Two boys drown at Angalacan River
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A mother's nightmare
MAPANDAN - “My world crumbled. They were everything to me.”
Wailing, Josephine Abellera, said this as she grieves the loss of her only two children, Richard John, 7, and Ryan Christian, 6, who drowned to their death on November 4 in Angalacan River near their residence in Barangay Baloling here.
"Impabayes na Diyos labat [...]
TransCo takes steps to stop line pilferages
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SAN MANUEL - The government-owned National Transmission Commission (TransCO) has launched a massive information and education campaign in Northern Luzon through its district office in Pangasinan to curb the increasing incidents of pilferage in its facilities.
At the same time, TransCo's security group, led by Willy Jazmin, is aggressively conducting surveillance operations in junkshops as [...]
River bank encroachment remains unabated - Guadiz
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A Dagupan City councilor has expressed alarm over the massive encroachment of river banks by rich individuals who have built millions of pesos worth of commercial buildings and residential houses in the areas.
City Councilor Teofilo Guadiz III, in a privilege speech before the city council on Monday, denounced the unabated encroachment of river banks, calling [...]
Mayor Libunao is unperturbed
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ON BRGY. CHIEFS' WITHDRAWAL OF SUPPORT
SAN FABIAN - Mayor Mojamito Libunao is unperturbed by reports that several barangay chairmen are threatening to withdraw their support from him.
Speaking during a luncheon news conference he called at the San Fabian PTA Beach Resort on Wednesday, Libunao said “ours is a democratic country and anybody can support [...]
Parayno belies charges of early politicking
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STA BARBARA - A town councilor has cried foul over criticisms made by detractors who labeled his distribution of relief goods to his constituents affected by the last flood here as an act of early politicking.
Belying the comments, Councilor Alexander “Al” Parayno said he was only helping his constituents who really needed aid.
“Is that politicking?” [...]
Malls a big boon to consumers - DTI
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ARE shopping malls boon to Dagupan’s ordinary consumers?
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) provincial office gave a “definitely yes” answer to this given that malls are selling goods at prices cheaper than other shops.
Marjury Loresco, a DTI official, said the malls are buying in bulk from suppliers and are also selling bulks to [...]
Many city ambulant vendors still displaced
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EVEN after the city government has opened the area in front of the former MC Adore Hotel to ambulant vendors displaced by the ongoing anti-hawking operations, the place is not sufficient to accommodate them all for their sheer number.
Councilor Alex de Venecia, chairman of the city council’s committee on market, noted that numerous ambulant [...]
Call center school opens slots for local scholars
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THE president of the Dagupan-based North Asia Call Center Academy (NACCA) has called on local government officials to help their constituents in landing a white collar job with a salary equal to the pay of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) without the sacrifice of separation from family via scholarships.
NACCA president Phines Marin urged the officials to [...]
LEADERSHIP COURSE
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LEADERSHIP COURSE — The officers of all the student councils of the Mother Goose Schools in Dagupan, San Carlos, Urdaneta and Bayambang get together for the last time after completing the "Introduction to Leadership Course" organized by the Supreme Student Government of Mother Goose Special School System, Inc. (Dagupan Branch), headed by its president, [...]
UL Criminology dept scores high in exam
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THE University of Luzon College of Criminology has proven once more it deserves its Level III accreditation status when it scored a high 52% in the Board Examination for Professional Criminologists given last Oct. 24 to 26.
Dr. Esther Vedaña, college dean, said the result was the highest in recent years and that it has affirmed [...]
