MANAOAG – The accreditation of more hospitals in the province with the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) for the benefit of PhilHealth cardholders is being sought. Provincial Board Member Agerico John Rosario noted that although many indigents are holders of PhilHealth cards issued by their respective Local Government Units, still…
MARKET DENIAL AT least 14 boxes of styrofoam containing 490 kilos of dynamited “galunggong”, were seized by the police during a market “denial” operation Tuesday at the Magsaysay fish market in Dagupan City. P/Supt. Edgar Basbas, police chief here, said the operation was conducted by his men along with elements…
SAN CARLOS CITY – The city treasurer who was the subject of a petition for removal by his subordinates and market vendors finally filed for a leave of absence after he also incurred the ire of the city mayor. City Treasurer Arturo Mandapat has been on leave of absence…
TO HELL AND BACK – Former domestic helpers who were recently repatriated from Lebanon turned out for the Reintegration Fair sponsored by the Department of Labor and Employment last Thursday at Leisure Coast Resort in Dagupan City. The region 1-based OFWs were offered options for their redeployment overseas or re-integration…
Some one hundred forty seven overseas Filipino workers from Pangasinan have already been repatriated as of Wednesday last week. But they, together with 77 from Ilocos Sur, 38 from Ilocos Norte, and 64 from La Union have complained that most of them left their employers without being paid their salaries….
SOME 269 children with disabilities are now undergoing therapy at the city government-supported Stimulation and Therapeutic Activity Center 9 (STAC9). STAC9 which renders free assistance and treatment to children with disabilities (CWDs) has identified 115 of these have physical disabilities, 49 have sensory disabilities and 29 are for medical and…
THE Bureau of Internal Revenue District Office No. 5 based in Alaminos City bagged the BIR Achievement Award for surpassing its revenue collection target for the second semester of 2005 and first semester of 2006. OIC Revenue District Officer Merlyn DV. Vicente, OIC Asst. RDO Ma. Bernadette Mangaoang and their…
the development of North Luzon as an agribusiness quadrangle has been launched during the First North Luzon Agribusiness Quadrangle in Dagupan City last Thursday, August 17. Sec. Arthur Yap, presidential management staff (PMS) director general and designated champion for the North Luzon Super Region, presided over the meeting. Yap, whose…
The Pag-IBIG Fund, one of the country’s leading provident financial institutions, will allow affected members registered under the Pag-IBIG Overseas Program (POP) to withdraw their savings even prior to membership maturity. This was announced recently by Vice President Noli “Kabayan” de Castro, chairman of the Fund’s Board of Trustees and…
Dagupan City Civil Registry was among those recently cited by the National Statistics Office for efficient performance and delivery of service to Dagupeños and non-Dagupeños. The City Civil Registry placed sixth, under the extra large category, “in the performance and delivery of its civil registration programs, activities and services” during…
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