THE Lingayen-Dagupan archdiocese will cease cooperating with the Dagupan City government if the latter allows the operation of e-casino and other gambling games endorsed by the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor). This was made clear by Archbishop Socrates Villegas, also president of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), in…

FOR RESIDENTS’ SECURITY MANGALDAN- This town is leading the way in the use of closed circuit television (CCTV) in safeguarding the security of its residents. It is the first town to install initially 24 CCTV cameras in the town plaza and in the town’s main commercial area, Rizal Avenue. P/Supt….

LINGAYEN– The administrative case for grave misconduct and grave abuse of authority against Bani Councilor Richard Camba was dismissed following an affidavit of desistance from the complainant. “We received today an Affidavit of Desistance from the complainant… stating she is no longer interested in prosecuting the complaint against Coun. Camba,”…

LINGAYEN– the Provincial Anti-Drug Abuse Council (PADAC) is set to launch an awareness campaign in tandem with the Liga ng mga Barangay (LB) on the ill effects of illegal drug use among the youths in the villages. LB provincial president and Board Member Amado Espino III, said the campaign will…

HELP FOR FALLEN 44 FOURTH District Rep. Gina de Venecia turned over last week a brand new tricycle and cash to the family of one of Fallen 44 slain police Special Action Force (SAF) members that resides in her district. Romeo Senin, father of the late Police Officer 2 Romeo Senin II,  his elder sister…

ASSISTANCE FOR FALLEN 44 BEREAVED family members of the two of the Fallen 44, PO2 Omar Nacionales and PO2 Ephraim Mejia, whose roots were in Region 1 received financial assistance and critical incident stress debriefing (CISD) sessions during the visit of Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Mar…

TO further boost its preparations for natural calamities, the Dagupan City government recently acquired a state-of-the-art earthquake intensity meter capable of reading tremors during or after an earthquake. The device, provided by Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), in partnership with the government of Japan, through a memorandum of…

ALL eyes will be in Dagupan when the Dagupan Treatment and Rehab Center (DTRC) located in Barangay Bonuan Binloc, will be opened on Feb. 26 this year. The inauguration of the edifice will be led by Department of Health Secretary Elmer Punzalan,  Secretary Antonio Villar Jr., chairman of the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB), former Speaker Jose de Venecia…

LENTEN SEASON THE Lenten Season is a time for a change of heart, to say no to indifference, to make sacrifices. This was stressed by Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas during a Holy Mass at the Metropolitan Cathedral of St. John The Evangelist to mark the Ash Wednesday that signals the start…

UNDERSTANDING BIODIVERSITY CALASIAO—More pupils in this town are certified to know how to plant and grow vegetable crops. Thanks to the School Children Field School (SCFS). Last week, 182 pupils from Ambuetel Elementary School, Nagsaing Elementary School, and Lumbang Elementary School received their completion certificates of SCFS program, a joint…