NO POLITICAL VIOLENCE SO FAR PPCRV to field volunteers   ARCHBISHOP Oscar Cruz of the Lingayen-Dagupan archdiocese expressed confidence that the elections in Pangasinan will be peaceful and orderly. Interviewed by newsmen at his chancery on Friday, Cruz said he has not seen any indication that the elections in the…

Dagupan Mayor Benjamin Lim could not hide his disappointment and annoyance over the second cancellation of a scheduled rally by the Genuine Opposition (GO) candidates in the city.  Lim, an opposition candidate under the PDP-Laban party and running against administration candidate House Speaker Jose de Venecia   Jr. for the fourth…

LINGAYEN— Members of the Rebolusyonaryong Hukbo ng Bayan (RHB), a “rejectionist” group, have reportedly extended and started their operations in the western parts of Pangasinan to raise funds for the May 14 polls, the military reported. Lt. Colonel Gregory Cayetano, commanding officer of the 71st Infantry Battalion of the Philippine…

Reacting to recent statements of Dagupan City Mayor Benjamin Lim accusing him of engaging in vote-buying and declaring him unfit to continue owing to old age, House Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. has this to say; “I am confident of my   status as a ‘legend’ in the 4th district”, and…

Four new events will be introduced in this year’s celebration of Dagupan’s annual “Bangus Festival” which officially opened yesterday, April 21. This was announced by Bangus Festival executive committee chairman Brian Lim even as he indicated that this year’s celebration will be shorter than the previous festivals. The new features…

ANOTHER TALE OF MISSING CONTRACT Building permit on hold It’s the same story all over again. There is another contract signed by the city government that nobody has seen. Metrostate Realty Corporation is forging ahead with the construction of a P84-million tourism park development project at the former Magsaysay Market,…

LINGAYEN–The Philippine National Police (PNP) provincial office here will meet with various groups on Wednesday to map out the security plan for the May 14 election. Senior Superintendent Isagani Nerez, provincial police director, told members of the Pangasinan PNP Press Corps that the meeting is aimed at ensuring the protection…

Four representatives from the Communist Party of China (CPC) arrived in Dagupan on Tuesday as guests of House Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. The four, who are with the international department of the CPC, are in the Philippines to observe the ongoing political campaign in the Philippines and to consult…

Easy come, easy go? One candidate for councilor under the PDP Laban ticket has already withdrawn from the race, fueling speculations that the hastily-formed ticket of mayoralty candidate Brian Lim is not standing on solid ground. Victor Ramos, a retired colonel and president of the Dagupan City Tricycle Drivers and…

Mayoralty candidate Alipio Fernandez Jr., who is seeking to return to the top post in Dagupan under the “United Dagupan” ticket, has belied rumors that his son will soon be running as his substitute. In an interview during a brief respite in his campaign in barangay Bonuan Gueset here, Fernandez…