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Goodies from bets flood Dagupan

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It’s raining grocery items and rice in this city, with political candidates wooing voters with bags of goodies as Election Day nears.

Posted: May 10th, 2013 in Headlines,Regions | Read More »

LP ticket in Pangasinan says NPC using lies, dirty tricks

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Liberal Party (LP) members in Pangasinan condemned what they said is the disinformation campaign being waged by supporters of Nationalist People’s Coalition re-electionist Gov. Amado Espino Jr., saying this was a “desperate measure meant to arrest the dwindling public support for his re-election bid.”

Posted: April 19th, 2013 in Headlines,Regions | Read More »

Knife fish newest scourge in Laguna’s fish farms

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THE HIGHLY carnivorous knife fish wreaks havoc in the aquaculture industry in Laguna Lake. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

If you can’t lick them, eat them. Or feed them to other fish. The knife fish, an ornamental fish whose population has boomed and is harming the aquaculture industry in Laguna Lake, will be converted into fish meal and fed to sea bass cultured at the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) research center here.

Posted: February 16th, 2013 in Featured Gallery,Headlines,Photos & Videos,Regions | Read More »

The business of fixing Lingayen Gulf

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Faced with a dwindling catch, local governments and fishing communities in Pangasinan and La Union are joining hands to save the Lingayen Gulf from further degradation. EV ESPIRITU

Alaska is a remote coastal village of Aringay, La Union, where blast fishing used to be the main occupation of its residents. In this village, some fishermen used to manufacture improvised dynamite sticks that they used in illegal fishing.

Posted: February 5th, 2013 in Headlines,Regions | Read More »

Grandma to sing her way to 100th birthday

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LOLA Narcisa Balmonte, 99, can still sing her heart out, in English, Spanish and Pangasinan languages. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

Lola Narcisa Balmonte is turning 100 years old in October and she will celebrate her birthday doing what she loves to do—sing.

Posted: January 31st, 2013 in Headlines,Regions | Read More »

Braganza on raps: What plunder?

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DAGUPAN CITY—Alaminos City Mayor Hernani Braganza said the supposed P4.7-billion plunder case filed against him and other city officials by a group of incumbent and former barangay chairs in his city was not only absurd and ridiculous, but a bum steer.   In a news conference here on Wednesday, Braganza said he could never have [...]

Posted: January 17th, 2013 in Editors' Picks,Headlines,Regions | Read More »

Traders ask gov’t to shield them from Thai ‘corporate behemoth’

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Saying an international “corporate behemoth” has threatened to overwhelm the country’s food producing industry, businessmen and leaders of civic organizations have joined hands at an agriculture summit to stop Thailand’s Charoen Pokphand (CP) Foods Corp. on its track.

Posted: January 12th, 2013 in Headlines,Regions | Read More »

Aquino seeks poll gun ban exemption

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The gun enthusiast that he is, President Aquino has asked the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for a “personal” exemption from the election gun ban, an election official said yesterday.

Posted: January 11th, 2013 in Editors' Picks,Headlines,Nation | Read More »

Pangasinan town mayor dies of heart attack

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Mayor Herminio Romero died of heart attack Sunday night while speaking before a crowd at a Christmas party in San Fabian town.

Posted: December 24th, 2012 in Latest News Stories,Regions | Read More »

Espino rival tells gov: Blame self for troubles

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One of Gov. Amado Espino Jr.’s most bitter political rivals has asked the governor to stop blaming others for the charges that had been filed against him for allegedly protecting illegal gambling in Pangasinan.

Posted: December 20th, 2012 in Headlines,Regions | Read More »

Espino says earnings came from businesses

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Pangasinan Gov. Amado Espino Jr. Photo from pangasinan.gov.ph

Pangasinan Gov. Amado Espino on Monday denied living on money from the illegal numbers racket “jueteng.”

Posted: December 18th, 2012 in Editors' Picks,Headlines,Nation | Read More »

Jueteng whistleblower returns to work; Espino says fortune came from businesses

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Pangasinan Gov. Amado Espino Jr. Photo from pangasinan.gov.ph

Bugallon Mayor Rodrigo Orduña, the man who blew the whistle on the alleged involvement of Pangasinan Gov. Amado Espino Jr. in jueteng operations in the province, reported for work in his town on Monday, this time with security aides monitoring his movements following his exposé last week.

Posted: December 17th, 2012 in Latest News Stories,Regions | Read More »

La Union children learn impact of climate change

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GRADE 6 pupils of San Fernando City learn about the marine environment and conservation as they walk along the beach. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

Every day, 25 Grade 6 students from the coastal city of San Fernando in La Union hold their morning classes on the beach. There, they learn about marine ecology, strengthen their awareness of the environment and understand the impact of the world’s changing climate.

Posted: December 4th, 2012 in Headlines,Regions | Read More »

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