THE Dagupan Sangguniang Panlunsod, in a bid to fast-track the investigation and resolution of the suspected massive land-grabbing inside the Tondaligan Park, passed a resolution on Monday requesting the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to complete the cancellation of all certificates of alienability and disposability (CADs) it issued…

LINGAYEN—The Partido ng Masang Pilipino (PMP) of former President Joseph Estrada in Pangasinan has suffered a big setback with the affiliation of its members from Mangatarem town to the ruling, Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats. Led by former 2nd district Congressman Teodoro Cruz, who used to be the PMP’s provincial chairman, he…

Were the bidders – both the winners and losers – for the controversial Magsaysay Park Development project relatives? The Sangguniang Panlunsod (SP), refusing to let the issue die, passed a resolution on Monday asking the City Registry Office to produce documents that will attest to the relationship of the participants…

BUGALLON—The die is cast. Rep. Amado Espino Jr. of the second district of Pangasinan has announced that nothing can stop him at this stage in his plan to run for governor of Pangasinan. “As far as I am concerned, it is final,” said Espino, in an interview at his farm…

ANOTHER SHOWDOWN LOOMS Baniqued defends collections DAGUPAN’s Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) is probing the city administration’s alleged illegal and unauthorized collection of fees for the use of public properties as well as the hiring of a private towing service firm for illegally-parked vehicles without the corresponding city ordinances. The most controversial…

LINGAYEN–United they stand, divided they fall. Knowing the old adage too well, members of the Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (CMD) in Pangasinan moved to diffuse tension and a possible break-up among their leaders by proposing a tandem between Vice Governor Oscar Lambino and Dr. Jamie Eloise Manzano-Agbayani in the May 14…

URDANETA CITY–Twelve people, 10 of them arrested during a big anti-drug operations at a residential compound in barangay Camantiles here, have been charged with violations of the anti-drugs law in cases filed by the police before the City Prosecutors Office. Raided by combined elements of the police in Pangasinan and…

ALL’S still quiet in the frontline as the two key players plot their moves. House Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr., congressional representative for the fourth district of Pangasinan, is keeping mum on the possible candidacy of Dagupan Mayor Benjamin Lim against him in the May election while the latter refuses…

THREE officials of the Korean government who were in Dagupan last week confirmed that they are giving a $2 million grant, or about P100 million, to Dagupan City. The confirmation was made by His  Excellency Lim Chae Jung, speaker of the Korean National Assembly; Chung Eui-Yong, a member of the…