Rafael L. Oriel, Jr. 26 Aug 2007 Ms. Ric, what I learned in the news today reminds me something from your previous posting. You said, “There are children in Pangasinan whose classroom is so uninhabitable that they had to move the class outdoor. This school (Alcala’s Macayo Elem.)…
Ferdinand L. Rafael 26 Aug 2007 Dr. Eric Jose Perez, Aro ko yan sa GAUF, PVO-Olopan. Believe ako diyan. Mabuhay ka, Dr. Perez!
CALASIAO—Raul Sison, a municipal councilor of Urbiztondo, has been elected president of the Philippine Councilors’ League (PCL) Pangasinan chapter in a tight race Tuesday. As PCL head, Sison will become a board member of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan as a sectoral representative in an ex-officio capacity effective September. He said he…
THE city government is seeking to restore one of its major tourism programs, the ‘Pawil Dagupan’. Councilor Jose Netu Tamayo, chair of the committee on tourism, broached the proposal before the city council Thursday. Tamayo wants the ‘Pawil Dagupan’ program restored this year and in 2008 to encourage overseas Dagupenos…
SAN CARLOS CITY–It was one rare occasion when the clergy and politicians took their disagreements to a direct confrontation. And without a doubt, it was the clergy who stayed on top and “lambasted” city officials here, though not through the pulpit, but in a fun-filled basketball match. The game, a…
At least one Dagupeño dies every week from tuberculosis (TB), a curable ailment. To address this situation, Councilor Jesus Canto has called on the city’s private medical practitioners to refer indigent patients afflicted with TB to the government’s Directly Observed Treatment Short course (DOTS), which offers free treatment. The DOTS…
The Philippine National Red Cross (PNRC) is disappointed at the repeated low turnout of blood donors in the province during their annual blood-letting program. Florame Magalong, PNRC Pangasinan chapter administrator, described Pangasinan as being one of the most populated provinces in the country but with a 10% participation rate. In…
LINGAYEN–Half the battle is won. Cattle rustling incidents in Pangasinan have gone down by 50% over the last three months following the intensive campaign launched by the police force, according to Sr. Supt. Isagani Nerez, police provincial director. The police’s Special Operations Group focused their efforts on anti-cattle rustling operations…
ALAMINOS CITY–Visitors to the Hundred Islands National Park (HINP) can now enjoy kayaking around its 123 islets. The new activity springs from a project initiated by the New Zealand government with the help of the Department of Tourism (DOT), Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), and the city government….
BAYAMBANG–A new P50-million bridge, connecting this town to Bautista, will be erected to replace the heavily damaged Calvo Bridge. The new bridge project, initiated by 3rd District Rep. Rachel Arenas, will benefit farmers and traders in central Pangasinan who transport their produce from Bautista, Alcala, Sto. Tomas, Rosales to the…
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