By Leonardo Micua RUSHING against time to make a last hurrah, the seven majority councilors in the Dagupan Sanggunian believe they can still ramp up the approval of three proposed ordinances and two resolutions before the term of six of them expires on June 30. Based on the May…
By Farah G. Decano PRESIDENT Bongbong Marcos has already named some of his re-appointees as of this writing. He has re-appointed Secretary Ralph Recto of the Department of Finance and Secretary Amenah Pangandaman of the Department of Budget; transferred Secretary Popo Lotilla from the Department of Energy to the Department…
By Eva C. Visperas AFTER over three decades of covering the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) of Pangasinan, I must say I have seen it all — the ceremonial resolutions, the recurring motions authorizing the governor to enter into this or that agreement, the perfunctory roll calls, and, yes, the painfully…
By Rex Catubig FOREWORD: By a stroke of serendipity, I came across this piece I wrote in the Village Voice Newsmagazine of Cesar Duque, which detailed the assassination of a police officer in a town then infamous for unsolved killings. It’s been almost four decades, but with the spate…
WORKING CEO IN PANGASINAN — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. waves to the crowd that met him before leading the groundbreaking of the 950-million Lower Agno River Irrigation System (RIS) Paitan Dam Project in Barangay Paitan in Sta. Maria on Friday, expected to improve farm productivity and irrigation in the provinces of Pangasinan, Tarlac, and…
THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) hailed the efforts of the Dagupan City government in clearing the Bonuan dumpsite for its total closure, targeted by the end of this year. The permanent closure of dumpsites in the country is mandated under the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of…
THE Department of Health-Center for Health Development Region 1 (DOH-CHD1) continues to remind the public to remain vigilant against dengue fever following reports of 10 fatalities due to the mosquito-borne disease. Seven of these deaths were in Pangasinan, one in Dagupan City, and two in La Union. According to recent…
IN the wake of the recently concluded midterm elections, Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas released a message calling for vigilance, accountability, and the pursuit of moral politics beyond the ballot box. “The people have spoken,” the archbishop wrote in a Facebook post on May 13, entitled Lessons From The Elections,…
GOV. Ramon Guico III called for unity following his reelection, citing in particular the need for cooperation among all stakeholders in the healthcare sector. “Let us not toy with the lives of the people, especially those that involve healthcare,” he said during Monday’s flag-raising ceremony, noting that as he added…
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