A TRAFFIC enforcer riding on a motorcycle died when his vehicle was bumped from behind by a van owned by the 3rd Highway District Engineering Office of the Department of Public Works and Highways along a provincial road in barangay San Jose, Urdaneta City Tuesday afternoon.

The fatality was identified as Eduardo Solomon, a traffic enforcer of San Carlos City and driver of the motorcycle which was bumped from behind by a Toyota RAV4 van owned by the DPWH and driven by Romulo Paran, alias “Mulong”, 51. Read more

By DANNY O. SAGUN
PIA –Dagupan Infocenter

THERE may not be formal complaints by members of the Government Service Insurance System on the manner of filing their loans or claims thru the use of so-called kiosk machines, but the hi-tech system is drawing its own set of murmurs and criticisms from members.

Government workers have to troop to the GSIS office yet to make transactions thru the kiosks as was the usual practice when they file their applications for loans or claims personally before the advent of the eCard. Read more

ALAMINOS CITY – The Hundred Islands Taekwondo Club (HITC), particularly the Mary the Queen Educational Foundation, ruled the recently concluded 2007 Regional Inter-School Championship held in Dagupan City.

MQEF bested 17 schools in the entire Region 1, composing of Pangasinan, La Union, Ilocos Sur and Ilocos Norte, bagging a total of eight gold medals, six silvers and nine bronzes. Read more

ONLY less than two months in office, the administration of Mayor Alipio Fernandez Jr. is now adopting some cost-cutting measures in order to tide itself over with the meager budget left by the past city administration till the end of the year.

City Legal Oficer George Mejia explained the cost-cutting measure was ordered on Monday by City Administrator Alvin Fernandez after finding that city had already exceeded its budget for electricity for the year.
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“MY administration recognizes the importance of reaching out, the need for cooperation, coordination and teamwork. Exclusion is never an option.”

Thus said comebacking City Mayor Alipio Fernandez, Jr. as he stressed the need to have the best practices in governance continue and introduce new adjustments in fiscal management that will sustain Dagupan City’s economic transformation.

Fernandez said the centerpiece of his administration is to provide “social programs, social order and good strong financial management.” Read more

CAMP BGEN OSCAR FLORENDO – The oath-taking of all new government officials in La Union last June 30 was peaceful and orderly with no untoward incident that happened however.

Two days before, the entire police force in La Union and the military had been alerted to secure the oath-taking of new officials due to a mysterious series of explosions including the recovery of grenades and improvised explosives since after the May 14 polls in various parts of the province including the capital town of San Fernando.
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For Governor: Amado T. Espino;For Vice Governor: Marlyn L. Primicias-Agabas;For Board Members : First District - Alicia J. Pulido (Partido ng Masang Pilipino) and Danilo B. Dizon (Lakas-CMD); Second District -Vonb Mark R. Mendoza (Kabalikat ng Mamamayang Pilipino) and Nestor D. Reyes(Lakas-CMD); Third District - Angel G. Baniqued (Lakas-CMD) and Romeo H. Dadacay (Lakas-CMD); Fourth District -Jeremy Agerico B. Rosario (Lakas-CMD) and Liberato Z. Villegas (Kampi); Fifth District - Charissma Salud A. Carancho ( (Lakas-CMD) and Danilo C. Uy (Lakas-CMD) and Sixth District -Tyrone D. Agabas (Nationalist People’s Coalition) and Alfonso C. Bince, Jr. (Lakas);

For Congressman: FirstDistrict - Arthur D. Celeste (Kampi); Second District - Victor Aguedo E. Agbayani (LAkas-CMD); ThirdDistrict - Ma. Rachel J. Arenas (Lakas-CMD); Fourth District - Jose C. de Venecia, Jr. (Lakas-CMD); Fifth District -Marcos O. Cojuangco (NPC) and Conrado M. Estrella III (NPC)

By DANNY O. SAGUN

MORE than a million Pangasinense voters are expected to troop to polling places tomorrow to elect their new set of officials.

There are now a total 1,361,167 registered voters in Pangasinan distributed in 9,651 precincts in 1,364 barangays, considered one the biggest voting populations in the country, records at the provincial office of the Commission on Elections showed.

The third congressional district composed of five towns and the city of San Carlos has the biggest number of voters with 289,106, followed by the fifth district – composed of eight towns and the city of Urdaneta – with 232,711 voters. Read more

By VENUS MAY H. SARMIENTO
PIA-Dagupan Infocenter

TEN outstanding public schools teachers of the city were cited and awarded in formal rites at the Dagupan City Astrodome in recognition of their diligence and hardwork.

Dubbed as the “Matalunggaring Ya Maestro/Maestra Award”, the ceremonies featured the cream of the crop among teachers from grade school to high school.

Named outstanding grade school teachers were Maricel Maramba (Grade 1), Melba Paras (Grade II), Generosa Festejo (Grade III), Erwina F. Camagay (Grade 1V), Renato D. Benitez (Grade V) and Manuel Ferrer (Grade VI). High school teacher awardees were: Bernadette Castro (Year I), Maria Linda Ventenilla (Year II), Rosalind Lomibao(Year III) and Cristina Aquino (Year IV) Read more

By BEHN FER. HORTALEZA, JR.

SOMEBODY, actually a media colleague now semi-retired from the hustle and bustle of newsgathering, once told us a long time ago –and perhaps rather exaggeratedly – that eastern Pangasinan politicians are “friendly on the outside but deadly on the inside.”

Eastern Pangasinan of course means that territorial jurisdiction starting from and beyond Urdaneta City in the north and from Alcala and beyond in the south.

At the time, we were still establishing our initial contacts and friendship with some of the earlier officials (a dwindling number of them are still around) in that part of the province as a neophyte newsman and was naturally wide-eyed and gushing at the local leaders’ generous nature and warm camaraderie to the Press in general. Read more