Killer of barangay chair arrested
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STA. BARBARA - The local police in Sual town arrested Wednesday the suspect in the killing of a barangay chairman in Sual last March and was presented to the media by Ilocos police regional director Chief Superintendent Leopoldo Bataoil.
The suspect, identified as Sonny Abata, 27, former family driver of the victim, barangay chairman Camilo Ragojos, [...]
Two most wanted men nabbed
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LINGAYEN - Two down, 18 more to go.
Sr. Superintendent Marvin Bolabola, Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) regional director, said this after his men in Pangasinan arrested the province’s 8th and 11th most wanted persons this week.
Superintendent Manuel Velasco, provincial CIDG director, identified the arrested as Faustino Concepcion Jr, number 8 in the top 20 [...]
Guidelines set for historic sites
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THE Sangguniang Panlalawigan is set to enact an ordinance prescribing the guidelines for the determination and declaration of historical and cultural resources of the province.
The tasks listed under the proposed ordinance, which is authored by Board Members Von Mark Mendoza and Angel Baniqued, will be carried out by the Provincial Council for Culture and [...]
Farm modernization, key in fight versus poverty
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STA. BARBARA - A retired police general, now a gentleman farmer in Pangasinan, has called on all local agricultural stake holders in the country to come together to formulate a comprehensive farm modernization program that will serve as a key strategy in fighting poverty.
Former Police Deputy Director General Reynaldo Velasco, who retired in 2005, has [...]
DTI warns public against substandard Christmas lights
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THE Department of Trade and Industry provincial office has warned the public against substandard Christmas lights being sold in shops around the city.
The agency issued the advisory following reports of the unabated selling of these items in the local market.
DTI official Marjurie Loresco said four establishments selling Christmas lights located on A.B Fernandez [...]
Mirant launches education program in Sual
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SUAL - Mirant Philippines Corporation, which operates a 1,200-megawatt power station here, is funding a new building in the town's Pangascasan Integrated School that will benefit about 200 junior and senior high school students beginning next school year.
The project will be a two-level, six-classroom structure, with one science laboratory with complete amenities under the company's [...]
Laoac tops nutrition award
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LINGAYEN - The Laoac municipal government should take a bow.
It has been cited as this year’s best town in terms of the delivery of nutrition services to the people.
The town was awarded as the overall champion in the Municipal and Evaluation of Local Level Plan Implementation for Nutrition Program (MELLPI) in [...]
Medical mission to cover more barangays
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LINGAYEN - The Kalusugan sa Barangay medical-dental-surgical mission will be intensified next year to cover more far-flung barangays in line with the provincial government’s program to bring free health services to rural areas.
This was announced by Governor Victor Agbayani last week as he noted that some 2,621 indigent patients have been served during [...]
UL jins shine anew in Palanca tourney
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UNIVERSITY of Luzon representatives bagged several medals in the recently concluded Luzon Carlos Palanca Jr. Taekwondo Championship held at the Baguio Country Club in Baguio City.
Five members of the UL team led by Coach Eduardo Bince and assistant coach Kenneth Ryan Soriano, snatched winners' medals in different weight categories.
In the junior division, Catherine Dee romped [...]
LNU hosts inter-club swim competition Nov. 25
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AN Interschool and Inter-Club Swimming Competition is set on November 25 at the 25-meter, six-lane pool of the Lyceum Northwestern University in Dagupan City
Santiago Corpuz Jr., head coach of the Dagupan City swimming team, said the competition is open to all teams and individual swimmers, with or without experience in previous swimming [...]
