We are waiting. This was the response of City Legal Officer George Mejia to queries if the city government has already been charged by MetroState Realty Corporation as a result of the order to stop the latter’s P84 million tourism-commercial project at the former Magsaysay Market. Mejia said the city…
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT–Alaminos City Mayor Hernani Braganza (center) expresses the city’s gratitude to President Gloria Arroyo for giving approving the construction of a P700-million international airport in Alaminos during a news conference at Lucap Wharf, jump off point to the Hundred Islands on Wednesday. (Punchphpoto by Ray Zambrano)
A HONEYMOON FOR THE GUV —Gov. Amado Espino Jr. (left) thanks members of the local media who attended the fellowship night he sponsored Tuesday night for extending to him the traditional “100-day honeymoon” normally accorded newly-elected officials enabling him in the process to focus on the implementation of his priority…
CALL CENTER TRAINING—University of Pangasinan president Dr. Catalino Rivera (2nd from left) and John Clements chief executive officer Carol Dominguez sign the memorandum of agreement for a call center training program while Senior Vice President Marietta Sorio, City Information Officer Ryan Ravanzo, Dean Ofelia Rayos look on.
FOR METROSTATE PROJECT Complainant eyes flaws in bidding A DagupeÑo finally stepped in to accuse former Dagupan City officials before the office of the Ombudsman in connection with the controversial construction at the former Magsasay Park. Former Dagupan Mayor Benjamin Lim and former City Administrator Rafael Baraan, now provincial administrator,…
FOUR officials of the city government who were among those named in a complaint filed before the Ombudsman in connection with the construction of an P84-million tourism-commercial building at the Magsaysay Park, branded the accusation against them as “unfounded” and “irresponsible”. This was indicated in the joint counter-affidavit submitted to…
STA. BARBARA–If Gov. Amado Espino Jr. can’t possibly be serious about the plan to put up an airport in the province to make it more accessible to tourists and businessmen, Mayor Reynaldo Velasco is. The mayor sounded resolute knowing that the Air Transportation Office (ATO) has already made initial studies…
ASINGAN—A barangay chairman and a sister of the new vice mayor here were arrested July 13 for their alleged participation in a large-scale estafa case involving a multi-million peso land deal investment. However, Vice Mayor Mila Piso Antonio, tagged as the main suspect in the anomalous land deal, remains at…
LINGAYEN- Mrs. Gina de Venecia declared on Thursday that she is fully confident that her husband will win in his bid to capture the speakership of the House of Representatives for an unprecedented fifth term. Mrs. De Venecia said that with three days more to go before the House convenes…
THE University of Pangasinan is taking a big step to address the province’s poor performance in the job market by “producing readily employable graduates” with the planned opening of the university’s call center training program. The move seeks to diversify the university’s services to enable its clientele to find their…
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