AFTER turning over its leased premises that was gutted in September 2004, to the city government, Bugnay Construction and Development Corporation will likely still face charges for still some unsettled obligations. This was the opinion of the city council which directed the City Legal Office to file a legal action…

MOTORISTS should better hold their breath. Like the resurrected small town lottery in the country, the Dagupan City Council is poised to resurrect the controversial pay parking ordinance in the city. This was gleaned during a deliberation in the city council’s session last week where its proponents made known its…

ALCALA – For Alcalenians here and abroad, it’s the Guinness records and more.   Confident about topping current world records, the organizers announced that the 1,000 grills to be used for this town’s bid for the “longest grill” and “longest barbeque grill” are already sold out. To ensure its successful quest,…

PROV’L GOV’T NOT BLINKING Agno town hit for not taking strong action LINGAYEN – Don’t fool around with me. This was how Gov. Victor Agbayani’s body language read when he sent word to the owner of a barge loaded with 4,500 metric tons of coal that was ditched in the…

SHOW leadership by example. Thus exhorted MAYOR Benjamin Lim that barangay officials set the example by submitting themselves to a drug test to demonstrate that they are not into drugs themselves. Lim made the statement following the arrest of two barangay officials who were caught by members of the Special…

ORPHANED and abandoned street children can now find a new home in The Haven for Children.  The new facility in Bonuan Binloc will open its doors on April 1 under the auspices of the Congressional Spouses Foundation, Inc. headed by Mrs. Gina de Venecia, wife of House Speaker Jose de…

LINGAYEN – After learning of complaints of extortion by members of the Task Force Against Illegal Gambling, Philippine National Police Chief Director General Arturo Lomibao “deactivated” the group effective March 16. Lomibao, who was here for the 2nd Gov. Victor Agbayani Cup last Thursday, however, denied the deactivation, was prompted…

ALAMINOS CITY – Less than a year since the management of the Hundred Islands was turned over to the city government, tourism here is beginning to boom in terms of arrivals and visitors. Mayor Hernani Braganza reported a 70 percent increase in tourist arrivals at the world-famous Hundred Islands National…

COAL SPILL’S  ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD Agno coral reefs, livelihood destroyed LINGAYEN – The provincial government gave the owner of a barge loaded with 4,500 metric tons of coal that ran aground in Agno on Dec. 18 last year, a 10-day ultimatum ending March 20 to remove its vessel that is continuously…

LINGAYEN – Fearing a possible negative impact from a recent coal spill, the provincial board of Pangasinan will conduct a probe Wednesday (March 15) into the reported coal spill along the wide coast in Agno town facing the South China Sea about two months ago.   Lawyer Verna Nava-Perez, the…