MAYOR Hernani Braganza of Alaminos City, where jueteng has stopped since six years ago, has given a thumbs-up to President Benigno Aquino III’s order to the new Interior and Local Government secretary to end the illegal numbers game in the country. “The President is determined to end the menace once…

A MATTER OF POLITICAL WILL “DOABLE”. This was the response of Sual Mayor John Rodney Arcinue when asked whether Dagupan City can solve its garbage problem given the volume of waste produced daily and the absence of disposal facilities.

DREDGING OPERATIONS PRIORITIZED CITY MAYOR Benjamin Lim has directed the City Agriculture Office (CAO) to momentarily suspend the renewals of Aquaculture Lease Agreements (ALA) while a plan is underway to dredge the main river tributaries in the city. Lim issued the order after the city entered into an understanding for…

TRUE to her commitment in the last election, Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez again launched her citywide breakfast feeding program targeting pupils from Grades 1 to IV in all public elementary schools in Dagupan. More than 1,500 pupils were fed during the launching at the Carael and Calmay Elementary Schools and…

AS more than 3,000 students and officials of University of Luzon watched, Provincial Disaster Coordinating Council (PDCC) rescue unit volunteers rappelled down from the fifth story of the library building, put up ladders and performed a simulated rescue from a non-toxic smoke-filled building. The demonstrations were part of the building…

LINGAYEN–Enhanced training for provincial government’s service frontliners was recently conducted to further reinforce tourism initiatives. Some 143 provincial employees whose duties include providing direct frontline services to Pangasinenses, visitors and tourists participated in the training.