LINGAYEN– It has been more than a month since the Department of Justice (DOJ) dismissed the anti-trafficking in persons case filed against Kamehachi Corporation, an online English tutorial center here, for “insufficient evidence.” However, Branch 57 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) in San Carlos City, still, has not ruled…
BNPP AS GAS-FIRED PLANT IT’S the wrong solution. This was the reaction of former fifth district Rep. Mark Cojuangco to a proposal to convert the mothballed Bataan Nuclear Power Plant ((BNPP) INTO into a gas-fired facility. Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. of the Presidential Communications Operations Office earlier announced that the…
LINGAYEN– The Land Transportation Office (LTO) district offices in Lingayen and Urdaneta were among those rated as excellent by the Civil Service Commission (CSC) under the Anti-Red Tape Act (ARTA) program. LTO-Lingayen district chief Eric Suriben said the rating was the result of the Report Card Survey (RCS) done by…
LINGAYEN—While the Sangguniang Bayan (SB) is still pondering the amendments needed to the town’s traffic ordinance, the mayor already preempted the process by issuing an executive order (EO) for the implementation of a new traffic scheme. The EO issued by Mayor Josefina Castañeda established the route for the town’s one…
A PERSONAL ADVOCACY IS there life after death? Yes, there is when one’s donated kidney, liver or heart after one’s death extends the life of another who needs an organ transplant. This was the gist of the message conveyed during the Transplant Coordinators Training Workshop held in Dagupan City by…
JUDICIOUS SPENDING BINMALEY- The town’s political leadership assured its residents that more development projects can be launched this year after reporting a surplus in last year’s budget. Mayor Simplicio Rosario’s State of the Municipality Address (SOMA) last week detailed how the town, known as the Fish Bowl of Pangasinan, achieved…
WHO said detention in jail deprives one of opportunities for education? That may have been true in the past but not anymore. Last Thursday, another batch of forty-eight inmates at the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) facility in Dagupan City earned their diplomas for completing primary and secondary…
MEET Brylle Vince Gallego, who is visually-impaired, and Bryan Jacla, also disabled, who recently earned their high school diploma through DepEd-Alternative Learning System (ALS). Both are two of the increasing number of successful beneficiaries of DSWD’s “I LOVE PWDs” project launched specifically for persons with disabilities (PWDs) who never had…
CLEANING TONDALIGAN BEACH—-Employees of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) went out in full force to help clean and clear Tondaligan Beach of debris last week. The cleanup activity was part of the corporate social responsibility of the agency to mark the BSP’s anniversary celebration this month. (CIO photo/ Mitz Cresencio) Back to…
THE traffic experiment in Dagupan City that was started in April has been deemed successful and its elements now form the core of the amended traffic code of the city. The Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) enacted the full and regular implementation of the ongoing traffic experiment here on Monday after the city’s…
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