LINGAYEN– One of the two two giant jars that will be installed as this town’s iconic landmarks was paraded thru the town’s barangays to signal the start of this year’s Bagoong Festival. The 10 feet tall jar made of fiberglass by a team led by Patrick Bacolor, led the motorcade in…

LONGEST RED TIDE PRESENCE THE National Integrated Fisheries Technology and Development Center (NIFTDC) urged the red tide affected local government units (LGUs) to address the phenomenon through collective efforts. The red ride alert is still up in Alaminos City, Bolinao, Anda and Wawa Bani for almost four months now, the…

AFTER ISKOLAR NG BAYAN LINGAYEN– Senate Majority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano encouraged the students of the Pangasinan State University (PSU) here to rally for a free tertiary education. He made the call after explaining that the  Republic Act No. 10648 or the Iskolar ng Bayan (INB) Act of 2014 only…

MANGALDAN- The barangay captain and councilwoman here who were charged earlier for grave misconduct, are facing another administrative case again filed by Mayor Bona Fe Parayno in the Sangguniang Bayan (SB) following the termination of the hearing and investigation of the first complaint. In her affidavit sent to the SB,…

BISKEG na Pangasinan has began preparations for a general assembly of members. Secretary Antonio Villar, chairman of the Dangerous Drugs Board and founder of Biskeg, said he wants to bring back the glory days of the group when it was very active in reaching out to its members, helping them…

LINGAYEN– The 412 police personnel from Pangasinan that joined the implementation of the security plan as part of the augmentation force for the duration of the Papal visit last week returned to their units shortly after Pope Francis had departed. Pangasinan Provincial Police Office (PPPO) led by OIC- provincial director…

THE city of Dagupan is finally getting closer to a solution that will put an end to the nagging problem – when to stop operating its open dumpsite in Bonuan Binloc. The Sanggunian Panlungsod enacted Ordinance No. 2029-2015 authorizing Mayor Belen Fernandez, on behalf  of the city government, “to negotiate, transact and enter into…

THE commercial banks in the city got a rude reminder from City Councilor Jose Netu Tamayo after noting that all the banks have not complied with City Ordinance No. 2013-2014 that requires them to post their own security guards where their automated teller machines (ATM) are situated on a 24/7…

LINGAYEN-—The new president of the Pangasinan State University (PSU) is setting a strategic direction for the university in the next five years hoping to duplicate the successful reforms made at the Lyceum of the Philippines University (LPU) where he previously served. Dr. Dexter Buted, who at age 42 is the…

BUGALLON—Fully adorned twenty-four carabaos in colorful decors, representing the villages of this town, were paraded in the Poblacion when the town marked its Foundation Anniversary last January 12. Bugallon, which has a big iconic carabao statue as its landmark, celebrated Bugallon Day by honoring its booming carabao industry. “Carabao is our…