Five provincial officials cleared of misconduct rap

Posted on December 16, 2002 - Filed Under News | Leave a Comment

LINGAYEN—The Office of the Ombudsman for Luzon has dismissed the administrative complaint for grave misconduct filed against five officials of the provincial government when they demolished houses and structures squatting along the Lingayen beach. The respondents were led by Alvin Bigay, chief of the Provincial Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Office; Pipo Pioquinto, Nicanor Mislang, [...]

2 killed, injured in triple collision

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URDANETA CITY-Two persons were killed while another was seriously  injured after the motorized tricycle they rode in was hit   by an Elf  truck and a mini bus Thursday afternoon along  Mac Arthur Highway in  barangay Nancayasan here. The police identified the victims as Sandy Fernandez, tricycle  driver, and Marvin Francisco,  and still another in    critical [...]

Survey set on effectiveness of tobacco ordinances here

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are the city’s anti-smoking ordinances effective?   This is what the Sangguniang Panlungsod wants to find out when it directed a survey on the effectiveness of anti-smoking ordinances enacted by the body in 1992 and 1993.  This was revealed by Vice Mayor Alvin Fernandez who held a meeting Monday with Dr. Jennifer Ann Mendoza-Wi, former president [...]

Insurance for barangay tanods soon

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BARANGAY security forces or tanods will be given insurance benefits starting next year when the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) passes a resolution seeking its approval. The city will also provide each barangay with one base radio and one hand-held radio to be used for emergency purposes. City Mayor Benjamin Lim bared these during the closing ceremony [...]

Prov'l warden virtually clears suspect's escort

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LINGAYEN—The provincial jail warden in Pangasinan blamed the escape of a notorious drug pusher under their custody last Thursday on the  lack of personnel and official service vehicle.
Provincial Warden Felimon Doria said Jimmy Daru, alias Jimmy Lumna could not have escaped had there been adequate number of jail guards who escorted him to  the hearing [...]

Carlo, 'Batang Pinoy' sensation shows how

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“If you set a goal in your life, give your best to attain  it and work for it. Patience is the key,”
Thus said Batang Pinoy’s swimming sensation, Carlo Alipio Fernandez of Dagupan City.
 Even at a young age, Fernandez knows how life’s battles are  won. The soft-spoken 10-year old who has been  swimming since he [...]

Jueteng in new tack on the upsurge here

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LINGAYEN—Happy days are here again for the jueteng lords and their protectors from the government, police  and even the media.
This has become apparent with the  come-back of jueteng almost everywhere, from the usual guerilla-type months ago to the now organized table type covering clusters of towns.  
But wait till after Archbishop Oscar Cruz, founder of [...]

Teen prostitution on the rise

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PROSTITUTION involving minors is rising in an alarming rate in the province.
This was the observation of the Department of Social Welfare and Development officer in region 1, after 48 suspected minors were rescued Tuesday night here by combined elements of the DSWD, National Bureau of  Investigation and the DoLE from several videoke and entertainment joints [...]

Big Hawaii delegation coming here next year

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LINGAYEN—WATCH out for Pangasinenses dancing the hula for a week when  a big delegation  from the state of Hawaii arrives  in Pangasinan  in November next year for the holding of the  first-ever “Aloha Week” here.
Exploratory talks for the holding of the “Aloha Week” already began last week with the arrival of a group of Hawaii-based [...]

High potentials in ducks eyed

Posted on December 3, 2002 - Filed Under Business, News | Leave a Comment

STA. BARBARA-The potential of the duck industry in Pangasinan and the entire Region 1 is  high , according to experts who spoke  during the Regional Duck Festival held November 25-26 at the Farmers’ Pavilion and Training Center here. The two-day festival was sponsored jointly by the regional field office of the Department of Agriculture headed [...]

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