ON P-NOY’S FIRST OFFICIAL VISIT LINGAYEN–The Sangguniang Panlalawigan has passed a resolution expressing its “deep sense of frustration and sadness” over its failure, together with other top local government officials, to witness the first official visit of President Benigno Aquino III to the province of Pangasinan on December 7. The…
BANI—“It was my decision alone.” This was the admission of Mayor Marcelo Navarro Jr. on the exclusion of Governor Amado Espino Jr. during the inauguration of the P7-million Core Shelter Project of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) last December 7 in Sitio Olanen, Dacap Sur, Bani.
LINGAYEN–Amateur and conspirators. This was how provincial Board Member Ranjit Ramos Shahani described the Presidential Management Staff (PMS) and his own local partymates in the Liberal Party (LP) for their failure to invite Gov. Amado Espino Jr. to an official event in Bani last Tuesday where President Benigno Aquino III’s…
BOODLE FIGHT–Gov. Amado Espino Jr. and Police Provincial Director Rosueto Ricaforte, both PMAers, lead the “boodle fight” (eating food laid on a table with bare hands) which they hosted for visiting members of Philippine Military Academy’s Bagwis Class of 2012 last December 5 at the Capitol grounds. (Punchphoto by Butch…
LINGAYEN—One-strike for jueteng and two-strikes for unsolved crimes. The chief of police of Bayambang, Superintendent Rodelio Samson, was the first in Pangasinan to be sacked from his post under the one-strike policy for failing to stop jueteng operations and the second under the two-strike policy for at least two shooting…
IT’S ABOUT POLITICAL WILL–Gov. Amado T. Espino, Jr. stresses to visiting cadets of the Philippine Military Academy that political will is paramount in stopping degradation of environment. Joining him are are Col. Florentino Manalastas, PMA Dean of Academics Administrative Officer V Ermina Francisco, Task Force Kalikasan Chief Paterno M. Orduña…
23 SHOT TO DEATH IN 90 DAYS LINGAYEN–Twenty-three shooting incidents, all resulting in the deaths of the victims, have taken place in the province since September 8 when Police Provincial Director Senior Superintendent Rosueto Ricaforte took office. Ricaforte, appearing before the Sangguniang Panlalawigan on Friday for an inquiry in aid…
BANI—Could politics be still be a criterion in determining priorities for projects under the Aquino administration? This question was raised by Capitol observers after President Benigno Aquino III confirmed that the Alaminos airport is part of his administration’s priority projects while he seemed unaware of the status of the Sual…
BOARD MEMBERS PIQUED BY SNUBS LINGAYEN–The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) has threatened Police Provincial Director Senior Superintendent with a dose of his own medicine: the two-strike policy against his town police chiefs if two killings are unsolved. In this case, Board Member Alfonso Bince Jr. said Ricaforte is given one more…
LAST COMMAND VISIT–Police Regional Director Orlando Mabutas (left) is ushered in by Police Provincial Director Senior Rosueto Ricaforte for his last command visit to the Pangasinan Police Provincial Office last December 2 prior to his retirement from the service on December 12. Mabutas assumed office as Philippine National Police Regional Director…
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