Lingayen — After the public was left wondering why no arrests have been made in connection with the confiscation of illegal gambling machines in the province; the police say it will start arresting operators, but not yet. According to Chief Inspector Harris Fama, newly designated Police Community Relations Officer,…
The provincial office of the Department of Industry is now strictly monitoring the various stores and establishments in Pangasinan following the full implementation of the 12 per cent expanded value added tax (eVAT). DTI Provincial Director Daria Mingaracal said the monitoring is necessary in order to ensure that no businessman…
The controversial emission testing centers Seeming ignorance of the Clean Air Act or incapability of the LTO to properly implement it following its passage not so recently is starting to get on the nerves of the riding public. The proliferation of smoke-belchers on the road apparently more pronounced now than…
The session hall that looks like a day care center By Eva C. Visperas Laos. Pangit. Aliwliwa. Mabanbanday. Makapabaing. Sorry folks if these words sound strange to you, if you’re not a Pangasinense, that is. But all these words mean this: very inferior quality. These words did not…
Dagupan City — Jail Warden S/Insp. Roque Constantino Sison III has added another feather to his cap after he was conferred the regional Best City Jail Warden for CY 2005 at the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) regional office recently. The regional award was based on the…
The Dagupan City Health Office was recently approved by the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation as an accredited Directly Observe Short Course Treatment (DOTS) Clinic in Region I to implement the Tuberculosis Outpatient Benefit Package. According to City Health Officer Dr. Leo Carbonell, all PhilHealth members can avail of the…
Rosales — A cooperative in barangay San Angel here has applied for P15 million grant from the Agricultural Competitive Enhancement Fund of the Department of Agriculture for its planned processing machineries for fresh mushrooms. The application was filed by the 127-member Balikatan Multi-Purpose Cooperative headed by Ven Abalos, as presiding…
Lingayen — Drug testing for policemen in Pangasinan will continue. But Chief Inspector Harris Fama, chief of the Provincial Anti-Illegal Drugs Task Force, said this will be done unannounced and on surprise schedules to prevent users among policemen making preemptive moves. Fama admitted his office has names of policemen suspected…
REGION III has been tagged as the main source of counterfeit drugs flooding Ilocos region. This was disclosed by Dr. Reynaldo Jactinto, chief of the standards and regulations division of the Department of Health and officer-in-charge of the Bureau of Food and Drugs. He said a Central Luzon-based drug…
Pacquiaomania By Al S. Mendoza Its been almost two weeks now but Pacquiaomania is still very much with us. People just couldn’t stop jubilating over Manny Pacquiao’s sensational 10th-round victory over Erik Morales of Tijuana, Mexico, on Jan. 22 in Las Vegas, Nevada. I’m…
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