4 disqualification cases filed
Posted on April 21, 2007 - Filed Under Inside News, News | Leave a Comment
The Commission on Election office here released the list of disqualification cases received by it so far.
Lawyer Reddy Balarbar, provincial election supervisor, told The PUNCH that four disqualification cases have so far been filed in his office seeking to declare some candidates as nuisance or bar their candidacy due to lack of qualification.
These include [...]
Police chief says no poll violence in Pozorrubio
Posted on April 21, 2007 - Filed Under Inside News, News | Leave a Comment
POZORRUBIO– It's peaceful here.
This was the assurance of Chief Inspector Frankie Castro Candelario, head of the Philippine National Police (PNP) in this town, as he denied reports of an alleged "deteriorating" peace situation here.
Candelario said not a single election-related violent incident has been observed, reported or recorded in the police blotter since the beginning of [...]
City poll office warns bets on media ads
Posted on April 21, 2007 - Filed Under Inside News, News | Leave a Comment
DAGUPAN CITY—City Comelec Officer Atty. Remarque Ravanzo has issued a reminder to local candidates about the guidelines for placement of political advertisements in print and broadcast media following several reports of violation.
Ravanzo stressed that print and radio/TV ads should comply with the provisions of the Commission on Election (Comelec) Resolution 7767 and the Omnibus [...]
Residents advised: Fight heat stroke with lots of water
Posted on April 21, 2007 - Filed Under Inside News, News | Leave a Comment
Beat the summer season's high temperature and avoid heat stroke by drinking at least eight glasses of water everyday.
Dr. Jesus Canto, former director of the Region 1 Medical Center and now a candidate for a seat in the Dagupan City Council, gave this advice to the public and warned that exposure to the hot weather [...]
Police recover stolen cattle
Posted on April 21, 2007 - Filed Under Inside News, News | Leave a Comment
MANGATAREM–Cattle rustlers be warned! The local police is not all eyes just on election-related crimes in this campaign season.
Chief Inspector Gerardo Roxas, chief of police here, said they continue to be on alert for other illegal activities, especially the prevalent cattle rustling.
Roxas said two carabaos were recovered here Tuesday evening after being left behind by [...]
Taxes revision vowed
Posted on April 21, 2007 - Filed Under Business, News | Leave a Comment
THE Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats team in Dagupan, led by the tandem of former Immigration Commissioner Alipio Fernandez Jr. and former Councilor Belen Fernandez, vowed in their campaigns to review and rationalize the city's taxation in order to institute better management of the local government's resources.
The increase in the city's taxes during the term of incumbent [...]
Seafood special at Regency Hotel
Posted on April 21, 2007 - Filed Under Business, News | Leave a Comment
The Pangasinan Regency Hotel in Calasiao is set to participate in the Bangus Festival with a seafood special at its Hauthei Chinese Restaurant of the starting April 27.
Romeo Co, restaurant operations manager, said a unique feature of the seafood special will be to give diners a chance to experience eating fresh seafood cooked the way [...]
Velasco to make Sta. Barbara a model town
Posted on April 21, 2007 - Filed Under Inside News, News | Leave a Comment
STA. BARBARA— "It is my vow to make Sta. Barbara a model town in governance, peace and progress."
Thus said retired Police General Reynaldo V. Velasco, now considered as the leading mayoralty candidate in his native town of Sta. Barbara, following a recent 30-minute interview with ABS-CBN's Halalan 2007 hosted by Mae Viray.
In that [...]
Alvarez to Pangasinan voters: Think big and beyond
Posted on April 21, 2007 - Filed Under Inside News, News | Leave a Comment
FORMER Senator Heherson Alvarez, visiting Dagupan City over the weekend, called on the voters of the fourth district of Pangasinan to think big and beyond their locality.
Endorsing the candidacy of Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr., Alvarez said "the whole nation will suffer" if the Speaker is not re-elected.
Alvarez noted that De Venecia is now [...]
'Joseph Estrada' running as councilor in Bugallon
Posted on April 21, 2007 - Filed Under Inside News, News | Leave a Comment
BUGALLON—What's in a name?
A lot, especially if your namesake is a former president of the Philippines.
A buloy (namesake) of President Joseph Estrada is running for municipal councilor here and he is capitalizing on the name recall, among other things, in his campaign.
Like the popular movie actor-turned-politician, this Joseph Estrada, 46, also sports a moustache [...]
