Killer quake aftermath Dagupan not sinking Death toll: 48; Missing, 14; Injured, 24 P4 B needed, rehab work starts; Business paralyzed Classes still suspended; Relief distribution on Authorities dismissed as products of wild imagination reports that the quake-devastated Dagupan City will sink, saying there is no scientific basis for residents…

DECORP, PLDT, DIGITEL WORRY Child scavengers tagged as suspects Initially, the cable-theft syndicates targeted phone cables. Recently, they have started to cut off electric cables as well. Alarmed by the growing number of cable theft cases in Dagupan, city officials met with representatives of public utilities last Wednesday to map…

The Arroyo government got it all wrong. The stand of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) on the impeachment issue is not what  her officials think it is. This was the reaction of Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Oscar Cruz to the initial statements issued by presidential spokesman Ignacio Bunye. Cruz,…

LINGAYEN – Typhoon “Florita” brought heavy rains throughout Pangasinan and as of Friday p.m. almost triggered the release of water from the San Roque Multi-Purpose Project in San Manuel town and could have resulted in another deluge and catastrophe in the eastern and central parts of the province. As of…

THE chronic absenteeism of members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod has turned from bad to worse. This was gleaned from record of attendance of the city aldermen from January 9 to July 10 this year, a copy of which was obtained by the PUNCH. The city council scheduled 23 regular sessions…

LINGAYEN- The provincial board commended the chief of police of Calasiao for a job well done and for having been cited as one of the country’s outstanding policemen in service (C.O.P.S). The provincial board’s resolution Friday sponsored by Board Member Amadeo Espino acknowledges the honor earned by Supt. Policarpio Cayabyab…

PANGASINAN CONSULTATION RESULT RTWPB: Wage issue up by month’s end MEMBERS of the labor sector in Pangasinan sought a P20 increase in their daily take-home pay but management sector seems unwilling to grant it.     Elmer Licayan, representing a labor union at the Pacific Farm in Bolinao, called for P20…

LINGAYEN – A Children’s Code will be soon be adopted in the province. This assurance was given by Vice Governor Oscar Lambino at the end of the First North Luzon Children’s Summit held last July 4-6. The code will be “the legacy of this administration to the province for our…

DAGUPAN CITY- A 10-hour blackout hit central Pangasinan last Tuesday in spite of the presence of two big power plants in the province. Fortunately, the blackout was a scheduled interruption for maintenance and upgrading not an indication of an existing deficiency in the power infrastructure servicing the grid. According to…

STA. BARBARA–Three persons believed to be members of a gang responsible for a series of robbery-holdups along the highways in Pangasinan during the past months have been arrested. Supt. Mateo Casupang, chief of police of Sta. Barbara, said the suspects were arrested after they held up three persons in the…