MOTORIZED banca operators and rowers, locally called bangkeros, plying the Calmay and Pantal rivers were provided with life vests by the Dagupan City government to promote safe travel. At least 67 life vests were distributed by Mayor Alipio Fernandez Jr. to rowers and another 60 for operators of motorized banca.
DAGUPAN CITY-Full-time policemen, part-time gardeners. Prior to doing their daily tasks in keeping peace and order, policemen at the Tondaligan police precinct in Dagupan spend some time looking after their small vegetable garden within their compound. The garden, with its success, now serves as the demo farm for the Gulayan…
Higher than last year LINGAYEN–With the rainy season on, dengue cases are again on the rise and the number reported so far this year is higher than in the last two years. The Provincial Health Office (PHO) has logged 236 suspected dengue cases with one death for the period January…
IN a bid to forestall the worsening oil crisis in Asia, 4th District Rep. Jose de Venecia Jr. recently endorsed the idea for the creation of an Integrated Asian Gas Market at the recent meeting of the Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA). He said the venture will lower the world demand…
The Department of Agriculture (DA), through the regional office of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), is set to distribute some 1.5 million bangus fry to fish farmers in Dagupan affected by Typhoon Cosme.
NESCAFE 3-in-1 ushers the new school year with a television commercial that all freshmen can identify with – starting new bonds. “This TVC is very relevant for students who are starting the school year. Its message resonates to other people who are entering a new environment,” explains Nescafe consumer marketing…
BEAR BRAND, the country’s leading milk brand, has introduced Bear Brand Busog Lusog, a healthy beverage that helps address a child’s nutritional requirements at a very affordable value. “Bear Brand Busog Lusog was launched to provide the market not only with an affordable filling product, but a nutritious one at…
A second year student from Pangasinan won first place and $10,000 (Singapore dollars) in the Brand’s Sudoku Challenge 2008 Asia Pacific Open held in Singapore on July 11-13. Sarah Jane Cua, a second year high school student of Pangasinan Universal Institute, bested other participants from other countries in the event…
A FORMER doctor at the Region I Medical Center in Dagupan City is now making waves in the United States as a top Drug-Free World crusader. Dr. Alfredo Quinto, who was officer-in-charge of R1MC’s Drop-in Counseling Center, was recruited in 1997 by the International Narcotic Enforcement Officers’ Association (INEOA) of…
SOME 60 Coca-Cola System employees took part in the Coca-Cola System Employee Volunteer Day (EVD) last June 9 at the Boy Scouts of the Philippines (BSP) grounds in Teresa, Rizal. This year’s EVD was aimed at helping the environment and the community by planting 400 saplings of mahogany, acacia and…
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