Sports Eye

Posted on April 27, 2009 - Filed Under Opinion, Sports Eye | Comments Off

Bitter sweet By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. FILIPINO boxing buffs who came to watch personally the world title fights of our very own Brian Villoria and Nonito Donaire, Jr. at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City went out from the Big Dome with a big smile. Yes, and also the aficionados who gazed at their [...]

PNP: Shootout, not rubout

Posted on April 27, 2009 - Filed Under Headlines, News | Comments Off

5 SUSPECTED KFR MEN DEAD URDANETA CITY –Was it a shootout or rubout? This is the question being asked days after five men, allegedly members of a kidnap-for-ransom (KFR) gang, were killed in a reported shootout in Barangay Palina West here on the night of April 19. An autopsy conducted by Dr. Ronald Bandonil of [...]

Nothing will stop Dagupan Bangus Festival

Posted on April 27, 2009 - Filed Under Headlines, News | Comments Off

RAIN or shine, the show must go on. This is the battlecry raised by Mayor Alipio Fernandez Jr. as rains hit many parts of the country, including Dagupan, last week, which is one week into the Dagupan Bangus Festival 2009 with another week to go. The Bangus Festival, considered as Dagupan's mother of all festivals, [...]

FVR slams Asingan Mayor

Posted on April 26, 2009 - Filed Under Headlines, News | Comments Off

ASINGAN—Former President Fidel V. Ramos urged local officials of Asingan, his hometown, to arrest the steady and marked deterioration of the Asingan Tourism and Recreation Center (ATRC) which he put up during his presidency. In an open letter to Asingan Mayor Carlos Lopez, Ramos threatened to file criminal charges if nothing is done to fix [...]

SP wants to declare Lapus persona non-grata

Posted on April 26, 2009 - Filed Under Headlines, News | Comments Off

LINGAYEN–Provincial officials are incensed at Education Secretary Jesli Lapus. Members of the provincial board are, in fact, considering declaring Lapus persona non grata to Pangasinan for ignoring appeals over the unauthorized teachers' guidebook project of the provincial government and the administrative sanctions imposed on the two schools division superintendents.

Binmaley mulls seafood strip as tourist destination

Posted on April 26, 2009 - Filed Under Headlines, News | Comments Off

BINMALEY–A food strip along Don Amado Espino Sr. Avenue serving seafood fare, i.e., bangus, siganid (malaga), shrimps, prawns, and crabs, among others, will be erected to attract tourists to the town. Binmaley Mayor Simplicio Rosario said each eatery will offer cooking services for fresh seafood which the customers can purchase from an adjoining common seafood [...]

Pangasinan's Pista'y Dayat reels off

Posted on April 26, 2009 - Filed Under Headlines, News | Comments Off

LINGAYEN—This year's Pista'y Dayat kicked off on April 25 with the holding of the Banca Parada, a fluvial parade. Colorful and aesthetically designed bancas sailed early morning along the three major river systems of the province namely: Agno River, Pantal-Sinocalan River and Cayanga-Patalan River. The various offices of the provincial government and commercial sponsors were [...]

Agbayani fumes over proposed renaming of park

Posted on April 26, 2009 - Filed Under Inside News, News | Comments Off

FORMER governor Victor Agbayani, now the congressional representative for the 2nd district, is upset over the proposed renaming of the Governor Aguedo F. Agbayani Park, named after his father, to simply Governors' Park. Agbayani said the authors of the proposed ordinance, which has already been approved on first reading by the provincial board, are ignorant [...]

Sto. Domingo holds one-man photo exhibit

Posted on April 26, 2009 - Filed Under Inside News, News | Comments Off

Mayor Alipio Fernandez Jr. describes him as a consummate artist while Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez calls him “El Maestro”. Raymund Sto. Domingo, a local businessman, received this accolade when he opened his one-man photo exhibit at the Big Atrium of CSI the City Mall as a special feature of the Dagupan Bangus Festival 2009.

Lucao wins best 'Gulayan sa Paaralan'

Posted on April 26, 2009 - Filed Under Inside News, News | Comments Off

Lucao Elementary School was adjudged anew the Most Effective "Gulayan Sa Paaralan" Pagsasarili Program implementor in the sustainability category. This is its fifth citation. Carael Elementary School and East Central Elementary School (Mayombo) placed second and third place, respectively.

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