Phil-Japan firm keen on bangus processing plant
Posted on January 29, 2006 - Filed Under Business | Leave a Comment
A Philippine-Japan joint venture company is keen on investing in the planned Bangus Processing Plant in Dagupan City.
Mayor Benjamin S. Lim, in a meeting with local media, said Phil-Nippon has visited the city twice and has expressed interest in the processing plant project in Bonuan Binloc, to be located near the Bureau of Fisheries and [...]
'Bingalo tan Malaga' festival unfolds
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BINMALEY'S TOURISM TREAT
BINMALEY–It’s time for this town, known as the Fish Bowl of Pangasinan, to take center stage.
The first-ever "Bingalo tan Malaga" (prawns and siganid) festival will be staged during the town fiesta celebration on February 2.
Municipal Councilor Leo Urmaza who heads the festival committee said this will further enhance the town’s business potentials as [...]
'Pitaki Boyz' cyclists dominate Clark Field race
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THE Jazy Garcia- sponsored Pangasinan cycling squad called "Pitaki Boyz" led by 2003 Tour Pilipinas first runner-up Elmo Ramos, Jr., bagged the top five positions of the open category of the 3rd Deogracias Dee Memorial Cycling Circuit Classic held last January 14 at Clark Field, Pampanga.
The Tarlac City born Binalonan-based Ramos, 26, broke away from [...]
Villegas saves San Fabian bikefest, hometown boy shines
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THE San Fabian bikefest scheduled to be staged on January 22 in conjunction with the celebration of its town fiesta was cancelled because of financial constraint and the hectic schedules of the town’s chief executive. But thanks to councilor Roland Z. Villegas, his timely intervention, the event was held without any hitch.
Villegas, a motocross racing [...]
Establishments told to hire 'sekyus'
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LINGAYEN–Policemen are not security guards.
This was emphasized by Police Provincial Director Sr. Supt Alan Purisima who said it is wrong for establishments to just rely on the policemen to guard their establishments.
He made this statement in the face of the robbery committed by supposed members of acetylene gang who broke inside a pawnshop in Dagupan [...]
Lomibao vows to make PNP stations world class
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MANGALDAN—Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Director General Arturo Lomibao wants to make the “world-class” police station here, his hometown, as the model in the whole country.
Lomibao, who arrived for inauguration of the newly-refurbished police station last week, said he wants to make a difference in the lives of the policemen and the Filipino people before [...]
Drive vs 'ameneng' draining cop resources
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LINGAYEN- The campaign versus gambling machines is risking police effectiveness in its other missions.
This appears to be the sentiment of Police Provincial Director Sr. Supt. Alan Purisima when he said the campaign against the poor man's slot machines called "hataw", including its cousin fruit game, "ameneng", "is draining the resources of the police".
He noted [...]
Lingayen bids for cityhood
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LINGAYEN– Watch out for the creation of the fifth city in Pangasinan possibly this year.
The Sangguniang Bayan is set to file a resolution expressing the town officials" intent for the cityhood status, the first step towards cityhood.
According to Mayor Ernesto Castañeda Jr., after the bills passage it will be forwarded to the Sangguniang Panlalawigan [...]
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Jeremias A. Carrera
Guam
jac007@ite.net
29 Jan 2006
The Editorial on Domalandan Bridge Funding and its Construction-The editorial regarding the expected completion of the bridge in a few months as a result of GMA's promised release of the funding is very welcome good news to the people of Pangasinan but most especially to the CORRUPT OFFICIALS. The CONTRACTOR will [...]
Cruz to idled jueteng men: Don't blame us
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DAGUPAN CITY—'Don’t blame us'.
Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Oscar Cruz, the country’s top anti-jueteng crusader, gave this message to people displaced by jueteng stoppage.
Cruz said in a statement in his website that,” It is definitely not the anti-jueteng people who neither used nor made any money through them. And it is incongruous for them to blame precisely those [...]
