LINGAYEN—There is hope for a successful, intensified campaign vs. illegal drugs. Pangasinan’s new officer-in-charge police director, P/Senior Superintendent Belli Tamayo, who assumed his post last Tuesday, wants police chiefs to intensify their anti-illegal drugs operations through strong police presence and to target big-time pushers. “I know that drugs is a big problem…
(We are reprinting the news account on the murder of The PUNCH Founder-Editor published in the Saturday edition of the Manila Chronicle on May 21, 1966, to commemorate his 49th death anniversary – Editor) EDITOR SLAIN IN COLD BLOOD DAGUPAN CITY, May 20— Ermin Garcia, editor of the…
LOCAL consumers can already be assured that the Dagupan bangus they buy are genuine because of the ‘Dagupan Certified’ tag that the Dagupan City government has began implementing. “Finally, this is a dream fulfilled for our fisherfolks!” said Mayor Belen T. Fernandez when she led the tagging of Dagupan bangus…
COA REPORT ON PDAF SCAM PANGASINAN Second District Rep. Leopoldo Bataoil flatly denied he channeled his Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) to a bogus organization contrary to what the Commission on Audit has claimed and reported to the national media. Unperturbed by the COA report, Mr. Bataoil maintained that since…
NATIONAL OPYMPIAD IN INFORMATICS – The best of the best coders/programmers from high schools in the country compete during the NOI finals held at the University of Pangasinan-Phinma last May 11-14 to qualify in the International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI) 2015. The competition, endorsed by the Department of Science and Technology – Information and Communications Technology…
COJUANGCO UPDATES FROM BARANGAY TO TOWN FIRST District Rep. Jesus “Boying” Celeste and former First District Rep. Mark Cojuangco share a common dream that they both hope to fulfill after the 2016 elections—to make Santiago Island of Bolinao, Pangasinan become a town. During the recent fiesta celebration of Santiago Island…
BALON DAGUPAN NEWS SO HELP ME GOD! – Elected officers of the Samahan ng Kababaihan sa Dagupan (SAKADA) take their oath of office before Mayor Belen T. Fernandez (left) on May 11 during the flag-raising ceremony at the city plaza. SAKADA is an organization of women in the barangays which…
Kalinga-Apayao tribal group thanks Pangasinan via Kanyaw. The Sumadel tribe of Kalinga Apayao led by their leader, Chokas Bommosao (extreme left), performs the traditional ethnic dance called “Kanyaw” upon their arrival at the Capitol Plaza as an expression of gratitude to the provincial government of Pangasinan led by Governor Amado…
CAPITOL NEWS Gov. Espino Unveils Bust Monument of Don Verzosa at LDH Governor Amado T. Espino, Jr. (right) leads the unveiling of the bust of the late and former Lingayen mayor Mariano C. Versoza, Sr. at the Lingayen District Hospital (Don Mariano C. Versoza District Hospital) last May 11. The…
CAPITOL NEWS Financial support for PWDs. Gov. Amado T. Espino, Jr. (5th from left) welcomes in his office some of the members of Persons with Disability (PWD) Federation during a courtesy call on Wednesday, May 13 at the Capitol Bldg., Lingayen. Gov. Espino granted an amount of P100, 000 as…
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