THE Dagupan government will ask the Philippine National Railways (PNR) to donate substantial portions of its land in the city to the former, which it plans to develop into a business center. City Legal Officer George Mejia said the City Task Force on Housing and Urban Poor Resettlement headed by…
MANAOAG–A non-government organization from Barangay Nalsian here is set to embark on the commercial production of malunggay ice cream as part of its advocacy to promote good nutrition. This new product, ice cream made from fresh carabao milk blended with nutritious malunggay (Moringa) leaves, was earlier introduced by Victoria Padilla.
MALUNGGAY ICE CREAM—Fourth District Congressman Jose de Venecia Jr. and his wife Gina de Venecia prepare to sample a cone each of the malunggay ice cream concocted by Victoria Padilla (right) of Manaoag. The novelty ice cream will soon go into commercial production under the auspices of the Agro Technical…
ALL THE WAY TO THE SUPREME COURT THE DAGUPAN City government is not giving up its legal battle against MetroState Realty Corporation over the latter’s construction of a commercial complex at the former Magsaysay Market owned by the city. City Legal Officer George Mejia, upon instruction from Mayor Alipio Fernandez…
A SUPREME Court decision reverting back 16 newly created cities to their old municipal status paved the way for more funding for projects in Dagupan and other existing cities throughout the country. Following the SC ruling, Dagupan received an additional Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) of more than P48 million, according…
LINGAYEN–The past and the present governors are at loggerheads. Former governor Victor Agbayani, who served the maximum three-year terms and is now sitting as a congressional representative, has tagged his predecessor, incumbent Governor Amado Espino Jr. a “nevernor”, referring to his alleged refusal to accommodate barangay officials at the capitol….
THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) provincial office has included in its new roster 90,440 new voters for the 2010 election, adding to the 1.5 million registered voters in the province. Lawyer Reddy Balarbar, the provincial election supervisor, said the turnout of new voters can be considered high compared to other…
SAN FABIAN–Fourth District Rep. Jose de Venecia Jr. is not happy with the recent resolution of the Ombudsman’s clearing President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and her husband Mike Arroyo of graft charges relating to the botched $329-million ZTE-NBN deal. “Baligtad na ang mundo,” said De Venecia lamenting the Ombudsman’s decision which indicted…
LINGAYEN–Pangasinan has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with China’s Sichuan province for the establishment of closer ties and cooperation for economic development. The MOU was inked in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province, on August 21 by Governor Amado Espino Jr. and Wei Hong, executive vice governor of Sichuan and…
PANGASINAN-SICHUAN SISTERHOOD TIES—Gov. Amado Espino Jr. (seated left) and Sichuan Exec. Vice Governor Wei Hong (seated right) sign the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that signifies sisterhood ties between the provinces of Pangasinan and Sichuan, China last August 21 at Chengdu, capital of Sichuan. The MOU will establish links in the…
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