Pay parking edict approval stalled anew

Posted on June 26, 2006 - Filed Under Headlines, News | Comments Off

20-80% sharing system questioned A Dagupan City councilor wants the controversial draft ordinance on parking implemented to shore up revenues for the city. Insisting the city needs money, Councilor Luis Samson Jr. revived his proposal for the approval of his long pending draft ordinance seeking to fix the rate of parking fees to be charged [...]

Lim: Dagupan must be jueteng-free

Posted on June 26, 2006 - Filed Under Headlines, News | Comments Off

Mayor Benjamin Lim is showing the way to keep jueteng out. The city mayor has made known his displeasure at the illegal numbers game by putting up streamers carrying the message: “Dagupan City must be jueteng-free” He made the move just after he issued a memorandum to Supt. Edgar Basbas, police chief, ordering him to [...]

Prov’l workers uneasy

Posted on June 26, 2006 - Filed Under Headlines, News | Comments Off

OVER DELAY IN ADD’L PAY LINGAYEN–Gov. Victor Agbayani held a dialogue with department heads of the provincial government last Wednesday to explain the delay in the release of the additional compensation allowance (adcom) of employees. The promised bonanza of P1,000 per employee, was  retroactive to January. It was learned that employees have become restive over [...]

Drug problem manageable – Police

Posted on June 26, 2006 - Filed Under Headlines, News | Comments Off

LINGAYEN–The problem on illegal drugs in Pangasinan is still manageable. This was the assessment of Supt. Haris Fama, action officer of the Provincial Anti-Illegal Drugs Special Operations Task Group (PAIDSTOG) of the illegal drugs problem in the province. However, while maintaining that all the raids conducted by PAIDSTOG were successful, Fama lamented though that some [...]

Binalonan to honor Carlos Bulosan

Posted on June 25, 2006 - Filed Under Headlines, News | Comments Off

BINALONAN – He was not totally forgotten after all. Better late than never. Finally, a long-overdue and a well-deserved recognition were bestowed on writer and poet Carlos Bulosan, a great son of this town and the Philippines’ pride, 50years after his death. According to Vice Mayor Myrna Bell Uy, presiding officer of the Sangguniang Bayan [...]

July 16 declared Disaster Preparedness Day

Posted on June 25, 2006 - Filed Under Headlines, News | Comments Off

DAGUPAN CITY– Another day to remember in Dagupan City. Almost 16 years after this city was hit by a devastating earthquake, the city council passed a resolution declaring July 16 every year as Dagupan City Disaster Preparedness Day. Vice Mayor Alvin Fernandez, Sanggunaing Panlungsod presiding officer, announced the significance of the date during the city’s [...]

Espino backs Cha-cha; seeks Senate abolition

Posted on June 25, 2006 - Filed Under Inside News, News | Comments Off

URBIZTONDO- Espino manifested his sentiments favoring a Charter change in his speech Tuesday during the inauguration of the newly-built municipal hall and public market of Urbiztondo. “We need Charter change in order to accelerate the economic development of the country, obtain a lasting peace and put an end to daily rallies by our countrymen,” Espino [...]

Cops intensify drive vs. timber smugglers

Posted on June 25, 2006 - Filed Under Inside News, News | Comments Off

BINMALEY – The police here have strengthened their campaign against violators of forestry laws with the interception in barangay Baay Pulong last Tuesday of an elf truck loaded with 500 board feet of sawed off lumber. Supt. Rodolfo Dimas, chief of police here, said the lumber of “bitaog” and mango trees were loaded on the [...]

Buildings found safe to withstand earthquakes

Posted on June 25, 2006 - Filed Under Inside News, News | Comments Off

LINGAYEN–The 2nd Highway Engineering District has announced that all bridges and school buildings under its jurisdiction have been inspected and passed safety standards. Highway District Engineer Rodolfo Dion said the inspection was in compliance with the order of the Department of Public Works and Highways central office to ensure the safety of occupants of these [...]

Cruz slams P1 billion for anti-corruption

Posted on June 25, 2006 - Filed Under Inside News, News | Comments Off

DAGUPAN CITY – Expect the P1 billion fund released for anti-corruption campaign promote wider corruption. This is the prediction of Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Oscar Cruz who was totally skeptic about the stated objectives of the Arroyo government when the latter announced the release of the fund. Cruz, former president of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the [...]

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