SAN CARLOS CITY–The tie in Barangay Turac here with two candidates for kapitan getting 573 votes each did not need breaking after all. One of the candidates, it turned out, has already exceeded the three-term limit and must therefore be disqualified, according to Provincial Elections Officer Reddy Balarbar.

BINYAGANG BAYAN–Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez (left) finalizes plans for the holding of the now annual ‘Binyagang Bayan’ next month, an annual citywide mass baptism for Catholics in a meeting with Barangay Nutrition Scholars whom she tapped to locate parents who want their toddlers to receive the sacred rite. (Photo by Mitz…

GOV. Amado Espino Jr. has urged Task Force Kalikasan and its member agencies to intensify their dismantling and dredging operations. “Let us leave a legacy to the future children of this province para makita nila na meron silang malinis, mabango, maganda at buhay na mga ilog,” Espino said during a…

ALAMINOS CITY–The second round of the Food for Work Program (WFP) funded by United Nations World Food Program is set to be launched here shortly. This was assured by Romelita Idia, field monitor assistant of the UN Food Program-Region 1 when she called on Mayor Hernani Braganza last Wednesday.

LINGAYEN—No untoward incident marred the observance of All Saints and All Souls Days in Pangasinan from November 1 to 2, according to the Police Provincial Office. Superintendent Harris Fama, police deputy provincial director for operations, said only minor incidents were recorded by the police in few towns of the province.

LINGAYEN–Police Provincial Director Senior Supt. Rosueto Ricaforte has announced that they have made a breakthrough in the investigation of the slaying of a barangay kagawad in Calasiao on October 17, just a week before the October 25 barangay election.

NEVER FORGET THE MAGUINDANAO MASSACRE–Members of the College Editors Guild of the Philippines (CEGP) raise clenched fists after lighting candles during a rally at the War Memorial in Lingayen on October 23 to commemorate the 11th month of the infamous Maguindanao Massacre where victims included more than 30 community journalists. Court trials against the suspected perpetrators…

TO ensure smooth flow of traffic on All Saints’ Day, a number of streets have been limited to one-way traffic while usual routes for passenger buses and jeepneys will be rerouted for the day. One-way traffic will be observed from Burgos Street corner West Central Elementary School up to the…

LINGAYEN–Governor Amado Espino Jr. awarded loan checks worth P1.781 million under the Livelihood Assistance Program of the Provincial Government last October 27 to 15 groups involved in small-scale businesses. Espino said the latest release brings the total amount of loan releases facilitated by the province to P16 M worth of…