RODRIGO ‘Ding’ Galletes, Sr., publisher of the Ilocano Observer, a provincial newsweekly based in Urdaneta City, succumbed to a lingering illness yesterday, Saturday.

His death came soon after his failed congressional bid in the fifth district in the May 14 elections.

Galletes, who started his newspaper days as a reporter and man-Friday of the late Jose N. Fermill, dean of local newspapermen, in the defunct Pangasinan Courier with editorial offices at the Pangasinan Review, Inc. building on Rivera St., Dagupan City, was an acknowledged media leader of eastern Pangasinan where his newspaper mainly circulates. Read the rest of this entry »

By: VENUS MAY H. SARMIENTO

LINGAYEN – The Philippine National Police–Pangasinan Provincial Office will tighten security in schools and prioritize the campaign against petty crimes like cell phone snatching and robbery when classes officially start on June 4.

Provincial Director Isagani Nerez said the police force has been alerted under the “Oplan: Balik Eskwela”. The goal is to make the school opening crime-free.

“Cases of cell phone snatching and robbery/hold-up are abundant in urban areas especially in cities where there are many students”, Nerez said. Read the rest of this entry »

WITH the rainy season coming upon the country again, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has mobilized its field personnel for all-out de-clogging of drainage canals to ensure uninterrupted flow of run-off water during heavy rains.

DPWH Regional Director Fidel Ginez relayed his instructions to all DPWH district engineering offices in the region, comprising of Pangasinan, La Union, Ilocos Sur and Ilocos Norte.

Noting that most drainage canals are now clogged with debris, like sediment, mud, tin cans and even plastic wrappers, Ginez said an all-out de-clogging operation is a must before the start of prolonged rains. Read the rest of this entry »

LINGAYEN – Leaders of the Muslim community now numbering some 28,000 in Pangasinan signed a covenant for peace on Wednesday before the police, guaranteeing their support to the latter’s peace and order drive especially against illegal drugs.

They signed the covenant with Police Provincial Director Senior Superintendent Isagani Nerez during a ceremony at the Police Provincial Office.

The signatories were led by Datu Allan Maasir, chairman and president of the Pangasinan Muslim Assembly, composed of different Muslim Associations from 15 towns and cities of Pangasinan. Read the rest of this entry »

THE Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is now helping the country realize its dream of becoming self-sufficient in bangus (milkfish) fry in a few years.

JICA is now providing technical assistance to a three-year program that seeks to improve the efficiency of the 17 exiting satellite hatcheries fro bangus throughout the country.

The program seeks to evaluate the performance of each hatchery, including the cost of its maintenance, as well as the exiting fishery practices being applied on them, and at the same time train people how to manage these effectively.
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TWO more pedestrian overpasses are slated to be constructed in separate areas of Dagupan City soon after the elections.

Department of Public Works and Highways Regional Director Fidel Ginez said one of these, costing P4.5 million set on Arellano street, had just been started

The other project will be located on A. B. Fernandez Avenue just in front of the Philippine National Bank and the Dagupan City Hall building. Read the rest of this entry »