CALASIAO–the 50-year old Villamil Bridge here is set for rehabilitation with a P90 million funding allocated by the Department of Public Works and Highways. DPWH 3rd District Engineer Marietta Mendoza said the bridge’s foundation has weakened and the rehabilitation is necessary for the protection of commuters and pedestrians.

CITY Administrator Vladimir Mata asserts that “there is no gag order” imposed on city hall department heads even as they, including Mata himself, continue to fail to appear before the Sangguniang Panlungsod to explain their respective submitted budgets.

THE Dagupan-based Lyceum-Northwestern University (LNU) will soon establish a center for teaching the Chinese language. University President Gonzalo Duque said the center will be in line with the plan of Yunan province in China to establish academic ties with LNU.

EVEN during off-campaign season, photos – often photoshopped – of smiling politicians plastered on billboards are a common sight. But this is actually illegal in Pangasinan if the face is on a board about a government project.

ADDITIONAL rescuers have been recruited by the City Disaster Risk Reduction & Management Council (CDRRMC) and recently undergone the Water Search and Rescue (WASAR) training at the Tondaligan beach in barangay Bonuan Gueset.

LINGAYEN–The elusive leader of a notorious cattle-rustling syndicate operating in San Carlos City and other parts of Pangasinan was finally arrested by joint police operatives in a raid at his hiding place in Barangay Salvacion, Sto. Tomas town, Thursday night.

BOLINAO—The kapitan of Barangay Germinal here did not have second thoughts about arresting his own son whom he caught in the act of using illegal drugs.