Cha-cha, RP’s last resort

Posted on November 30, 2003 - Filed Under Editorial | Comments Off

Although only six months still remain before the crucial presidential elections are held in May next year, it will be to a nation like ours long left behind by its neighbors in Southeast  Asia, another long wasteful period of mudslinging and petty killings all expected to culminate, as usual, in vote cheating despite vaunted efforts [...]

Bayambang mentors protest unfair hiring

Posted on November 23, 2003 - Filed Under News | Comments Off

  BAYAMBANG—Despite the death threats received by three teachers of the Bayambang National High School here Tuesday, the 170-strong employees of the school are poised to stage a protest rally   to air their sentiments against the perceived unfair selection of their school principal. The protesters are scheduled to hold the  rally after class hours even [...]

SP being by-passed on big projects

Posted on November 23, 2003 - Filed Under News | Comments Off

SEVERAL projects in Dagupan City escaped the scrutiny  of the Sangguniang Panlungsod  prior to the issuance of  Environmental Compliance Certificates by the  Department of Environment and Natural Resources.  This was revealed by Vice Mayor Alvin Fernandez who  said he can not recall if the SP endorsed the  filling project of the Managen Corporation in Bonuan  [...]

Instigators behind rallies

Posted on November 23, 2003 - Filed Under News | Comments Off

INSTIGATORS and trouble-makers have managed to penetrate the rank of  residents of sitio Bagong Baryo in barangay Bonuan Gueset, putting the area into a virtual power keg about to explode. This was disclosed by Police Chief Noli Taliño shortly after a planned march and rally by Bagong Baryo residents last Wednesday was thwarted anew  by  [...]

Urdaneta City Cop Chief Reinstated

Posted on November 23, 2003 - Filed Under News | Comments Off

URDANETA—Superintendent Manuel Obrera is back to his old post as chief of police here after being relieved for one week when  a  damaging information imputed against some of his men was not substantiated. Obrera was reinstated by Police Provincial Director Mario Sandiego when an investigation conducted by the intelligence and  investigation divisions of the police [...]

Urdaneta cop chief under investigation

Posted on November 16, 2003 - Filed Under News | Comments Off

  URDANETA CITY-The police chief of Urdaneta may be in hot water because of reports of alleged protection of drug traffickers and pushers in the city. The charge was aired during an open forum conducted by the PNP regional office  in San Fernando City, La Union. As a result, Superintendent Manuel Obrero, who assumed as [...]

Catchillar welcomed as 'hero' in Basista

Posted on November 16, 2003 - Filed Under News | Comments Off

  BASISTA- The government considered him a “destabilizer” but  his barangay mates gave him a hero’s welcome when his lifeless body arrived  in barangay Osmeña night of Monday. Complete with a streamer that bore a message, “Welcome hero, Lt (sg)  Ricardo Catchillar”, hung at the entrance gate of his house while residents  here lighted firecrackers [...]

Llamas sees now way for bangus plant

Posted on November 16, 2003 - Filed Under News | Comments Off

THE prospect of constructing a  P350 million bangus processing plant in Dagupan City dimmed further following  an aborted rally by members of the urban poor from sitio Bagong Baryo, Bonuan Gueset last November 10 against the city government. This was the opinion of lawyer Victor Llamas Jr. who lifted the morale of Bagong Baryo residents [...]

Llamas sees no way for bangus plant

Posted on November 16, 2003 - Filed Under News | Comments Off

THE prospect of constructing a  P350 million bangus processing plant in Dagupan City dimmed further following  an aborted rally by members of the urban poor from sitio Bagong Baryo, Bonuan Gueset last November 10 against the city government. This was the opinion of lawyer Victor Llamas Jr. who lifted the morale of Bagong Baryo residents [...]

Teenager escapes kidnap

Posted on November 16, 2003 - Filed Under News | Comments Off

CALASIAO—A 17-year old girl from barangay Tuliao, Sta. Barbara  here  escaped from her kidnappers when she was left alone blindfolded in a car,  with the driver. The  kidnapping happened at around 10:15 a.m. in front of Jollibee in barangay San Miguel when Janice Garcia, niece of a Barangay kagawad Cesar  Dalope of Tuliao, was waiting [...]

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