LINGAYEN—Sixth District Board Member Alfonso Bince Jr., the longest serving board member in the province, has had it as the lone opposition and has joined the bandwagon. In a privilege speech delivered on Monday, Bince announced that he was quitting as minority leader, a role he has held throughout his…

Dagupan City was adjudged one of the 25 top-performing Philippine Cities in Competitive Studies by the Asian Institute of Management (AIM). It was one of ninety cities surveyed by AIM, composed of three categories, namely metro, mid-sized and small, analyzed and evaluated based on dynamism of local economy, infrastructure, human…

Pangasinan, the most populated province in the country, continues to be a big source of potential manpower and major vote strength in national elections. Its population has increased by 7.3% over a 7-year period, from 2.46 million in 2000 to 2.64 million as of August 2007. Based on the latest…

LINGAYEN–Following the President’s expression of discontent over delays in the delivery of promised galvanized iron (GI) sheets, the regional director of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has given assurance of a 60 percent delivery to victims of super typhoon Cosme. A second delivery of 13,000 GI sheets…

UNDELIVERED ASSISTANCE TO PANGASINAN LINGAYEN-The boss lady was mad. Mayors who were in the meeting of the Regional Disaster Coordinating Council (RDCC) at the Sangguniang Panlalawigan session hall at the capitol, which was off-limits to the media, saw for themselves a sample of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s noted temper after she…

LINGAYEN-Preparations are underway for the holding of the province’s first multi-sectoral summit on water and environment next month. The summit, with the theme “Hurdling Road-blocks to Sound/Sustainable Environment”, is geared towards reconciling systems, approaches and methodologies in planning and implementing programs for a sustainable environment.

A fish scare has gripped consumers here following the government ban on fishing and eating fish from Romblon’s waters after the recent sinking of a passenger ship carrying toxic materials in its cargo base.        Julie Perez, president of the Malimgas Aliguas Dagupan Vendors Federation in Dagupan, the center of…

Task Force Sibayan has been formed by the Police Provincial Office after the slaying of a councilor by still unidentified assailants in barangay Alac in this town at 9:00 p.m. last Tuesday. Councilor Albert Hidalgo Sibayan, 40, was talking to someone in front of a barangay Day Care Center when…

THE Dagupan City government has finally began the long and tedious process of cancelling Tax Declarations (TDs) obtained by several persons, mostly affluent and influential, over parcels of land in the foreshore land of Bonuan over the years. City Legal Officer George Mejia, who has been designated by Mayor Alipio…

LINGAYEN–Fourth District Board Member Liberato Villegas has denied rumors that his younger brother, Roland, who was abducted and has been missing since March this year, now lives in the United States  following sightings in Las Vegas, Nevada. “There are rumors circulating around that he was sighted in Las Vegas. Will…