LINGAYEN–The panel of the Ombudsman looking into the case of the multi-million pesos worth of buried medicines found at the capitol grounds has narrowed down its investigation to three issues. Paterno Orduña, executive assistant at the provincial government tasked to head a provincial task force on the issue, said the…
DAGUPAN was awarded by the Civil Service Commission (CSC) in Region 1 as among the very few government agencies that has fully complied with the Anti-Red Tape Act of 2007 or Republic Act No. 9485. The award was received by Mayor Alipio Fernandez Jr. from Civil Service Commission Regional Director…
WHY not grab some garbage while enjoying a Jet Ski ride or on a boat to catch some fish? This would be possible with the recent invention of Senior Superintendent Percival Barba, provincial police director, which is a floating garbage collector. Barba demonstrated a prototype of the machine on Friday…
The sisterhood pact between Dagupan and Milpitas cities was renewed for another five years. The new agreement was signed by Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez and Milpitas City Mayor Robert Livengood in Milpitas on Tuesday night (Wednesday morning in the Philippines).
LINGAYEN–Relief from flooding is not coming soon to residents in the eastern towns of Alcala and Bautista despite the construction of the Agno River Flood Control System. Engr. Fidel Ginez, project director, said work on the flood control system is still ongoing and its full benefits have yet to be…
DAGUPAN City Mayor Alipio Fernandez Jr. is calling for the adoption of an integrated fishery ordinance for his city, Binmaley and Lingayen after learning of the results of a three-year hydrographic survey that showed the very poor quality of water that they all share. Fernandez said an integrated fishery ordinance…
TAYUG–Tension is high in Tayug following the discovery of a suspected salvage victim just before a bridge in Barangay Magallanes here on Friday. Four days earlier, a man was shot dead and his two companions wounded inside a videoke bar in Barangay “A” here last September 14.
CALASIAO–This town’s new municipal building is expected to be completed by the end of the year. Mayor Roy Macanlalay, speaking during last week’s Kapihan sa Besco sponsored by the Pangasinan Press and Radio Club, said the building will be fully operational by January next year.
LINGAYEN–The Sangguniang Panlalawigan has approved a resolution authorizing Gov. Amado Espino Jr. to enter into a memorandum of agreement (MOA) for the establishment of a P112-million modern integrated rice-processing complex in Sta. Barbara. The MOA will be between the provincial government, the Department of Agriculture, representing the Government of the…
LINGAYEN—Defying the trend at the national level, unemployment rate in the province decreased to 8.3 percent from January to present this year from 9.2 percent in the same period last year. The overall unemployment rate in the Philippines jumped to 7.6 percent from 6.8 percent last year. Alex Ferrer, chief…
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