URBIZTONDO—Second District Board Member Raul Sison has denied any involvement in the “imbroglio” that beleaguered Urbiztondo Mayor Ernesto Balolong Jr. is currently in contrary to the latter’s allegations. “Stop accusing me and instead look for a good lawyer to defend you,” were Sison’s terse words to Balolong whose house and…
BINMALEY–The national office of Liga ng mga Barangay (League of Barangays) revoked on December 17 the certificate of confirmation it earlier issued to the new chapter officers of the Liga ng mga Barangay of Binmaley, citing a complaint of fraud, deception and irregularities that allegedly marred their election last Dec….
SAN CARLOS CITY—The provincial government’s intervention may not be needed after all. The city government here and the Central Pangasinan Electric Cooperative (Cenpelco) have, on their own, finally agreed to offset millions worth of unpaid electric bills against unsettled real property taxes, but computations are now at the center of…
FOURTH District Rep. Gina de Venecia has called for the establishment of a ministry or department for women in all Asian countries when she addressed the 6th Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA) held in Islamabad, Pakistan last week. These ministries or departments for women, she said, would be mandated to promote gender…
LINGAYEN—Barangay Health Workers (BHWs) and Day Care Workers in the province will get each P500 bonus this month as an extra allowance. “The grant of amelioration allowance this Christmas will help them cover their expenses during the holiday season,” says the approved Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) resolution authored by 5th District…
FILIPINO time used to connote always being late. But with the institution of the Philippine Standard Time (PST) through the passage of Republic Act 10535 in May 2013, that could slowly be changing and for good measure, January 1 to 7 every year has been set as National Time Consciousness…
A MOTHER’S PLEA SAN CARLOS CITY—Defying an order by a judge, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 1 did not present in court last December 9 the 17-year-old witness who recanted his statement in the murder case of Infanta mayor Ruperto Martinez. The counsel of DSWD…
CENPELCO VS. SAN CARLOS LGU LINGAYEN—The long-standing rift between the Central Pangasinan Electric Cooperative, Inc. (CENPELCO) and the San Carlos City local government unit (LGU) over payments and taxes has been brought before the provincial government for mediation. CENPELCO Officer-in-Charge Rodrigo Corpuz, in a letter dated November 26, 2013, asked…
WHEELCHAIRS FROM THE PNP––A child beneficiary smiles as he receives one of the five wheelchairs solicited by the Dagupan City Police Station from a donor, Michael Mendez, for persons with disabilities. The wheelchairs were received by Dagupan City Mayor Belen T. Fernandez (left) from Police Supt. Christopher N. Abrahano (right),…
A ONE-armed cycling man from Lucao, Jesus Padilla, was among the lead group of bikers in the Padyak Para sa Maykapansanan 2013, an advocacy and fund-raising activity for persons with disability (PWDs) featured in the Dagupan City Fiesta. Event chairperson Josephine S. De Vera, also president of the Katipunan ng Maykapansanan…
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