House Speaker Jose de Venecia is confident about pulling off a victory but is not taking his campaign lightly either. “I want to run scared. I want to work very hard,” said De Venecia who is seeking a third term for the congressional seat in the 4th district and, unlike…
FORMER governor Oscar Orbos had a change of heart, paving the way for a three-cornered fight for the top provincial post in Pangasinan. The race for governorship is now confined among Vice Governor Oscar Lambino representing the ruling Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats party, 2nd district Rep. Amado Espino, and Dr. Jamie…
At the height of the deadline for filing of candidacies for local positions, two local newsmen grabbed the spotlight as they engaged in a scuffle that was caught on camera and aired on television. Jaime Aquino, publisher of a local tabloid, and fellow mediaman Allan Sison, former station manager of…
NEWSMEN’S BRAWL —Broadcaster Allan Sison (right) and publisher Jaime Aquino (left) cause a commotion in front of the Provincial Elections Office on Wednesday when they figured in a scuffle that ended with Aquino landing in the hospital with a broken nose.–(Punchphoto courtesy of USATV)
GUADIZ SUES BARAAN Lim won’t be spared A NEW scandal has rocked the city government of Dagupan just as the local election is just around the corner, and this time, the complainant is no less than a close ally of Mayor Benjamin Lim. Councilor Teofilo Guadiz III, who is reportedly…
They’re out of the race. Retired Philippine National Police Chief Arturo Lomibao, who just two weeks earlier said he is 99.99% sure of competing for the congressional seat in the 4th district of Pangasinan, announced on Wednesday that he is no longer pursuing his political plan. Meanwhile, Undersecretary for Local…
“IT’S the contractor’s own risk.” This is the view of Vice Mayor Alvin Fernandez on the still continuing construction of a P84-million tourism park complex at the former Magsaysay Market, sans any notice to proceed from the Special Bidding and Awards Committee and building permit from the City Engineer’s Office….
CALASIAO– Oscar Orbos, who served as governor of Pangasinan from 1995 to 1998, is poised to reclaim his old position through an independent bid and without a line-up for other provincial positions. Orbos is confident about staging a solo campaign, said Rafael Colet, the closest ally of Orbos and himself…
A former mayor and a former councilor are formally back in Dagupan’s political arena. Immigration Commissioner Alipio Fernandez Jr., who once served as the city’s mayor, and Belen Fernandez, a former councilor and currently the president and general manager of the local retail giant CSI Group of Companies, have been…
SANS ANY CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION No notice to proceed, no building permit HAS Dagupan City Mayor Benjamin Lim authorized the start of the construction of the controversial P84-million tourism park development project at the former Magsaysay Commercial Complex in violation of the terms provided for by the city council? Vice…
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