BINALONAN–President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo challenged the local government and education officials here to bring down the dropout rate of students to less than five percent by next year. That percentage is the target set for 2015 by the United Nations for the Millenium Development Goal (MDGs) on universal primary education.
BAYAMBANG–Two high school students of the Bayambang National High School were sideswiped inside their campus last Thursday by a vehicle owned by the municipal mayor here. The two, Adrenni Joy Abordo, 13, resident of Barangay Buayaen and Michelle Lavarias, 14, resident of Barangay Bani, are reportedly now in safe condition…
PIGAR-PIGAR, a uniquely Dagupeno meat delicacy, will have a share of the limelight during the 2009 Dagupan Bangus Festival from April 15 to May 1. Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez, chairman of the festival, met with the pigar-pigar eatery owners on Feb. 25 to finalize preparations for the first ‘Pigar-Pigar’ Festival…
STA. BARBARA–The lady cop who is leading the town police’s Integrated Transformation Program (ITP), has been honored as one of the Ten Outstanding Police Officers of Region 1 by the Rotary International District 3790. PO3 Ruth Poserio, a registered nurse by profession, is currently the administrative police non-commission officer and…
SUAL—Team Energy, operator of the 1,200 MW Sual Power Station here, recently signed a Memorandum of Agreement with key strategic partners in the province for its Gintong Binhi ng Karunungan Scholarship Program. The scholarships will finance the education of five high school graduates of Pangasinan in a five-year engineering or…
The Department of Science and Technology-Regional Office No. I (DOST-1) has given recognition to Ilocos’ young achievers in international science and mathematics competitions through the agency’s Youth Excellence in Science (YES) Award. Leading the awardees is Sarah Jane Cua of Pangasinan Universal Institute (PUI) in Dagupan who has won the…
THE Department of Education (DepEd) gave Dagupan City a rousing “thank you” for the successful staging of this year’s edition of the Ilocos Region Athletic Association meet (IRAA) held in the city on February 22-27. Speaking before local officials, regional education executives, division superintendents and sporting officials during the welcome…
PANGASINAN IN 2ND AND THIRD DEFENDING champion and hall of famer, Ilocos Norte, once again ruled in both the elementary and secondary divisions, bringing home its 11th consecutive title in the Ilocos Region Athletic Association (IRAA) meet which ended Friday. Ilocos Norte, amassing 660.17 points, took commanding lead against 13…
PANGASINAN will host the 12th Special Olympics Philippines (SOP) on March 2-5 at the Narciso Ramos Sports Complex in Lingayen to be participated in by 700 intellectually-challenged athletes from across the country. The SOP, held every three years, features athletics, aquatics, basketball, badminton, bocce, bowling, football, gymnastics, power lifting, table…
TWO Pangasinan cyclists brought home honors for the Philippines by placing second in their respective categories at the 8th Annual Tour de Marianas held in Saipan on February 21 and 22. San Carlos City native Bobby Mandapat and Mangaldan-born Mylene Garcia pedaled furiously in the race participated in by 58…
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