IT’S BACK TO SQUARE ONE IN S. RUSSIA It’s back to square one for the city administration for the clearing of Sitio Russia in barangay Bonuan Binloc after the illegal settlers in the area finally rejected the city government’s relocation offer. The squatters reiterated that their latest demand to relocate…
LINGAYEN–The proposed P1.45 billion provincial budget for 2009 has been approved by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan last week. Governor Amado Espino Jr. said next year’s budget, 8.67% higher from this year’s P1.32 billion appropriation, “reflects and streamlines the provincial initiatives to address the needs of the development process” as he cited…
SAN CARLOS CITY–This year’s celebration of Pangasinan Day was made unique. In addition to the usual program, participants were invited to partake of a variety of native cakes. Students, municipal employees, teachers, the media and other guests were treated to snacks made of glutinous rice like bibingkan latik, palitaw, unda-unday,…
LINGAYEN–Poverty and depression are beginning to take their toll on families in the province. An alarming rate of suicide cases in the province has been noted. For the period from January to November 13 this year, 18 deaths due to suicide were recorded by the police. In October alone, four…
LINGAYEN–With the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of the Cheaper Medicines Law still due to take effect on November 21, Governor Amado Espino Jr. already directed all doctors working in government-owned hospitals in the province to start prescribing only generic names of drugs. Starting tomorrow, they will have to follow…
STA. BARBARA–The idea of making coffins from recycled paper sounds quite strange, but it is environment-friendly and could prove to be one project that will generate jobs for the poor – and benefit the poor. “They already made this possible in San Juan through the Soroptimist International through their Bags…
HONORING PEREZ IN DAGUPAN—Dagupan City Acting Mayor Belen Fernandez, accompanied by City Administrator Alvin Fernandez and barangay chair Salve Bravo of Herrero-Perez, offers flowers at the memorial bust of the late Speaker Eugenio Perez on November 13 in commemoration of his 112th birth anniversary. (Punchphoto by Cesar S. Ramirez)
COMMAND CONFERENCE— Gov. Amado Espino, Jr. (center), issues new directives to police officials led by PS/Supt. Percival Barba (2nd from right) during the PNP-Pangasinan Command Conference held at the Capitol Resort Hotel in Lingayen on November 4. He expressly prohibits policemen from entering cockpits and from serving as bodyguards to…
THE LOST RING—Miss Thailand, Piyaporn Deejing, a contestant in the Miss Earth beauty pageant shows off her precious ring which was recovered by divers after she lost it on October 30 at the Clave island in the 100 Islands National Park last October 30. Mayor Hernani Braganza motored to Capas,…
GOVERNOR ESPINO’S RULES LINGAYEN–The governor just read the riot act to the policemen. Governor Amado Espino Jr., a former policeman who once served as the head of the provincial force, has instructed members of the Pangasinan police not only to refrain from going to cockpit arenas but banned them as…
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