LINGAYEN —The provincial board here is set to give Gov. Amado Espino Jr. the go-signal to negotiate a seven-year loan term with Land Bank of the Philippines, using the province’s unreleased share of the Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) in 2001 and 2004, as collateral.

A resolution proposed by Senior Board Member Tyrone Agabas endorsed the use of the P79.249 million unreleased IRA share of the province for 2001 and 2004 as collateral to a fresh loan that will be secured by the province from the Land Bank.
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LINGAYEN—The family of a barangay chairman in San Fabian, who was kidnapped in March this year and is still missing, branded as malicious rumors spread around by some people that their kin was seen in Las Vegas, Nevada USA recently.

Provincial Board Member Liberato Villegas said although he may be happy to hear that his younger brother Roland, Barangay Captain of Anonang, San Fabian is alive, he suspects the rumor as another of those tricks depicting that the Villegas family is hiding Roland.
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LINGAYEN—At least 117 new policemen were assigned in Pangasinan to help maintain peace and order and strengthen the fight against crime and insurgency.

Sr. Supt. Isagani Nerez, Pangasinan police provincial director, said the bulk of the new policemen will be assigned with the police mobile groups in eastern and western Pangasinan.

All of them, he said, were trained in counter-insurgency.
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TYPHOON Frank, expected to hit Dagupan City and other populated areas of central Pangasinan as of 8 pm. Sunday, did a sudden shift in direction towards Dasol in western Pangasinan and instead blew hardly inland but along the coasts of western Pangasinan and out to the South China Sea thru Cape Bolinao by yesterday, Monday.

This bit of explanation from the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Sciences Administration (Pag-asa) appeared to show why despite the agency’s own dire warnings about the typhoon heading toward the city’s and central Pangasinan’s earlier battered areas, not much wind struck Dagupan and immediate areas Sunday evening. Read the rest of this entry »

SIXTEEN persons were hospitalized for food poisoning after partaking of food served in banquets for two weddings Sunday night at the Star Plaza Hotel in Dagupan.

Seven persons who participated in a wedding reception attended by 228 at the first floor of the hotel were brought to the Nazareth General Hospital.

Nine others who ate at another banquet attended by 120 people at the hotel’s upper floor were also rushed to the Pangasinan Medical Center. Read the rest of this entry »

FORTY MILLION pesos worth of medical equipments, supplies and medicines donated by Cardinal Santos Medical Center have been turned over to the provincial government of Pangasinan on June 19 at the Capitol Plaza in Lingayen, supporting the medical needs of typhoon “Cosme” victims and boosting the vision of Gov. Amafo T. Espino Jr. to make public hospitals competitive with the private hospitals.

During the turnover ceremony, the items of the first of three batches of deliveries were turned over to the provincial government of Pangasinan thru the Eastern Pangasinan Filipino0-Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry President and the concurrent Abono partylist Chairman, Engr. Rosendo M. So.
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By RACHEL N. SAPIGAO
SAN CARLOS CITY - Miss Magic 2008 Kris Allaine Crisulo, and Limgas na Pangasinan 2nd runner-up Marilee dela Cruz, both nurses and natives of this city, will help the administration of their City Mayor Julier “Ayoy” Resuello in its various medical missions and health outreach programs.

The two beauty queens revealed their plans during their joint visit to the office of City Information Officer Rachel N. Sapigao.

They said their training as nurses can help in the many medical missions and health education programs constantly being conducted by the city government. Read the rest of this entry »

By VENUS MAY H. SARMIENTO

TOUGH as nails and turning a century old in December, this year, Dionisio Datuin Mendoza received a special citation as Dagupan City’s oldest citizen during the celebration of the city’s 61st founding anniversary.

Relatives and barangaymates proudly witnessed the ceremony last Friday where “Mama Isio” received some P3,500 in cash gift and other assorted giveaways from the city government led by
Mayor Alipio Fernandez, Jr. and Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez.

Regular exercise thru brisk walking had been the foremost physical secret of Mang Isio’s longevity, according to his barangaymates. Read the rest of this entry »

THE provincial government has released the midyear bonus of some 2,678 regular and casual employees amounting to over P29 million.

Provincial Budget Officer Hilaria J. Claveria said those entitled to the compensation were the chiefs of offices, rank and file personnel and casual employees who are assigned in various offices and hospitals under the provincial government.

Claveria added that the amount constituted 50 percent of the monthly basic salary of each employee depending on their corresponding monthly rates. Read the rest of this entry »

THE Dagupan City Water District (DCW) has deferred its plan to adjust the water rate here originally scheduled to start July 1, 2008.

DCWD General Manager Ramon Reyna said the water district deferred to the city council to postpone the water rate adjustment due to the impact of the past typhoon Cosme as well as the deepening economic crisis not only in Dagupan but the entire country. Read the rest of this entry »