LINGAYEN–Some 178,000 public elementary students in remote parts of Pangasinan have been given free textbooks to enhance their academic performance under the Department of Education’s (DepEd) “Textbook Walk” program. “The ‘Textbook Walk’ under the 2008 National Textbook Delivery Program, is a big help, especially to depressed areas where the pupils…
RESIDENTS of Sitio Russia in Barangay Bonuan Binloc participated in an ocular inspection of their alternative relocation site last Tuesday afternoon, an indication that they are now considering moving out of their current area, which has been designated for a seafood project.
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) recently conducted a three-day Avian Influenza (AI) Contingency Planning /Formulation Workshop for Pangasinan to sustain the present status of the province as an Avian flu-free area. Attended by 35 representatives from the different program key implementors, the participants mapped out strategies to ensure a province-wide…
POZORRUBIO–She’s got balls! A backyard goat farmer here was amused to find one of her female animals growing testicles. Encarnacion Pulido of Barangay Inoman here said one of the female goats born early this year started to manifest testicles last month instead of nipples.
LINGAYEN–Following the recent spate of shootings of political personalities, the provincial police command is set to hold a special security and protection training to 80 policemen and private bodyguards assigned to very important persons (VIPs) in the province.
SUAL–TeaM Energy, which operates the 1,218 MW Sual Power Station here, has completed the installation of a two-kilometer submarine cable connecting the island barangay of Cabalitian to the Pangasinan mainland, marking the full barangay electrification of the province. The project was part of the TeaM Energy’s P1.5-billion Barangay Electrification Assistance…
BANGUS may soon become fashionable, literally. Mrs. Gina de Venecia, wife of Rep. Jose de Venecia Jr., has urged the Department of Trade and Industry to conduct a study on the potential of expensive fashion bags for export using the skin and flesh of local bangus.
SMALL and medium enterprises (SMEs) participating at the Panangidayew Trade Fair in October will have an opportunity to position their products in the international market The trade fair, which will be held at the Market! Market! in Taguig City, Metro Manila, is being organized by the provincial office of the…
UNITED States Coast Guard Auxiliarist Felix B. Lopez, division chief for Asia and Pacific, International Affairs Directorate, has been honored with the Auxiliary Diversity Award by the USCG for exemplary performance. A native of Dagupan City, Lopez is the First Filipino-American to receive the award and the only Filipino-American in…
DEFENDING champions University of Luzon Golden Tigers surged fast in the first half and showed no signs of slowing down in the last two quarters to score a convincing 86-70 victory over arch-enemy, the University of Pangasinan Webczars, in the second round of the 2008 PRISAA Pangasinan-Dagupan Inter-Collegiate Championship held…
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