THREE incumbent barangay chairmen in Dagupan City have expressed confidence they would be reelected to their posts because of their performance during their incumbency. Barangay chairpersons Brian Kua of Pogo Chico, Julie Perez of Pantal, and Marcelino Fernandez of Lucao, are facing one opponent each in the coming election. All three are…

BOTH the Dagupan City Police and the City Elections Office confirmed last week there was no reason to include any barangay in Dagupan in the police and Comelec watchlist in connection with the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections on May 14. Both P/Superintendent Jandale Sulit, officer-in-charge at the Dagupan City Police, and…

EXPECT delays in the delivery of classrooms this year in Pangasinan’s Second and Fourth Districts. The Department of Public Works and Highways’ 2nd and 4th engineering districts have revealed they failed to receive the funds allocated for the construction of school buildings this year. Reasons for the delays remain unclear….

REGAINING SELF-RESPECT LINGAYEN—The provincial government is moving forward with the second and important phase of the war on drugs: the rehabilitation of drug personalities who had voluntarily surrendered to seek help. The second leg of the four-day integrated reformation program of the provincial government under its Pangasinan Anti-Drug Abuse Council…

OMBUDSMAN Conchita Carpio Morales has reminded all government officials and employees to file their respective Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALNs) not later than April 30, 2018. Morales said that filing SALNs is “both a constitutional and statutory obligation of every public servant such that failure to do…

THE National Youth Commission (NYC) has reiterated its call to youth and youth serving organizations to register under the Youth Organizations’ Registration Program (YORP). “It is to the best interest of the youth organizations that they become registered and be accredited by the NYC,” according to Assistant Secretary James Ceasar…

OVER STONING INCIDENTS LINGAYEN— Peeved by persistent incidence of stoning of buses along highways in the province, the police regional director, P/Chief Superintendent Romulo Sapitula, has warned town police chiefs in the region of “immediate relief” if they fail to stop these incidents. Sapitula reiterated this policy amid reports that…

AN ALERT has been raised in Region 1 by the Regional Peace and Order Council (RPOC) over reports that some criminal/terrorist groups from Mindanao have sought haven in Northern Luzon to escape the police and military dragnet targeting them. Intelligence reports bared during the RPOC first-quarter meeting indicated that around…

LUCKY NUMBER 8 NUMBER 8, considered a lucky number among Filipino and Chinese numerologists, drove candidates vying for elective posts in the coming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) to file their certificates of candidacy (COC) on Aril 18, 2018, the fifth day of filing period, across Pangasinan. Data gathered…