LINGAYEN–The operations of the dairy farm project in Laoac town that reportedly went bankrupt, should be audited by the Commission on Audit (COA) since it was funded by government funds. This was sought by Manuel Tolentino, chairman of the Save Pangasinan Movement (SPM), noting the statement of former Fifth District Rep. Mark…
CONTRA ESPINO SOPA BAYAMBANG—While the governor here was delivering his state of the province address Wednesday in Lingayen town, some 500 protesters trooped to the Bayambang Central School to denounce the illegal quarrying, black sand mining, exorbitant tax increase and huge loans under the Espino administration. Filipinas Alcantara, president of…
LINGAYEN—The Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPPO) is keen on hosting ceremonial peace covenants in all towns to help achieve zero election-related violence notwithstanding the listing of Pangasinan as an “election-watch area.” P/Sr. Superintendent Edgar Allan Okubo, officer-in-charge-provincial director of the PPPO, said the peace covenant signing with provincial candidates will…
THE Ombudsman is set to investigate close to 600 local government executives in the 13 administrative regions for violations of Republic Act No. 9003, or the “Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000″ and among them are mayors, vice mayors and sanggunian members of towns in Pangasinan that have not…
DAGUPAN CITY—The president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) urged voters to choose candidates who are “truly upright and self-sacrificing, respectful of the dignity of all and compassionate towards the poor”. In his Facebook account post titled “Eucharistic action in the electoral process”, Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas…
THERE is a new and sensational way for kids to learn and enjoy math the easy way. It is in a puzzle form! The need for mental recreation and sport is fast changing and developing. The eye and mind boggling web apps and games are just dominating the trends today….
LINGAYEN— There are enough schoolrooms to accommodate all Senior High School (SHS) enrollees in Pangasinan. This was assured by Dr. Alma Ruby Torio, the regional director of the Department of Education (DepEd), who said plan are being finalized for the implementation of the major deliverable of the K to 12 program….
WHITE POWDER INSIDE SEALED DRUM LINGAYEN—What was suspected to be a drum full of illegal drug substance found off the coastal water of Dasol town, proved to be negative, based on initial tests conducted by the Pangasinan Police Provincial Office’s crime laboratory. The provincial police, however, forwarded the sample of…
ALTHOUGH Region 1 has seaports and airports, there is no indication of any threat of Zika virus reaching the region but residents are advised to keep their surroundings clean to prevent breeding of mosquitoes in their surroundings. Dr. Myrna Cabotaje categorically told local newsmen during the KBP Forum, there is…
UNEXPECTED SENTIMENT CALASIAO–The residents of Barangay San Miguel in this town rejected the plan to make them vote on May 9 inside Robinson’s Place Calasiao, a cool and comfortable venue for the 12-hour voting. Ironically, this sentiment was conveyed during a public hearing conducted by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on…
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