BRAGANZA UNFAZED BOLINAO–A resolution has been filed in the House of Representatives directing four committees to conduct an investigation in aid of legislation on the reported construction of dikes and other fish farm structures in the Hundred Islands National Park (HINP), a declared protected area.
LINGAYEN–The health sector has been given the biggest chunk in the 2011 provincial budget of P1.8 billion. Provincial Budget Officer Hilaria Claveria said at least 40 percent, or P647.4 million, is allotted for salaries, benefits or personal services of the health employees while 8 per cent, or P280.6 million, is…
LINGAYEN–Seven mayors of Pangasinan have reaffirmed their earlier pronouncement that the province is now jueteng-free. In a press briefing held last Friday, the mayors, led by Ernesto Castaneda of Lingayen, executive vice-president of the Pangasinan Mayors League, strongly denied that the illegal numbers game has resurfaced and is 100% operational again…
PROCESSED BANGUS AT LAST–Korean Embassy Minister Yong Ho Kim, former Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr., Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Director Malcolm Sarmiento, 6th District Rep. Marlyn Primicias Agabas, Dr. Westly Rosario of BFAR, 4th District Rep. Gina de Venecia, and Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala proudly display some of…
PROGRESSIVE methods of fish farming are the key to the viability of the modern Korea-Philippines Seafood Processing Plant in Dagupan City. This was stressed by Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala during the inauguration of the plant last November 29 after a successful three-day test-run operations.
SEAFOOD PLANT INAUGURATION–Korean Korean Embassy Minister Yong Ho Kim and Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala (right) assisted by former Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. cut the ceremonial ribbon formally inaugurating the Korea-Philippine Seafood Processing Plant in Barangay Bonuan Binloc, Dagupan City. Witnessing the ceremony are Reps. Gina de Venecia and Marlyn Agabas,…
CITY Social Welfare and Development Officer Elsa Santillan has been dismissed from her post by Mayor Benjamin Lim for dishonesty, grave misconduct and serious neglect in the performance of duty. In a 10-page decision dated November 24, 2010, Lim, adopting the recommendation of a five-man investigative committee he created on…
FOUR fresh graduates of the Virgen Milagrosa University Foundation (VMUF) in San Carlos City landed 3rd, 4th, 6th and 7th places among the 335 successful examinees in the Radiologic Technologist and X-Ray Technologist Licensure Examinations given in Manila last November 23-24. A total of 979 took the exams.
RISE IN UNSOLVED KILLINGS NOTED LINGAYEN–The two-strike policy for chiefs of police has been revived in Pangasinan following another spate of unsolved killings perpetrated by unidentified gunmen, many of them are believed to be guns-for-hire and riding in tandem on motorcycles. Senior Superintendent Rosueto Ricaforte, police provincial director, announced this when…
BARAAN CLEARS ALAMINOS ALAMINOS CITY–Mayor Hernani Braganza has breathed a sigh of relief as he believes the city government has been finally vindicated over the issue of alleged illegal fishponds in the Hundred Islands National Park (HINP). Braganza, who just arrived last week from an international conference in Mexico, said…
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