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ARCHBISHOP Oscar Cruz of the Lingayen-Dagupan archdiocese has thrown his support behind media men who are under threat and facing intimidation and harassment, particularly from jueteng lords.
In one of his harshest words yet, Cruz warned jueteng lords and their cohorts that he will not stop making noise if they dare touch media men who refuse to succumb to their bribery and remain true to the ethics of their profession.
VICE Mayor Alvin Fernandez of Dagupan City, asked two university officials to at least first submit data and suggestions to justify any enactment of ordinance by the sangguniang panlungsod for the regulation of activities of fraternities citywide, not just within school campus, as sought by the two school heads.
Fernandez’ move came on the heels of criticisms from Lyceum University President Gonzalo T. Duque and Student Affairs Head Dominador ‘Boy’ Rayos of the University of Pangasinan who said they feared students will shy away from their schools if fraternity related violence is not checked. Both strongly sought sanggunian intervention.
CITY MAYOR Benjamin S. Lim took to task the top local officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways and aides of House Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. over their non-coordination of projects like the current asphalt overlay project in three sections of national roads located in the city.
For the first time in his recent “cold war” with De Venecia, he directly blamed unnamed local lieutenants of the House Speaker for putting pressure on DPWH engineers for the prosecution of projects that, according to him, were impractical and a waste of money.
“We must allow charter change only if it serves the country’s best interest.”
Thus stressed Dagupan City Mayor Benjamin S. Lim in his welcome remarks last Thursday at the public forum on Charter change sponsored by the Parish Pastoral Council on Responsible Voting (PPCRV) of the Lingayen-Dagupan archdiocese at the Peoples Astrodome.
VICE MAYOR Alvin Fernandez clarified over the weekend that the Sangguniang Panlungsod cannot enact an ordinance that will ban fraternities in the city.
“The people’s right to form lawful associations or societies is clearly enshrined in the Bill of Rights of the Constitution,” Fernandez said.
PHILIPPINE Veterans Bank (PVB) has announced the coming opening of a branch in Sual, Pangasinan hopefully by next month. Bank officials said the opening date will depend on the approval of banking regulatory bodies.
The Sual branch will be the bank’s third in Pangasinan and the 45th in the country. PVB also has branches in Dagupan and Lingayen. Once established, the new branch will be the only commercial bank in Sual.
HOUSE Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. expressed hope that the historic visit of the President of Equatorial Guinea here last Sunday will most likely lead to the deployment of fishery personnel and executives to undertake fishery projects in Africa.
De Venecia hosted the visit of Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo as part of the latter’s four-day state visit to the country last week.
HOUSE Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. has appealed to the Senate to now tackle the anti-terrorism bill already approved by the lower chamber of Congress and sent to the Senate for action.
In a talk to newsmen at his residence here last Thursday, de Venecia said the whole world is waiting for the Philippine approval of the anti-terrorism bill.
EQUATORIAL Guinea President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo admitted that there are now some 3,000 Filipinos working in Equatorial Guinea, mostly in the petro-chemical industry.
He said having known and observed these workers and found them very qualified and experienced, he decided on a state visit to the Philippines.
THE Summer Kindergarten Program (SKP) of the ecclesiastical district of Central Pangasinan of the Iglesia Ni Cristo has scheduled the graduation program of its little learners in the next two weeks.
For Dagupan City, one of the ocales composing Area 5, the SKP graduation has been set May 31 at the Calasiao Comprehensive School which hosts the ceremonies for all INC locales in Area 5 that implemented the kindergarten program.
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