RAIN or shine, members of Task Force Bantay Ilog have been out in the rivers of Dagupan to dismantle illegal fish pens, owned mostly by non-Dagupan residents, that have sprouted beginning March. As of Friday, only 14 structures remain standing, according to City Agriculturist Emma Molina, appointed head of the Task…
MALASIQUI—Former 3rd District Rep. Ma. Rachel Arenas vehemently protested insinuations of corruption in the use of her pork barrel fund during her two terms in congress. Arenas, who withdrew her candidacy for a third term in the May 2010 election and was replaced by her mother, disowned the number of…
BANI—“With this kind of environment, you expect na gagawa ng mabuti ang mga pulis natin?” Governor Amado Espino Jr. expressed his disgust upon seeing the condition of the police station in this town during a brief inspection last September 3. Nonetheless, the governor vowed to help improve the conditions in…
BEYOND THE SPECIAL STUDENTS—Aside from handling children with disabilities and special needs, Dr. Leah M. Surot (center of semi-circle), also gives free sign language lessons to family members of her students to help build communication lines at home. Back to Homepage
WANTED: SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER By Leah M. Surot, Ed.D. WHO is the Special Education Teacher? How challenging does it get to be a SPED Teacher? What rewards does a special needs teacher get from her work? These are just a few questions a neophyte teacher has in mind when…
ALCALA—Himself losing 78 pounds (lbs) over a four-month period during the election period, this town’s mayor is encouraging employees of the municipal government to shape up as well through a health wellness program he initiated. Mayor Ryan Paolo Mencias, who won a first term in the May election, has launched…
AS part of her promise to observe transparency under her administration, Mayor Belen Fernandez launched last week a television show covering live her weekly meetings with city hall department heads. The program, aired over cable television Kabaleyan Channel or K 17 every Wednesday starting at 2 p.m., is aimed at…
BOODLE WITH THE VP— Vice President Jejomar Binay shares a seafood feast with the people of Binmaley in a boodle fight held at the Public Market during his visit in Pangasinan last week to help distribute relief goods to those affected by widespread flooding following typhoons and monsoon rains. (Punchphoto…
A COMBINATION of torrential rains and the rise of tidal water were bad enough for Dagupan, a coastal and low-lying city. But the flooding in Dagupan over the last two weeks since Typhoon Maring hit Luzon island was exacerbated by what Mayor Belen Fernandez called a “defective man-made river channel”,…
RETIRED Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Oscar Cruz, long been a crusader for change, said the public anger over the pork barrel issue has set the stage for the rise of “Reformers” whom he said are urgently needed by the country. “It is not a secret. It is nothing confidential. It is a…
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