice Governor Jose Ferdinand Calimlim Jr., presiding chair of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP), said last week the board will invite representatives of involved agencies, including the…
LINGAYEN—For Governor Amado Espino Jr., the next election in 2016 is still a long way away and not worth discussing just yet. “Matagal pa ‘yan (next election), magtrabaho muna tayo,” said the governor when interviewed by the media after the 2014 Employees’ Awards and Recognition held February 14 at the…
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