AFTER 4 DECADES OF UNOPPOSED ELECTIONS STO. TOMAS — After four decades of no opposition to the Villars, a graduating councilor filed his certificate of candidacy on Oct. 11 to challenge the incumbent mayor in next year’s elections. Councilor Ely Ramos, who is on his final term, will challenge Mayor…
FOR FEDERALISM – Barangay officials in Region 1 affix their signatures on the wall installed at the Federalism Forum held in Dagupan City to indicate their commitment to support the shift to federal form of government. (Punchphoto by Jojo Riñza)
THE chance to transform the system of government from the present to a federal system is here and now or never, particularly under the Duterte presidency. This was stressed by members of the Constitutional Commission (Concom) who were in Dagupan City for the Media Forum, attended by media practitioners in…
LINGAYEN—The Lingayen Airport manager of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) apologized to the provincial board members here for the low flying planes over the Capitol Compound here disturbing government offices, residences and schools in the area. Engr. Job de Jesus apologized last week in the face of…
THE two pawikan (sea turtles) that beached in San Fabian and turned over to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) center in Dagupan City in 2016 and 2017 were released back to the sea on Oct. 6 Sen. Grace Poe, who was in Pangasinan, joined the release of…
THE increasing supply of rice in Pangasinan is finally seeing a downward trend in the price of rice in retail stores. From the continuous dispersal operations of National Food Authority (NFA), the NFA’s outside market stores in barangays sell rice at P27 per kilo while P32 a kilo in all…
NO BANGUS SHORTAGE — Two consignacion workers rush to sort out and classify the sizes of newly-harvested milkfish (bangus) that arrived at the Magsaysay Fish Market in Dagupan City (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
THE owners and operators of demolished illegal fish pens and other structures in Dagupan City received P1.2 million worth of materials for the construction of fish cages as their alternative legitimate livelihood. The support was provided by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). The 521 recipients from Barangays Lucao…
ALAMINOS CITY— The city government is offering huge discounts to Pangasinan residents when they visit the Hundred Islands. Residents can enjoy a 50 percent discount in the registration and environmental fees and another 20 percent discount on the use of island facilities run by the city government, effective Oct. 8. The…
AFTER the Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) stallholders at the Malimgas Public Market were granted a 15-day rental holiday to help make up for the losses incurred from the recent floods on Oct. 8, the latter again asks for more financial concession from the city government. The stallholders also want the…
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