BINMALEY–Townsfolk here have reason to look forward to an improved delivery of health service after a new ambulance arrived Wednesday, courtesy of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office. The 5-seater air- conditioned L-300 ambulance is fully equipped with facilities like oxygen tank, stretcher, and sphygmomanometer. Mayor Simplicio Rosario expressed the town’s…
LINGAYEN–The chairman of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has lauded the influx of foreign students as a valuable contribution to the country’s economy. Carlito Puno, CHED chairman, said the country is succeeding in its efforts to promote educational tourism as evidenced by the entry of foreign students, particularly Koreans,…
LINGAYEN–The boundaries of water zones will soon be easily established with the review of the Coastal Resource Management (CRM) Plan of the municipality of Lingayen completed last July 19 at the municipal planning and development office. Mayor Ernesto “Jonas” C. Castañeda and Councilor Edith Hallare led representatives from various agencies…
THE City Schools Division, headed by Superintendent Dr. Aurora Domingo, was commended for placing first among the 13 school divisions in the Ilocos Region in the recent National Career Assessment Test (NCAT). The commendation was extended by Department of Education Regional Director Soledad Ligaya Miguel during the 3rd Executive Committee…
SANTA BARBARA—A two two-day Victorey Job Fair will be held here from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Orbos Gymnasium on July 30-31 for job-seekers in the town and Pangasinan. Mayor Reynaldo Velasco said his long-time job generation partner at Wu Kong (S) Pte. Ltd. will arrive to accept…
DAGUPAN City has been chosen by the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) as one of the recipients of the Program on Sustainable Sanitation for East Asia-Philippines (SEA-Philippines). Other recipients of the program are Alabel, Eastern Samar; Ormoc, Leyte; Saranggani City; General Santos City; and Mountain Province. In line with this…
Coffee is a world-traded commodity, second only to oil in value. The Philippines’ current demand is at 56,000 metric tons and growing at a minimum of 2% annually. It is expected to go up to 27,000 metric tons this year, a 4,000-metric ton increased from last crop year. For over…
The CSI Breakfast Feeding Project, which started July 23 in barangay Lucao, is on-going everyday in different parts of Dagupan City. The program is in support of the social development agenda of Mayor Alipio Fernandez who envisions developing a mass base of healthy citizens, starting with the children, said Vice…
DAGUPAN CITY — After 75 years, a Pangasinense was finally elected president of the Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities, the country’s oldest and largest association of private schools. Dr. Gonzalo Duque, president of the Lyceum-Northwestern University here, was chosen president by the 21-member board of directors during PACU’s organizational…
URDANETA City Mayor Amadeo Perez, Jr. was elected vice president for Luzon of the League of Cities of the Philippines in a historic election held at the Traders Hotel in Manila on Sunday. Perez and Candon City Mayor Allen Singson were the only city executives from Northern Luzon elected to…
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