LINGAYEN—Beleaguered Gov. Amado Espino Jr., who has been charged for plunder before the Office of Ombudsman for allegedly receiving P900-million in jueteng payola from jai-alai operators, is not short of allies. Twenty-six of the 48 mayors in Pangasinan have signed a manifesto expressing support to the governor who has denied…
MANAY GINA REPORTS THE plight of malnourished children in the 4th District was the recent focus of Rep. Gina de Venecia’s efforts to alleviate the condition of indigent families. With the P4 million allotment she obtained from the Department of Social Welfare and Development, she established a regular feeding program for…
Dear brothers and sisters in Pangasinan – I urge Governor Amado Espino and other political and government leaders, the education sector and civil societies to take the lessons from the devastation of the towns in Davao Oriental to heart. While I am aware of the efficiency that the various Disaster…
LINGAYEN – -The Pangasinan provincial government is extending the spirit of giving and volunteerism to the thousands of families affected by the recent devastation of Super Typhoon Pablo by cancelling the traditional Christmas Dinner and Fellowship of local government unit officials and the Employees’ Christmas Party slated on December 17…
BURGOS TOWN TOPS HEALTH CARE AWARDS—Governor Amado T. Espino, Jr. (2nd from right) congratulates Burgos Mayor Alberto R. Guiang, Jr. for bagging most of the awards in the 2012 LGU Report Card and Recognition of Outstanding Inter-Local Health Zones (ILHZ) and Local Government Units at the Pangasinan Development and Training…
LINGAYEN—“One-fourth of the annual provincial budget is allocated to health as we are serious in our crusade in transforming the province as the home of the healthiest Filipinos.” Governor Amado T. Espino, Jr. made the declaration during the awarding rites of the 2012 LGU Report Card and recognition of Outstanding…
MANAY GINA REPORTS FOURTH District Rep. Gina De Venecia recently handed a P500,000 check to finance the livelihood projects of the Alliance of United Transport Organization-Province-wide (AUTO-Pro). According to Benny Aquino, AUTO-Pro president, the fund will be used for income-generating projects that will benefit them and their families.
A LETTER FROM THE SENATE By SEN. ALAN S. CAYETANO Dear brothers and sisters in Pangasinan – As the country continues to cope with the destruction wrought by Typhoon Pablo, I strongly urge our local government leaders in Pangasinan to continue to invest more resources in their disaster preparedness. This…
GOOD VS. BAD LINGAYEN—San Juan Rep. JV Ejercito, a senatorial candidate in the May 2013 elections who was in town last week for a city fiesta, said not all political dynasties are bad as long as the democratic process is still observed. Ejercito is one of the sons of former…
TABINAN COVENANT—The archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan and the province of Pangasinan led by Archbishop Socrates B. Villegas (3rd from left) and Governor Amado T. Espino, Jr. (center) acknowledge the cheers after signing the covenant of commitment for the establishment of a partnership between the church and the local government units in…
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