Ex-Rep. Cojuangco warns: TPLEX to displace over 1,000 residents Former Pangasinan 5th District Rep. Mark Cojuangco is calling on the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to spare the more than 1,000 residents of Sison and Pozorrubio towns in Pangasinan who stand to be displaced by the construction of the Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway (TPLEX)... READ FULL ARTICLE
Anyare? Cojuangco’s unfinished projects in Pangasinan questioned Former Pangasinan 5th District Rep. Mark Cojuangco still has a lot of unfinished business, or rather projects, in the province that were funded but were left abandoned. This came up after the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) grilled Emmanuel Diaz, chief of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)’s 3rd Engineering District. Diaz spilled the beans... READ FULL ARTICLE
Mark Cojuangco denies saying Pogi Espino is only good for ABC Former Pangasinan 5th District Rep. Mark Cojuangco has denied labelling his would-be rival for the gubernatorial post, Amado “Pogi” Espino III, as just a barangay captain. In his Twitter account, the former lawmaker said he did not say anything about Espino to that effect. “I never said or say that. Please retract your wrong quote,”... READ FULL ARTICLE
Cojuangco split vote: Mark for Jojo, Kimi for Grace? Are Mark and Kimi Cojuangco supporting different candidates in the 2016 elections? Pangasinan Rep. Kimi Cojuangco not only greeted via Twitter Sen. Grace Poe on her birthday last Sept. 3, she also praised the leading presidential choice on her advocacy for adopted children and foundlings. Cojuangco’s tweet read, “dearest@sengracepoe you are a woman w/ a... READ FULL ARTICLE
Perez dynasty under threat in Urdaneta At least two politikos are planning to wrest the Urdaneta City Hall from the hold of the Perez family. A Politiko source said incumbent Vice Mayor Franco Paolo San Juan Del Prado and former Vice Mayor Onofre “Bong” Gorospe are possible challengers to two-term mayor Mayor Amadeo Gregorio “Bobom” E. Perez IV of the Nationalist... READ FULL ARTICLE
Guv Espino admits killing criminals when he was a cop Governor Amado T. Espino Jr. has admitted to a deep secret from his past life as policeman: he took the law into his own hands and killed criminals. Espina made the confession in a radio interview more than a month after the Department of Justice cleared him of murder charges in the slaying of Infanta Mayor... READ FULL ARTICLE