ON THE OFFENSIVE LINGAYEN–A barangay kagawad and another elected official holding a higher post have been tagged as coddlers of the Colisao gun-for-hire group whose leader and three members were arrested by the police two weeks ago in Umingan town. Police Provincial Director Senior Superintendent Percival Barba, however, did not…
LINGAYEN–Yellow ribbons were tied around the trees and draped at the office buildings in the Capitol complex here, around lampposts at major streets in Dagupan City as well as in other towns around the province to express Pangasinenses’ grief and to honor former President Corazon C. Aquino who passed away…
Another layer in the public administration of the city will be added soon. Dagupan City Mayor Alipio Fernandez Jr. will name six “deputy mayors” in the city from the ranks of barangay chairmen to facilitate and improve administration and cooperation among the 31 barangays in the city. The appointment of…
FORMER Vice Governor Oscar Lambino lambasted Provincial Legal Officer Geraldine Baniqued for defending the municipal government of Malasiqui in a civil suit questioning the validity of the lease contract entered into by Malasiqui Mayor Armando Domantay and the Magic Group of Companies. “Nakakahiya eh. She (Baniqued) contradicted herself by lawyering…
URDANETA CITY–Though several years behind the deadline, this city might prove to be the first local government in the province to comply with the mandated creation of a full-scale sanitary landfill. Bolinao already has a small-scale sanitary landfill. “The city government here is set to put up a sanitary landfill…
LINGAYEN–The election fever has already hit the provincial board. A resolution was passed last Monday making Interior and Local Government Secretary Ronaldo Puno an adopted son of Pangasinan. But not everyone at the provincial board is happy about the resolution passed in an executive session. First District Board Member Alicia…
SPEAKING STATISTICS–Police provincial Director Percival Barba hints of the identities of suspected coddlers of the Colisao Gang, the suspected guns-for-hire group behind the killings of several victims in the province, during the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkasters sa Pilipinas Forum on Wednesday at the Philippine Information Agency office. (Punchphoto by Butch…
MOURNING FOR TITA CORY—Yellow ribbons are tied around lamp posts and trees inside the capitol complex in Lingayen while the Philippine flag flies at half-mast to honor the late former President Corazon Aquino who died on August 1. (Punchphoto by Cesar S. Ramirez) Back to Homepage
5 SLAIN IN SHOOT-OUT A MAN nicknamed “Doc” who comes from an influential family in San Fabian has been tagged as the leader and protector of the five suspected members of a kidnap-for-ransom (KFR) group slain in a shootout with police and military authorities at dawn Wednesday. P/Sr. Supt. Isagani…
MALASIQUI–Mayor Armando Domantay and members of the municipal council here are in for more trouble over the lease contract it entered into with the Magic Group of Companies for a 1,100 square meter prime public land. An Omnibus Motion filed by a private citizen, Mario T. Armas, before the Regional…
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