EQUIPMENT FOR ILLEGAL USE–Two dump trucks and an 18-wheeler truck, including a back hoe being used by 888 Dagupan Properties Inc. are briefly impounded by the Dagupan police. The equipment and operators were released without any case filed against the company and the arrested workers. Back to Homepage

UNDER the cover of night, the illegal reclamation activities by a Mangaldan-based company on a portion of the Calmay River have been continuing for weeks and finally last week, four of its workers were arrested by the police. Apprehended at the site last November 7, 11:00 p.m., were workers reportedly…

POLICE Superintendent Romeo Caramat Jr., officer-in-charge at the Dagupan police, said a team has been created to monitor hataw (video karera) activities in the city. Caramat said they are currently looking into a certain “Winston” who is believed to be the operator of hataw, an illegal gambling machine that attracts…

TOURISM PLAN AT RISK Braganza welcomes probe LINGAYEN—It’s a desecration of a known wonder of the world. This was the sentiment of the provincial government when it decided on an inquiry into the fishpond dikes made of white corals that have proliferated in some parts of the Hundred Islands National…

LINGAYEN—A visibly irritated Gov. Amado Espino Jr. directed all mayors to stop any move to restore jueteng operations in their localities amid reports that jueteng operators are set to return with a vengeance this week in defiance of his order to the police. Jueteng collectors have reportedly began making their…

DON’T blame it on the water releases from the San Roque Multipurpose Dam. This was the assertion made by an official of the National Power Corporation (NPC) who joined the company after the flooding that inundated most parts of Pangasinan in October 2009 Engr. Virgilio Garcia, chief of the Agno…

LINGAYEN–Governor Amado Espino Jr. has submitted a proposed provincial budget of P1.8 billion for 2011, a six to eight percent increase over this year’s budget. The proposal was given last week to the Sangguniang Panlalawigan for review and approval. Board Member Von Mark Mendoza said of the proposed amount, P519…

CRIMINAL and administrative complaints were filed against Dagupan City Administrator Vladimir Mata for alleged oppression, discourtesy and violations of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act. The complaints were filed by suspended City Social Welfare Officer Elsa Santillian who is currently facing charges of dishonesty, grave misconduct and serious neglect in…