ROSETES TAKE OVER—Gov. Amado Espino Jr. swears in Vice Mayor Jose N. Pajeta, Jr. (upper photo) and Councilor Wilson N. Rosete (lower photo) as the new mayor and vice mayor respectively of Agno town following the killing of Mayor Arthur Cabantac last August 2 by still unidentified assassins. (PIO)

THE SQUATTERS’ HUMAN BARRICADE —Owners of squatter shanties of sitio Russia in barangay Bonuan Binloc link arms to prevent the city government’s demolition team from proceeding with the demolition of their shanties last Friday morning. The demolition team withdrew to avert bloodshed but vowed to return on August 19 to…

THE GUV REPORTS—Governor Amado Espino Jr. reports the unprecedented gains achieved by this administration after his first 365 days in office in his State of the Province Address before the Sangguniang Panlalawigan on August 4 at the provincial capitol, attended by mayors and heads of regional and provincial government agencies….

HAVE PITY ON US—Children of squatter families of sitio Russia in Bonuan Binloc in Dagupan City hold placards appealing to the city government and members of the city engineering office’s demolition team to spare their shanties from being demolished. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)

BODIES AGAINST MACHINE—Residents of sitio Russia, Bonuan Binloc in Dagupan City protesting the demolition of their shanties, spread out on the road to block a truck carrying equipment and members of the demolition team. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)

A WHITEWASH IN THE OFFING? The key person leading the investigation of the operation of the shabu laboratory in sitio Upper Binmotobot, Naguilian, La Union, recently raided by combined elements of the law enforcement agencies, has been relieved even before a major breakthrough in the investigation could be achieved.

LINGAYEN–Now not only is he governor, he is also Mother Nature’s special protector in the province. Gov. Amado Espino Jr. has been deputized by Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Jose Atienza Jr. as Special Environment and Natural Resources Officer of the province.

The Colegio de Dagupan (CdD) alumna who placed sixth in the recent nursing licensure examination has been rewarded with P100,000 cash by her school in recognition of her achievement. Rizza Armas Tamayo, daughter of radio broadcaster Francisco Tamayo Jr. k known as Macky Delgado of dwPR Dagupan City, is the…

Go in peace or be forcibly evicted. Unless Dagupan City Mayor Al Fernandez Jr. changes his mind, this is the choice facing residents of sitio Russiain barangay Bonuan Binloc after the Task Force on Housing and Urban Resettlement set August 8 as the final deadline for the clearing of the…

THE taste of milkfish produced in one area does not depend on where the fish fry is coming from. Consumers, therefore, need not worry that the hatchery-bred bangus fry from Sarangani province in Mindanao, which were dispersed to Dagupan fish farm operators last week, will change the quality of Dagupan…