INFANTA— Some 80 fishermen from Pangasinan and Zambales on board 15 bancas were chased away with water cannons by China’s Coast Guard as the order “Go, go, go, no fishing” blared from the ship. These are the words that reverberate in the mind of Efren Montehermoso Jr, 20, from Barangay…
MONEY LENDING SCAM THE borrowers from Bonuan Gueset have been scrimping and saving money so they can go together to the court and deposit these there and finally settle the score with their creditor, SSM Marketing. This was bared by Councilor Jose Netu Tamayo, counsel of the borrowers, who said…
Borrowers pool money to pay loans
A VISIBLY annoyed Mayor Belen T. Fernandez minced no words when she warned Schools Division Superintendent Gloria Torres and newly promoted officials of the possibility that the promotions can be questioned for failing to observe the process prescribed by law. The mayor issued the warning during a special meeting of…
Mayor Belen warns of validity of teachers’ appointments
LINGAYEN—This one is for the Ripley’s “Believe it or not.” Pangasinan has 134,418 hectares of forestland and it has only 20 forest rangers to guard and protect them. Leduina Co, provincial environment and natural resources officer, who was among the officials invited by the provincial board to its Question Hour…
Only 20 forest rangers guard 134,418 hectares of forestland
LINGAYEN– Alarmed by the river-drowning incident in Bugallon town that killed five kids, the sangguniang panlalawigan (SP) board has directed three of its committees to investigate the incident. Directed to probe the circumstances that led to the tragedy are Committees on Environment, Natural Resources and Energy; Good Government and Accountability…
SP probes Bugallon drowning incident
A RISSO’S dolphin, suspected to have a problem with its sonar communication, was turned over by the local government of Sual to the National Integrated Fisheries and Technology Development Center (NIFTDC) on Wednesday. Westly Rosario, director of NIFTDC, a research branch of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR),…
Risso’s dolphin found in Sual
THE Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC) will service the deposit insurance claims of depositors of the closed Rural Bank of Labrador Inc. beginning April 28 and 29, 2015 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the bank’s premises located in Poblacion, Labrador. Those who don’t need to file claims are depositors with valid deposit…
PDIC set to pay Rural Bank of Labrador depositors
LINGAYEN—The series of forest fires that recently hit the province has already alarmed the members of the provincial board. An investigation in aid of legislation into the forest fires that engulfed vast hectares of timberlands/forest areas in Natividad and Aguilar towns during the Holy Week has been scheduled. Sixth District…
Prov’l board set to probe forest fires
LOCAL businessmen, and civic leaders in Pangasinenses recently organized the Roxas Aliguas Movement (RAM) to spearhead the Roxas campaign in the province. Led by businessman Manny Roy as convenor and Atty. Liberato ‘Ope’ Reyna Jr. as chairman, the group asked Sec. Mar Roxas of the Department of Interior and Local…
RAM: We want Roxas as president!
THOUGH the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) set another public hearing on a still undetermined day on the revised Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP), the draft of the same will nevertheless be submitted for review by the Regional Land Use Council (RLUC) when it meets on May 22 in Baguio City. This was bared…




