THE city government of Dagupan is set to revive the old night market phased out by the past city administration.

Councilor Jesus Canto, chair of the city councilor’s committee on market, said he will sponsor a resolution urging Mayor Alipio Fernandez Jr. to bring back the old night market due to persistent request of vendors and buyers.

“If the mayor approves the resolution, we can re-open the night market right away,” he said. Read the rest of this entry »

A PLAN of the Dagupan City government to build a seafood processing plant here costing some P100 million is being hindered by some 30 defiant squatters of a public land in sitio Russia, barangay Bonuan Binloc.
The squatters refuse to leave a 1.5 hectare foreshore area targeted to be the location of the processing plant whose construction would be bankrolled from the more than U.S. $1.1 million financial grant of the Korean government through the Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA).
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LINGAYEN — Pangasinan has the largest population in Region I.
It also ranks third largest among the provinces in the entire country with a population of 2.65 million based on the final results of the Census of Population (POPCEN 2007) conducted by the National Statistics Office on August 1 of last year.

Region I comprises Ilocos Norte with 547,284, Ilocos Sur with 632,255, La Union 720,972 and Pangasinan 2,645,395 for a total of 4,545,906.
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LINGAYEN—The newly renovated Lingayen Gulf Resort Hotel (LGRH) owned by the province has re-opened on July 11, Governor Amado Espino Jr. announced on Wednesday.

Just a stone’s throw away from the Lingayen beach, the hotel now awaits customer seeking comfortable accommodations and modern facilities.

The LGRH was renovated in the effort of the present provincial administration to transform the old resort hotel into an income-generating venture. Read the rest of this entry »

LINGAYEN—The man who was shot and killed during an encounter with policemen inside the Lyceum-Northwestern University here on July while classes were going on was confirmed to be a notorious hired killer.

Police Provincial Director Sr. Superintendent Isagani Nerez said the suspect, Edwin Racho, alias Edwin Bisaya and Tisoy, 37 of barangay San Isidro, Binmaley, was tagged as the principal suspect in the killing of several persons in Dagupan and Pangasinan for a fee.
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LINGAYEN—The slaying of two councilors of Pangasinan, one of which happened less than two weeks after the other, and the killing of another councilor about a year ago, are sending chills down the spines of other aldermen in the province.

This was disclosed by Provincial Board Member Raul Sison who authored a resolution condemning the recent slaying of the town councilors of Binalonan and San Quintin and the slaying of another councilor from Alcala almost a year ago. Read the rest of this entry »

ALAMINOS CITY—A 12-year old coed of the Alaminos City National High School won a gold and silver in the 2nd World Taekwondo Culture Expo in Korea held from July 4 to 10.

The petite Melanie Hope Douglas, competing as member of the powerhouse Philippine team, won the gold in the under-13 poomsae category and a silver medal in the sparring event.

Douglas’ gold medal in poomsae was extra sweet because she was just a late replacement. She was originally entered only for the sparring event. Read the rest of this entry »

By DANNY O. SAGUN
URDANETA CITY – The Multi-Sectoral Anti-Corruption Council (MSAC) recently held its National Anti-Corruption Program of Action (NACPA) road show here with the theme “Katiwalian ay Labanan, Maging Tapat sa Bayan.”

Ombudsman Merciditas N. Gutierrez keynoted the assembly at the Cultural and Sports Complex which drew a big crowd of educators, teachers, students, government officials and employees from Region I, local public officials and the private sector. Read the rest of this entry »

TAYUG—Two private schools, one elementary and the other Montessori, did not hold classes Friday, July 18 as pupils, goaded by their parents, skipped schools despite assurance that the prediction of a Brazilian psychic of an intensity 8 earthquake is a big hoax.

Parents did not let their children go to school at the Foundation Learning School, a private elementary school; and the Divine Grace Montessori School, both in downtown Tayug, obviously in reaction to the prediction made by Brazilian Juseleeno Nobulega Da Roose which was circulated in the internet and published in the media.
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VIGAN CITY —Secretary Domingo Panganiban of the National Anti-Poverty Commission has urged local officials to encourage residents to continuously plant malunggay in all vacant lots to ensure cheap but nutritious food for the body.

Here to attend a meeting of key government agencies involved in the national Kalahi convergence program at the Cabugao Beach Resort. Panganiban cited the significant food nutrient derived form malunggay that could really save a lot of Filipinos in case of food crisis. Read the rest of this entry »