Feelings
Posted on January 22, 2006 - Filed Under Feelings | Leave a Comment
What does it take to be a Queen?
By Emmanuel
Mythology or history captured in multi-dimensional frames has always been a source of fascination to many of us. There is no better way to view the reality of the past, or its lack, than to let its boring and tawdry details go through the hands of the [...]
Business Log
Posted on January 22, 2006 - Filed Under Business, News | Leave a Comment
A Wedding to remember
By Eva C. Visperas
This wedding could be easily classified as the wedding of the year, if not wedding of the decade, as the country's "who's who" were in attendance. Held last Jan. 12 at 7:00 p.m. at the Santuario de San Antonio, Forbes Park in Makati City, former Board Member Marie Antonnette Villar, [...]
Binalonan refuses to remit collections
Posted on January 22, 2006 - Filed Under News | Leave a Comment
* Risks showdown with Agbayani, Finance dep't.
LINGAYEN–The provincial government may end up filing a suit against the Binalonan municipal government for its refusal to remit its P2 million real property tax (RPT) collections last year.
Records showed that of the 47 towns and cities in Pangasinan, only Binalonan has not remitted its RPT collections [...]
Long wait over, at last?
Posted on January 22, 2006 - Filed Under Editorial | Leave a Comment
The Domalandan Bridge in Lingayen, easily one of Luzon's longest (more than 600 meters in length), is doomed to suffer an equally long reconstruction period because of lack of funds. Rebuilding of the bridge which started in 2001 right after it was devastated by typhoon in August, has reached its sixth year today, further fanning [...]
City cops seize 31 gambling machines
Posted on January 22, 2006 - Filed Under News | Leave a Comment
FOLLOWING a 72-hour deadline given by Mayor Benjamin Lim, the police in Dagupan seized 31 slot machines called video 'karera', including the banned fruit game, all locally known as "ameneng'.
This is in compliance with a memorandum of Lim he issued last Tuesday giving the police within 72 hours to clear Dagupan of all video karera machines which [...]
Lingayen beach prostitution rampant
Posted on January 22, 2006 - Filed Under News | Leave a Comment
LINGAYEN—Archbishop Oscar Cruz of the Lingayen-Dagupan archdiocese has been asked by residents of Lingayen to launch a crusade to stop rampant prostitution along the Lingayen beachfront just at the back of the Urduja House.
In their letter to Archbishop Cruz, concerned students, parents, teachers and members of the religious groups in Lingayen said they were constrained [...]
De Venecia to build 500 houses for cops
Posted on January 22, 2006 - Filed Under News | Leave a Comment
MANGALDAN—Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr, has announced a national mass housing program for the benefit of policemen and soldiers, and will be launched initially in his own fourth district.
Speaking during the inauguration of the newly renovated Mangaldan Police Station at noon Friday, De Venecia said there will be initial 500 housing units to be built [...]
Lambino defends Arenas' entry into Lakas party
Posted on January 22, 2006 - Filed Under News | Leave a Comment
Thus said Vice Gov. Oscar Lambino when he administered the oath of Rachel Arenas, the Harvard-educated daughter of socialite Rosemarie Arenas, as new member of the ruling party in Pangasinan.
Lambino, party co-provincial chairman in Pangasinan, defended his act of swearing in the younger Arenas as new member of the party last January 14 at his [...]
Booty mulled for 4 Magdalo escapees
Posted on January 22, 2006 - Filed Under News | Leave a Comment
MANGALDAN- Bounty hunters are now being eyed to help in the arrest of the four Magdalo escapees.
This became evident after Philippine National Police chief Director General Arturo Lomibao said that the PNP is contemplating to put up a reward system to speed up the arrest of four Magdalo mutineers who escaped from their confinement [...]
Capitol solid waste mgm’t. program up
Posted on January 22, 2006 - Filed Under News | Leave a Comment
LINGAYEN—The solid waste management and garbage recycling program of the provincial government will soon shift to high gear following the purchase by the province of a 10- horse power hammer mill. Provincial Administrator Virgilio Solis said the machinery will be fully utilized when the Material Recovery Facility (MRF) being built beside the provincial motor pool becomes operational.
The [...]
