LINGAYEN – Wannabe Small Town Lottery (STL) operators in Pangasinan can now kiss their plans goodbye as the provincial board has decided to shelve the endorsement of three interested agents following Governor Victor Agbayani’s pronouncement of a “No to STL” policy. Vice Governor Oscar Lambino, who is the presiding officer…
CALASIAO—Alaminos has been declared as the first drug-free city in the province. This was the assessment of the Provincial Anti-Drug Abuse Coordinating Council (PADACC) with Vice Governor Oscar Lambino as executive officer, based on its evaluation. Mayor Hernani Braganza received the award for his city from the PADACC…
ALAMINOS CITY – The family feud now pending before the Regional Trial Court (RTC) has turned ugly compelling the judge to issue a gag order against the contending parties warning them of contempt if they further issue inflammatory statements against the receiver. RTC Judge Jules Mejia of Branch 54 issued…
DADS CAUGHT FLATFOOTED While the Dagupan City Sanggunian slept, the city administrator conducted a bidding four months ago without any authorization from it and went on to award a 25-year lease contract for a public property fronting the city hall to a local developer. But Councilor Alex de Venecia, chairman…
LINGAYEN – While the provincial board has started to discuss the operation of Small Town Lottery (STL) in Pangasinan, Governor Victor Agbayani has stressed their “No to STL in Pangasinan” stand. Agbayani said, “We have a consistent stand that we would like to support the gains of Archbishop Oscar Cruz.”…
FINALLY, DOMALANDAN BRIDGE IS READY— Members of a construction crew work feverishly on the finishing touches for the 600-meter, P700-million Domalandan bridge in Lingayen set to be inaugurated by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on January 6, coinciding with the Lingayen town fiesta.
VICE Mayor Alvin Fernandez has vehemently denied the alleged plan of the city government to turn over the administration of the Tondaligan Park to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). Vice Mayor Alvin Fernandez reads aloud his letter to The Punch before newsmen. “That’s an absolute lie! I…
THE holding of the ‘Tinda’y Labi’ along A.B. Fernandez Avenue during the weekends of November was finally given a legal status through an ordinance passed on Monday by the city council, after three outings. When Tinda’y Labi, sponsored by private organizations, was launched on November 10, it operated under a…
THE owner of the outdoor billboard, a photo of which was published in the November 19 issue of The PUNCH, has denied that his structure is illegal and does not have a permit from the City Engineer’s Office. Ramil Gutierrez, manager of Sight and Sight Outdoor, which maintains six billboards…
LINGAYEN – Governor Victor Agbayani has sought President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s intervention on the brewing controversy at the 1,200 megawatt Sual coal-fired power plant in Sual town where about 300 employees fear loss of employment in case the company is sold within the next few months. Agbayani said the President’s “appropriate…
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