TAIWAN MEET–Gov. Amado Espino Jr. (2nd from right) and other participant are briefed on the scheduled activities of the 7th World Technopolis Association General Assembly at Hsinchu City in Taiwan. The assembly, with the theme “Science City’s Sustainable Development in the Era of Global Climate Change”, was attended by of…
LINGAYEN–Gov. Amado Espino Jr. attended the 7th General Assembly of the World Technopolis Association last September 2-4 at Hsinchu City in Taiwan where representatives from around the world discussed the development of sustainable cities amidst climate change.
Espino attends world meet on climate change
TWO stolen laptop computers were recovered by the Dagupan police and returned to the owner. The laptops with combine value of P75,000 are owned by Doris Joy Garcia, 45, an agriculturist, who said she suspects that these were carted away by boys from the Aling District who barged into her…
Cops recover 2 stolen laptops
RADIO SETS FOR THE COPS–Dagupan City Chinese Chamber of Commerce president Bernabe Dy Jr. (fourth from left) turns over his family’s donation of eight hand-held radio sets to Dagupan City Police Station’s chief Romeo Caramat to help boost the city police’s capabilities in maintaining peace and order through improved communication…
RADIO SETS FOR THE COPS
OFFICIALS of the Fourth District have asked the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to strengthen the dike in Sison along the Bued River to forestall another possible big flood in Central Pangasinan. Mangaldan Mayor Herminio Romero, who is spearheading the request, pointed out that the dike, which collapsed…
Stronger dikes in Sison, Mangaldan sought
A SCHOOL principal in Lingayen town faces six to 10 years imprisonment for demanding P25,000 from an applicant for a teaching position. Dr. Conrado Estrada, principal of Padilla Central School, was found guilty for violation of Sec. 3 (b) of Republic Act No. 3019, the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act.
School principal charged with graft
REGIONAL COOPERATION–Governor Amado Espino Jr. (seated) exchanges views with Ilocos Sur Gov. Luis Chavit Singson (center) and National Economic and Development Authority Regional Director Leonardo Quitos Jr. during a meeting of the Regional Development Council (RDC) Ilocos-Pangasinan Region in Bauang, La Union on August 26. Among the projects discussed and…
REGIONAL COOPERATION
URDANETA CITY–After a nine-year stint as mayor here, Amadeo Perez Jr. is now based in Taiwan as head of the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO). MECO is a private entity involved in promoting tourism and trade relations between the Philippines and Taiwan as well as overseeing the welfare of Overseas Filipino Workers…
Ex-mayor Perez now heads MECO
JUST as Dagupan City faces a worsening garbage disposal crisis, two councilors have proposed ordinances that will hopefully help reduce non-biodegradable wastes in the city. Councilor Jesus Canto, head of the committee on health, filed a draft ordinance banning the sale and/or use of plastic and styrofoam packaging materials and…
Non-biodegradable wastes to be banned in city
FAMILY PLANNING–A couple participates in one of the activities for the “May Plano Ako Day” held at the Arenas Civic Center in Malasiqui last August 25. The program, which aims to increase the number of couples who practice modern family planning methods and encourage birth spacing by at least three…




