THE Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan plans to hold a Latin Mass every first Sunday of the month at 3:00 p.m. at the Sanctuario de San Juan Evangelista, or the “old cathedral” as fondly referred to by the parishioners. The first Mass in Latin here in 60 years was held last weekend in…
LINGAYEN—The province has two new police chiefs. The police stations in the towns of Lingayen and Bayambang are now operating with new chiefs of police while the San Carlos City police station recently saw the return of its chief who was earlier placed on preventive suspension.
ALAMINOS CITY—The project to bring potable water supply to tourist destination Hundred Islands National Park (HINP) here, originally scheduled for completion last February 2, has been delayed due to a court case. A lease applicant for a foreshore land, where part of the water system passes through, has filed a…
THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) provincial office is crossing its fingers that Pangasinan will be chosen as one of the venues for the planned next round of mock elections in preparation for the May 2013-midterm poll. Provincial Elections Supervisor Marino Salas, speaking during the Interfaith Rally at the Dagupan City…
LINGAYEN—An earthquake drill was held at the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (DRRMC) office here on February 6, simultaneous with the quarterly exercise conducted nationwide to keep disaster-response capabilities in check. The drill that included sounding of alarm, evacuation to safer areas, search and rescue operation, medical response…
VIOLENCE IN 5TH DISTRICT LINGAYEN— Sr. Supt. Marlou Chan, police provincial director, presided over a conference last Monday attended by the police chiefs in the 5th District to assess the circumstances surrounding the series of shooting incidents in the area. Chan said he is optimistic that the new operational guidelines…
A POLICE officer found dead at the Bonuan Tondaligan Beach in Dagupan last Sunday is suspected to have committed suicide. The victim, PO2 Ariel Frianiza, 32, a resident of Malabago, Mangaldan where he is also serving as a police officer, was found with a gunshot wound on the head. He…
AB FERNANDEZ AVENUE ELEVATION THE elevation of A.B. Fernandez Avenue in Dagupan is set to start this month and the Department of Public Works and Highways has assured business owners in the area of minimal inconvenience in their commercial operations. The assurance was made during the consultation meeting with the…
CONTRARY to the recent announcement of the city government of Dagupan, it cannot transfer just yet the 300 pupils of the Juan P. Guadiz Elementary School to a 15-room school it built inside the compound of the City Engineer’s Office as the Department of Education (DepEd) has not given its…
AFTER being delayed for lack of quorum the previous week, the Sangguniang Panlungsod finally approved in its regular session last January 28 the renewal of authority to operate motorized tricycles–for-hire in the city. On motion of Councilor Karlos Reyna, 168 applicants were granted permits in accordance with the requirements prescribed…
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