CLEARING NAVIGATIONAL LANE—Dagupan City Administrator Alvin Fernandez, personally leading the demolition team, cuts a rope holding up an illegal fish pen led on the first day of the campaign against all illegal structures erected along the navigational lane of Pantal River last Tuesday. Fernandez vowed to continue the campaign until…
FOR THE ENVIRONMENT—Visiting candidates of the 2008 Miss Earth hold giant clams during before these were seeded at the Clave Island in Hundred islands in Alaminos City. Joining them are Dr. Westly Rosario of BFAR, Scuba diver Eng. Ysmael Najera, Alex Ang and Alaminos City Mayor Hernani Braganza. (Punchphoto by…
SMILEY PD—P/Sr. Supt. Percival Barba, the ever-smiling police provincial director of Pangasinan, holds a copy of the report showing the province’s low crime volume for the past 10 months, making Pangasinan one of the most peaceful provinces in the whole country. (Punchphoto)
ANOTHER OBSTACLE TO HURDLE THERE seems to be no end to more demands by residents of Sitio Russia in Barangay Bonuan Binloc in Dagupan City in return for vacating their houses to give way to the establishment of a seafood processing plant. This time, they are demanding the inclusion of…
WITH the expected amicable settlement of the row between the Dagupan City government and the informal settlers in sitio Russia in Barangay Binloc, the project fund donor is proceeding with the bidding for the construction of the US$ 2.2. million Seafood Processing Plant next week. Westly Rosario, executive director of…
LINGAYEN–The provincial government stands to earn a ‘bonus’ grant for its health projects after its performance in the implementation of health programs was rated second best in the country. The European Commission (EC), supporting 16 provinces in their health programs, will reward the province with P7 million fund. Dr. Jackson…
TAYUG–Vice Mayor Janet Zaragoza is secured in her post after the Regional Trial Court denied the motion of former vice mayor Madelyn Ramirez on October 7 for the execution of the court’s judgment in the latter’s favor pending appeal. The decision of RTC Judge Emma Ines Parajas of Branch 52…
OFFICIAL indifference and negligence of the environment is finally taking its toll on Dagupan City’s tourism industry and if it continues its fishery industry may likewise soon be affected. The stench from the waste water exiting from the Dagupan City District Jail to the Bonuan Blue Beach has worsened prompting…
The 2nd Sari-Sari Store Fair, aimed at facilitating meaningful marketing encounters between small and big businessmen, opened on Friday at the CSI Stadia in Lucao Dagupan City. Directors Henry John Jalbuena of the Department of Labor and Employment and Florante Leal of the Department of Trade and Industry, assisted by…
ANTI-DRUG WAR STA. BARBARA– The days of finger-pointing and passing-the-blame are gone under the watch of the new regional police director. P/Chief Superintendent Luizo Ticman, the newly appointed police regional director, has established clear delineation of functions in the campaign against illegal drugs making all chiefs of police and provincial…
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