ROSALES—Former Senator Leticia Ramos Shahani once described Pangasinan as a “sleeping giant”. Now Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap has reiterated that remark and called on the province, particularly the agriculture sector, to stop wasting its time slumbering and snoring in dreamland. Speaking during the opening of the eight-day Agricultural Exposition 2008…

PLANS AND PROJECTS—Gov. Amado Espino Jr. explains to Vice Gov. Marlyn Primicias-Agabas, presiding officer of  the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, his plans during the council’s session on Monday after the governor presented his additional plans and projects for the province. (Punchphoto by Cesar S. Ramirez)

WAKE UP PANGASINAN!—Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap gives Engr. Rosendo So, chairman of the Farmers Agricultural Exposition 2008 held in Rosales, some pointers  during the  formal opening of the event on Wednesday. Yap called on the Pangasinan government and farmers to awaken from their slumber and begin to maximize the province’s…

LAND-GRABBING IN LINGAYEN LINGAYEN–The land-grabbing problem in Dagupan City appears to be a mere drop in the bucket compared to the magnitude of the continued occupation of public lands at the Lingayen Beach by the rich, powerful and influential. One glaring example is the 28 hectares of public land close…

AN ordinance passed by the city council condoning payment of penalties, interest and surcharges to the back taxes of owners of for-rent picnic sheds at Tondaligan Park has been vetoed by Mayor Alipio Fernandez Jr. In his veto message addressed to Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez, who also chairs the council,…

JUETENG STILL RAMPANT SHORTLY after media-payola was exposed in local media, a jueteng den in barangay Poblacion Oestein Dagupan was raided twice by operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) on March 2 and 3. Undetermined amounts of cash and jueteng paraphernalia were seized in the raids believed  …

The University of Pangasinan (UPang) has “chalked up 83 years of missionary work in the education of the Filipino youth in this part and is still going strong.”  UPang chairman Cesar T. Duque proudly made this statement after a thanksgiving prayer and the faculty’s restatement of commitment to academic excellence…

LINGAYEN-Governor Amado Espino Jr. appears bent on pushing for the conversion of the old airfield here at the provincial capital into a domestic airport. In an interview with newsmen in San Fabian town, Espino said provincial funds have been released for the repair of the Lingayen airfield’s perimeter fence. The…

LINGAYEN—A seven-man technical team from the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) arrived last week and immediately started a technical surve of the development plan of the proposed Sual International Shipping Port. The PPA team, headed by Leonardo Protacio, met with Governor Amado Espino Jr. at the Urduja House where the latter…