Bayambang is keen on P250M sanitary landfill
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ONLY SECOND OF ITS KIND IN RP
BAYAMBANG - The establishment of the proposed 33-hectare sanitary landfill in barangay Dusoc here is almost certain now that the Department of Environment and Natural Resources has adopted it as its pilot project in Region 1.
DENR Region 1 has expressed interest in the project because it will be the [...]
Level III status for UL's college
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THE University of Luzon earned another feather to its cap.
UL made a first in history when its College of Criminology was granted Level III status by the Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities Commission on Accreditation (PACUCOA) last October 2.
Dr. MacArthur Samson Sr., UL president, said UL's College of Criminology is the very first [...]
Cruz hits government for promoting gambling
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IT’S becoming even harder to trust and respect the present administration.
This was the sentiment expressed by Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Oscar Cruz, chairman of the Krusada ng Bayan Laban sa Jueteng (Crusade Against Jueteng), in his blogsite, noting that jueteng did not die at all but metamorphosed into the Small Town Lottery (STL).
He said it is the [...]
Baraan slams 50% stall discount
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The Lim administration is not relenting in its opposition to the planned fifty percent discount being hatched by the city council for occupants of the second floor of the Malimgas Public Market in Dagupan City.
City Administrator Rafael Baraan denounced the scheme as “ill-conceived, ill-timed, and questionable” and he described the city councilors who proposed [...]
Domalandan bridge early completion assured
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Commuters can expect the repair of the Domalandan Bridge in Lingayen to be completed early next year.
Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. made the assurance after he has been assured by President Gloria Arroyo of the continuous release of funds for the completion of the bridge's repair.
The government has already spent about P640 million for [...]
BIR Region tops collection nationwide
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THE Bureau of Internal Revenue regional office in the Ilocos region has been adjudged number one nationwide in revenue collection.
BIR Regional Director Alfredo Balicanta Jr. said the region was honored during the 100th Anniversary celebration of the BIR for surpassing its collection goal for the year in the amount of P4.400 billion.
Speaking during the Kapihan [...]
DPWH district: dismantling of billboards not easy
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LINGAYEN - If only the officials of the Department of Public Works in Metro Manila had long followed the example of the Second Pangasinan Engineering District here, there would have been no humongous and illegally constructed billboards that could cause damage to lives and properties in Metro Manila as it did at the height of [...]
Work on new Pantal Bridge begins
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With the visible beehive of activities now going on around the old Franklin bridge that was destroyed by the big flood of 1934, the excitement over the completion of the Pantal bridge has risen.
Department of Public Works and Highways regional director Fidel Ginez said Toyo Construction of Japan, the contractor, has started pile-driving [...]
Barangay captains told to cooperate
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Dirty and magulo.
Taking off from the above succinct description of the Dagupan City by recent visitor, Robert Kuan, chairman of St. Luke's Hospital, City Administrator Rafael Baraan urged the city's barangay chairmen to help make a difference for the city and organize to accelerate the implementation of the planned development for the city.
"If [...]
City welcomes partners in Project PROMISE
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THE Dagupan City rolled out the red carpet to welcome the project PROMISE coordinators from Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Vietnam, and Bangladesh who arrived last Thursday to observe the implementation of Project PROMISE here.
The visitors were led by Project Promise (short for Program for Hydro-Meteorological Disaster Mitigation in Secondary Cities in Asia) coordinators Mr. B.M.M [...]
