Feelings
Posted on December 9, 2007 - Filed Under Feelings, Opinion | Leave a Comment
Not yet a hero!
By Emmanuelle
THEY do not march off the gods from their thrones just like that. Na-ah. Senators, writers or sometime-soldiers can not have it so easy.
They have to be real heroes first. And real heroes, more often than not, are shot with their brothers at some dark huts. Or as they [...]
Fernandez writes finish to Bonuan land grabbing
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CANCELLATION OF TAX DECLARATIONS
WHILE the poor people do not have lands to erect their houses, some of the moneyed people in Dagupan City and Pangasinan managed to stake claims over large portions of the accreted land adjacent to the prime area of the Tondaligan Park over the years.
However, they will soon lose their claim [...]
Pangasinan gets biggest IRA share in Region 1
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LINGAYEN–Pangasinan is the country's top billionaire province under the 2008 Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) distribution.
With a share of P1.36 billion, the province is getting the biggest IRA amount, followed closely by Cebu and Negros Occidental, with P1.33 billion P1.33 billion, respectively.
Provincial administrator Rafael Baraan, told regional directors of the different line agencies that they must [...]
Curfew ordinance for minors in Calasiao passed
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LINGAYEN–Curfew hours will soon be imposed on minors in the town of Calasiao.
The proposed ordinance containing the regulation has been approved by the provincial board on first last Monday and it has been referred to the appropriate committee for further review.
The ordinance, sponsored by Councilor Emmanuel Manipud, cites the need to protect the children [...]
Mayor defends decision
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Expecting strong resistance, Mayor Alipio Fernandez Jr. is ready to defend his decision to issue an executive order canceling all existing tax declarations (TD) issued over parcels of foreshore or public lands in Bonuan.
Fernandez said he is anticipating some resistance from the claimants-possessors of TDs as he stressed that they have no basis in staking [...]
Mayor Al: "It's a long shot but there's hope"
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RECOVERY OF AWAI LAND
Just when the city was ready to give up, hope now flickers for Dagupan in its quest to recover the30-hectare property it bought from barangay Awai in San Jacinto.
This became apparent after the Department of Agrarian Reform [...]
Whistle-blower Joey de V to speak before Rotarians
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Business-man Jose P. de Venecia III, son of House Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr., will address officers and members of 24 Pangasinan Rotary clubs and their guests including the media on Tuesday, December 11, at the Star Plaza Hotel in Dagupan City starting at 7 in the evening.
Host club, Rotary Club of Downtown Dagupan, president [...]
Guidelines issued for new beach sheds in Dagupan
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Owners of unsightly cottages and sheds at Tondaligan Park that were blown away by storm surge last month will have to wait a little longer before they can rebuild their structures.
Mayor Alipio Fernandez Jr. has directed that new sheds should conform with prescribed design and specifications to create a landscape that is more balanced [...]
Dagupeño cited as RP outstanding boy scout
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Asuka Toyoshima, born in Japan but raised in Dagupan, has been honored by the city government for having been named as one of the ten outstanding Boy Scouts of the Philippines (BSP).
This 17-year senior student of the Dagupan City National High School is overwhelmed by the award and said he is happy about [...]
Sto. Tomas eyes world’s longest corn barbecue
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STO. TOMAS–There's no stopping this town now.
The second dry run for the longest corn barbecue feat, which the town hopes would be logged in the Guinness Book of World Records, was held last December 1 on a 75-meter stretch in front of the municipal hall.
The target is a five kilometer-long corn barbecue, which will [...]
