BANGUED, Abra – A lawyer was shot and killed by unidentified suspects inside his office, located right at his residence along Pratt Street, Zone 4, Bangued, Abra last Sunday afternoon.

The victim, Atty. Demetrio Pre, 75, was talking to his client when the suspects barged inside his office and shot him twice with the use of a caliber .45 pistol.
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SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – A father was killed and his two sons were hurt in a shooting incident in Purok 6, barangay San Francisco this city last Wednesday.

The victims were having a conversation in front of their residents when one of the two suspects arrived on board a motorcycle and shot them several times.

The fatality was identified as Bonifacio Canedo, 62, of Purok 6, Barangay San Francisco, San Fernando City, La Union. Read the rest of this entry »

SO far, so good.

This was the assessment of Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez, Executive chairperson of the Dagupan Bangus Festival 2008 a week into the 19-day festivities that ends May 4.

Fernandez hailed the mammoth crowd participating in the festival, especially those who lined up in the streets even under the blazing sun to watch the featured “Gilon-Gilon ed Baley” street dancing last Monday afternoon.
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By Ruby R. Bernardino, PIO

THE Provincial Development Council (PDC) composed of all component municipalities and cities of Pangasinan convened last Monday in Lingayen for a strategic planning of the province’s common vision and plans at the Consuelo Hotel and Restaurant here.

The conference, which was the first to be conducted after a lapse of 13 years, according to the Office of the Governor, sought to inform and familiarize members on the major development plans of each local government unit (LGU) to guide them in formulating a common action agenda for the province.
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LINGAYEN – Twenty lovely ladies with the proverbial “beauty and brains” assets will vie for the coveted Limgas Na Pangasinan 2008 title on May 1 at the Capitol Plaza here.

Leo Urmaza, pageant committee chair, said the 20 semi-finalists were chosen during the pre-pageant night held recently at the Consuelo Hotel from an original field of thirty women who qualified from the series of screening sessions conducted at the Lingayen Gulf Resort Hotel here.

The semi-finalists were formally presented to members of the media last April 12 at the Consuelo Hotel who later picked the ‘Darling of the Press’ among the beauty contestants. Read the rest of this entry »

LINGAYEN – Pangasinan Provincial Assessor Nestor P. Quiambao was recently adjudged the Most Outstanding Provincial Assessor of the Philippines.

The award was given by the Department of Finance-Bureau of Local Government Finance (DF-BLGF) during the 75th annual convention of the Philippine Association of Local Treasurers and Assessors (PHALTRA) Incorporated, held recently at the Mall of Asia (SMX) Convention Center in Pasay City.
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STA. BARBARA –A P20 million post-harvest facility for corn is set to be put up this year in barangay Leet here, courtesy of the Department of Agriculture.

Albertini de Guzman, municipal administrator of Sta. Barbara, said this was why Mayor Reynaldo Velasco and he, including Provincial Agriculturist Jose Almendares, went out Mindanao last week upon the invitation of the DA.

De Guzman said they visited corn post-harvest facilities, particularly in the province of North Cotabato, Saranggani and South Cotabato, set to be duplicated in Sta. Barbara town.
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URDANETA CITY—The city government has taken steps to protect local consumers in the face of looming food crisis, particularly on rice, Mayor Amadeo Perez Jr. said on Tuesday.

Perez met with farmer leaders early Tuesday and appealed to them not to sell all their rice produce so that they have something to eat during the coming lean months from June to September.

He made the appeal knowing the practice of farmers of selling all their produce after the rice harvest season for them to able to but their needs. Read the rest of this entry »

By Venus May H. Sarmiento

WITH a brand new vacuum packing machine and sealers, expect a cleaner, mess-free packed Dagupan bangus to come your way with its freshness guaranteed up to a month.

Members of the Pangasinan Dagupan Bangus Association, Inc., recently received a vacuum packing machine, a chest freezer and two sealers worth P86,000, from the Department of Trade and Industry as the agency’s donation to the province’s One Town, One Product (OTOP) model
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By DANNY O. SAGUN
PIA Dagupan Infocenter

THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources has stopped issuing certifications of alienability of foreshore areas amid controversies involving occupancy of such prime public lands.

Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Officer Leduina Co said the agency’s move was in response to the request of the provincial government thru the municipality of Lingayen for the DENR to stop the issuance of such certifications.

The capital town along with other coastal towns are facing squatting problem in their beach areas. Read the rest of this entry »