LINGAYEN—A proposal seeking to regulate the riding of motorcycles in tandem by commuters has been put forward at the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) in response to the rise in crimes perpetrated by men-riding-in-tandem hitmen (MRTH) that remain unabated. Sixth District Board Member Alfonso Bince Jr., author of the ordinance, pointed out…

SAN FABIAN–The seafood processing plant will finally resume operations on May 14 with an importer from the United States coming to watch its resumption. Dr. Westly Rosario, interim plant manager and chief of the National Integrated Fisheries Technology Development Center (NIFTDC), said the resumption of operation has been scheduled after…

SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET THE majority members of Sangguniang Panglunsod (SP) have clarified that they are not opposed to the granting of a P10-million supplemental budget for the Bangus Festival since part of this will go to the barangays, but stressed that the money can not be sourced from the savings on…

PUNCH EDITOR CITED FOR JOURNALISM LINGAYEN—Professionalism and excellence. These are the main common denominators shared by this year’s six recipients of the ASNA Awards, among them The Sunday PUNCH publisher-editor Ermin F. Garcia, Jr. for his work in journalism. For the Balitok (Gold) awards, the highest of the ASNA Awards,…

THROUGH CULTURE, LITERATURE AND THE ARTS LINGAYEN—Still dynamic at 87, the “grand old man” of Philippine literature Francisco Sionil Jose said culture, literature and the arts are crucial in building the strength and character of the people as a province and as a nation. Speaking during the 432nd Pangasinan foundation…

200,000 VOTERS PURGED REGISTERED voters in Pangasinan, one of the highest among provinces nationwide, now stand at 1.4 million, down from 1.6 million as of the national and local election last May 10, 2010, following a clean-up of the list by the Commission on Elections (Comelec). Provincial elections supervisor Temy…

FOR STREET DANCING IT is not unusual for local government units nowadays to run to government banks for loans to fund infrastructure projects but barangay kapitans of Dagupan are set to take the same route not for their infrastructure projects but for costumes and accompanying gears this time.

ALL coastal areas of Pangasinan have been declared free from red tide, also known as the Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB). The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) lifted on April 3 the shellfish ban that was previously declared in Anda, Bolinao and Alaminos City. Dr. Westly Rosario, chief of the BFAR-National…

SP STANDS PAT ON ORDINANCE DENIED. The Sangguniang Panlungsod has once again turned down the request for a supplemental budget of P10 million, this time coming from the Liga ng mga Barangay. A week earlier, the request of Mayor Benjamin Lim for a supplemental budget of P10 million was not…