THIRD District Rep. Generoso Tulagan has declared his unqualified support for retired police General Reynaldo Velasco and his Team Victorey in Sta. Barbara.

“He is growing stronger everyday as more and more people are trooping to his sorties just to listen and to see him in person. He is being looked up to now not only as a living hero but a liberator and reformist leader in Sta. Barbara,” Tulagan told party guests at his farm in Balingew, Sta. Barbara who attended his wife’s birthday bash.
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Barely a week passed after both camps of Speaker of Jose de Venecia and Dagupan City Mayor Benjamin Lim swapped charges of vote-buying, the  lawyers of the former have filed a formal complaint against the latter and his son Brian, while the Speaker himself is also facing an investigation by the Commission on Election for the same charge -  vote-buying. 

The complaint against Lim was filed Friday morning before the Law Department of the Commission on Elections in Manila, according to lawyer Jack Castañeda.

Meanwhile, Lim, speaking over a local radio program, said he is ready to answer the vote-buying charge but quickly accused the Speaker as the one engaging in massive vote-buying.
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Proudly Pangasinan

 

As we humbly receive our award from the Philippine Press Institute as the 2006 Best Edited Weekly Community Newspaper, we pay tribute to our dear province, Pangasinan.

We extend this recognition for excellence to all our kabalayen, especially as we deliver the good news that with just two weeks to go before the May 14 polls, no election-related violence has been put on record and gun ban violations have been cut down by more than 75% compared to the last plebiscite in 2004.

Our local politicians and their supporters have somehow come of age. Despite the persistent mudslinging, it is apparent that the aggression has been confined to exactly just that - verbal tirades. Kudos is also due for the most part to our police force under the leadership of Provincial Director Senior Superintendent Isagani Nerez and Regional Director Chief Superintendent Leopoldo Bataoil.
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The Lim camp welcomed the move of the Commission on Election (Comelec) to investigate the alleged massive vote-buying activities by House Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. in the fourth district.

Lawyer Francisco Baraan, legal counsel and spokesman of congressional bet and Dagupan City Mayor Benjamin Lim, said he has in his possession evidence of De Venecia’s vote-buying spree, including TV video footages showing the Speaker distributing insurance cards valued at P100,000 to potential voters in the district.
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The SUNDAY PUNCH and seven other regional newspapers, one national broadsheet, one magazine and five writers were honored by the Philippine Press Institute (PPI) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) for their outstanding work in community journalism and excellence in writing for children during its Annual Membership Meeting on April 23-24 at the Orchid Garden Suites.

Named as winners in the national search for the 11th Annual Community Press Awards in the weekly category were: SundayPUNCH (Dagupan City) as best edited paper, Baguio Midland Courier (Baguio City) for best in photojournalism and business reporting, Bandillo ng Palawan (Puerto Princesa City) for best in environmental reporting, The Mindanao Cross (Cotabato City) for best editorial page.
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LINGAYEN–Three days before the fatal shooting of San Carlos City Mayor Julian Resuello, signs were indicative that Pangasinan just might have its most peaceful election in its history yet in the coming May 14 polls.

Police reports show that gun ban violations in this vote-rich province in connection with the mid-term election have decreased by as much as 75% compared to the2004 elections. Further, since the start of the gun ban implementation on January 14 until April 23, there has been no election- related violence incident recorded.
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Seasoned cooks demonstrated the versatility of bangus (milkfish), as a food fare in the 101 Ways to Cook Bangus signaling the start of the week-long Bangus Festival 2007 celebration last Friday.

Following the culinary feast at the People’s Astrodome, a motorcade was held participated in by all major sponsors, the Bangus Fest committee, city government employees and various non-governmental organizations.
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ASINGAN–A couple and their two nephews were murdered Monday night at their home in Barangay Calepaan just as the town was celebrating it’s fiesta.

Sr. Supt. Isagani Nerez, provincial police director, created Wednesday the Task Force Miranda composed of personnel from the provincial police office, the town police, Criminal Investigation and Detection Group, and the Crime Laboratory to track those responsible for the killings of couple Conrado and Isabel Miranda, aged 50 and 48 respectively, and her nephews Adrian Fred Cancino, 15, and Cesar Cancino, 26.
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SAN CARLOS CITY—Two followers of administration candidates here are now in serious condition at a local hospital after they were gunned down in front of the city public market at dawn of Wednesday, but the police immediately declared that the incident is not election-related.

Police Provincial Director Isagani Nerez, however, said his men have yet to establish the motive behind the shooting of Rey Palaganas, 29, and Dante de la Cruz, 30, both traffic aides and members of the Guardian Brotherhood Association.

The suspect was identified as Cesar de Guzman who is now the object of an intensive manhunt by the police.
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LINGAYEN–The Lingayen Gulf, which is at the heart of the annual Pista’y Dayat (Sea Festival), is alive and well.

This was the assurance given by Provincial Agriculturist Jose Almendares in light of accusations that the gulf is severely polluted allegedly due to rampant illegal fishing activities and the unabated dumping of garbage and other waste materials.

While Almendares dismissed the accusations as unfounded, he admitted nonetheless, that the provincial government is doing its best to institute the necessary solutions that will address the problems confronting Lingayen Gulf.
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