Coop exec accidentally shoots self, dies
Posted on July 22, 2007 - Filed Under Inside News, News | Leave a Comment
MANGATAREM—Here’s one for anti-gun advocates.
The manager of an electric cooperative here died after he accidentally shot himself in the head with his own caliber .45 pistol.
Police identified the fatality as Antonio Saura, 55, married and manager of Central Pangasinan Electric Cooperative here.
The accident happened while Saura was cleaning his gun inside his room in Barangay [...]
Roots
Posted on July 22, 2007 - Filed Under Opinion, Roots | Leave a Comment
Thoughts in the air
By Marifi Jara
An international airport in Pangasinan to boost tourism.
Hmm. Not, in my opinion, the most soaring (pun intended) of ideas.
From an environmental perspective, air travel is one of the biggest contributors to carbon emission worldwide. The additional carbon footprint that will be generated from an international airport here in [...]
Feelings
Posted on July 22, 2007 - Filed Under Feelings, Opinion | Leave a Comment
And then you told me . . .
By Emmanuelle
The setting is just right - a table for two out in the patio, table swathed in white, roses and wine. Dim light from a shaded lamp. Faint glow from a near-full moon. Your fingers entwine with his across bowls of nuts and cheese.
And then [...]
Ex-Mayor Lim, Baraan, 6 others charged before Ombudsman
Posted on July 22, 2007 - Filed Under Headlines, News | Leave a Comment
FOR METROSTATE PROJECT
Complainant eyes flaws in bidding
A DagupeÑo finally stepped in to accuse former Dagupan City officials before the office of the Ombudsman in connection with the controversial construction at the former Magsasay Park.
Former Dagupan Mayor Benjamin Lim and former City Administrator Rafael Baraan, now provincial administrator, are facing charges of violation of the [...]
Technical team: We had no hand in bidding
Posted on July 22, 2007 - Filed Under Headlines, News | Leave a Comment
FOUR officials of the city government who were among those named in a complaint filed before the Ombudsman in connection with the construction of an P84-million tourism-commercial building at the Magsaysay Park, branded the accusation against them as "unfounded" and "irresponsible".
This was indicated in the joint counter-affidavit submitted to the Ombudsman on Tuesday by Marcelo [...]
Velasco wants international airport in Sta. Barbara
Posted on July 22, 2007 - Filed Under Headlines, News | Leave a Comment
STA. BARBARA–If Gov. Amado Espino Jr. can't possibly be serious about the plan to put up an airport in the province to make it more accessible to tourists and businessmen, Mayor Reynaldo Velasco is.
The mayor sounded resolute knowing that the Air Transportation Office (ATO) has already made initial studies for the establishment of an [...]
Asingan VM still at-large
Posted on July 22, 2007 - Filed Under Headlines, News | Leave a Comment
ASINGAN—A barangay chairman and a sister of the new vice mayor here were arrested July 13 for their alleged participation in a large-scale estafa case involving a multi-million peso land deal investment.
However, Vice Mayor Mila Piso Antonio, tagged as the main suspect in the anomalous land deal, remains at large.
Arrested were Barangay Captain Rogelio Estrada [...]
Gina is confident JdV will win 5th term as Speaker
Posted on July 22, 2007 - Filed Under Headlines, News | Leave a Comment
LINGAYEN- Mrs. Gina de Venecia declared on Thursday that she is fully confident that her husband will win in his bid to capture the speakership of the House of Representatives for an unprecedented fifth term.
Mrs. De Venecia said that with three days more to go before the House convenes for the 14th Congress, her husband, [...]
University of Pangasinan ready to train for call centers
Posted on July 22, 2007 - Filed Under Headlines, News | Leave a Comment
THE University of Pangasinan is taking a big step to address the province’s poor performance in the job market by “producing readily employable graduates” with the planned opening of the university’s call center training program.
The move seeks to diversify the university’s services to enable its clientele to find their place in the fastest growing industry [...]
Arrested 'gun-for-hire' may start talking
Posted on July 22, 2007 - Filed Under Inside News, News | Leave a Comment
STA. BARBARA–A suspected gun-for-hire, an escapee from Muntinlupa Bilibid Prison, was arrested in Sta. Barbara last week and the police are optimistic that his capture could lead to the solution of some of the unsolved killings perpetrated in Pangasinan.
Mayor Reynaldo Velasco said the suspect, Ferdinand Ocampo, 38, who was arrested in barangay Maningding, will be [...]
