New market inaugurated, scholarship vouchers, health cards distributed
BINALONAN – President Macapagal-Arroyo yesterday inaugurated this town’s new public market building in time for the yearly town fiesta.
The President likewise distributed subsidy vouchers to some 50 poor but deserving high school pupils to enable them to enroll in private schools as well as 1,500 Philhealth cards to indigent families of this fifth district town.
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By Sunshine D. Robles
QUEZON City Treasurer Victor Endriga, shared some strategies of that premier Philippine city to Dagupan City on how to increase revenue twofold in a lecture he delivered Wednesday at the City Museum.
Endriga revealed that in 2001, Quezon City was the most financially distressed local government unit in Metro Manila, and probably nationwide, with a cash balance of negative P10.35 million in the general fund. This was left by the predecessor of QC Mayor Feleciano ‘Sonny’ Belmonte.
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SAN JACINTO – Beleaguered Principal Alfredo S. Calugay of the national high school here has received full support from some 39 teachers and employees who signed a manifesto declaring that the complaints earlier raised against him were “blatant lies and mere speculations.”
In their manifesto dated January 19, his supporters who belong to the Teachers and Employees Association (TEA) of the SJNHS vouched for his “commitment, integrity, honesty and dedication to his job,” contrary to claims by protesting teachers that Calugay was dishonest, corrupt, undedicated, and oppressive.
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By Liway Manantan-Yparraguirre
SAN JACINTO – A policeman assigned at the San Jacinto Police Station is facing several charges after he poked his gun to his superior officer Thursday evening.
SPO4 Nelo Alvendia who was on duty that time was drunk and not in proper uniform when the incident happened, his station chief reported.
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THE congressional maneuver for a People’s Initiative to secure nationwide endorsement for the amendment of the present Constitution to ‘over-ride’ any Senate objection to it is now rolling in various parts of the country till the middle part of March, according to House Speaker Jose de Venecia, Jr.
De Venecia said the initiative will be undertaken by the people themselves through their respective associations, from the ranks of farmers, civic and religious leaders and members, veterans, consumers of electric cooperatives, women, students, professionals and others.
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MANGALDAN – Some 11,000 families belonging to the poorest of the poor in Pangasinan received their Philippine Health Insurance cards recently from Speaker Jose de Venecia, Jr.
De Venecia paid half of the premiums of these families from his pork barrel allocation with the other half shouldered by PhilHealth.
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By FREDDIE G. LAZARO
LAOAG CITY – Cebu Pacific will carry out “rescue” flight from Laoag to Manila starting Tuesday in place of the Philippine Air Lines which suspended all its flights here starting last Monday.
This was announced by Gov. Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. who took steps to prevent tourists and balkbayan visitors attending the Laoag City fiesta and the centennial anniversary of the Ilocos Norte High School from being stranded here.
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THERE could be many more shabu ‘talipapa’ operating in other parts of the country, similar to that one busted by lawmen in Pasig City last Friday, National Police Director Arturo Lomibao said last Tuesday in Dagupan City.
“There is a possibility this may be happening in other parts of the country,” Lomibao said in a talk to newsmen last Sunday when he called on House Speaker Jose de Venecia, Jr. in his home here.
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DAGUPAN City was awarded as one of the Most Competitive Cities in the Philippines for small cities category last February 3 at the Intercontinental Hotel in Makati City.
Vice Mayor Alvin Fernandez received the award on behalf of Mayor Benjamin S. Lim.
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