ALAMINOS, Pangasinan, Philippines — Mayor Hernani Braganza of this city Saturday predicted a brighter future for the province with the planned construction of an airport and seaport facility here. Now on its “clearing phase,” the establishment of an airport in the province is sure to enhance economic viability and will benefit the people, said Braganza. He said he hopes that politics will not ruin the noble purpose of the airport project. “We are the only province in the entire region that does not have an airport and a seaport,” said the mayor as he expressed confidence in the well-planned airport project of the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC). (Liezle Basa Iñigo)

Baguio Security

BAGUIO CITY — All is set for the celebration of the Panagbenga Flower Festival” as city officials and the police planned over the weekend the deployment 1,968 personnel to secure all the activities tied to the annual celebration. Mayor Mauricio Domogan said 66 augmentation personnel from the Regional Public Safety Battalion (RPSB) and 40 police recruits undergoing Field Training Program (FTP) will be tapped to secure the event. Domogan said the city police will also employ volunteer groups in keeping the orderliness of the big celebration peaking in the last weekend of this month. (Mar T. Supnad)
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Heavy Traffic To Be Solved

BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya (PIA) — A solution will be worked out to ease traffic congestion in portions of the national highway in Bambang town, this province, Governor Luisa Cuaresma said recently. The governor said she made an appeal to the Philippine National Police (PNP), the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), and project contractors to coordinate efforts to manage the flow of traffic in the area because commuters have been complaining about the situation, particularly in Barangays Abian and Tophill. Senior Supt. Elmer Beltejar, Police Provincial Office (PPO) director, vowed to deploy more police officers to assist in the orderly flow of traffic.

Youth Program

SAN FERNANDO CITY, Pampanga — Governor Lilia G. Pineda ordered the Pampanga Public Employment Services Office (PESO) to synchronize the programs of the youth in the province and make a more effective and united front among them. Luningning Vergara, Pampanga PESO manager, disclosed that the Governor wants the Sangguniang Kabataan members, the out-of-school- youth (OSY) and other youth organizations to come together and pursue activities that will strengthen their involvement in the province’s development. (Franco G. Regala)

New Posts For Bataan Police

CAMP TOLENTINO, Bataan — Officials of the Bataan Police Provincial Office (PPO) will have new posts as Senior Superintendent Arnold D. Gunnacao’s two-year tour of duty as provincial director (PD) comes to an end. With Gunnacao set to leave his post, three names have been submitted to Gov. Enrique “Tet” Garcia as his next possible replacement. A reshuffling of posts is also expected although the relief of Supt. Allan Macapagal from his post as the PPO’s intelligence chief last week caused a stir. (Mar T. Supnad)