LINGAYEN—Who deserves credit for the improved health services and public hospitals in Pangasinan? The doctors who know are unanimous in their observation. All 14 chiefs of government-owned hospitals in Pangasinan have gone on public record to attest that the development and transformation of medical facilities and services in the province were…
THE Dagupan City council has passed a resolution asking President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to fulfill her commitment to sign the bill approved by the Senate restoring the 20 percent discount given senior citizens in their purchase of medicines, goods and services. Councilor Alfredo Quinto Jr., chair of the Office of…
LINGAYEN—With the start of the campaign period for national positions on February 9, a district engineer of Pangasinan has appealed to supporters of candidates to spare bridges as venues for posters and other campaign materials. District Engineer Rodolfo Dion of the second Pangasinan Engineering District lamented how even newly-built bridges…
LAWMEN have arrested four illegal drug dealers in separate operations in Pangasinan last week, including one top drug included in the target list of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA). The raid in Dagupan City resulted in the seizure of 50 grams of shabu worth about half a million pesos…
LINGAYEN—Some 211 police non-commissioned Officers (PNCOs) in Pangasinan were recently promoted to the next higher rank. The PNCOs received insignias for their new rank during a flag-raising ceremony led by Police Provincial Director Percival Barba with Dagupan City Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez as guest of honor and speaker.
MOTORISTS traveling between Pangasinan and Zambales may now use as an alternate route the new 54-kilometer Pangasinan-Zambales road although roadwork is not yet fully completed. “Na-open na yon pero hindi pa nalagyan ng gravel,” said Rodolfo “Boy” Dion, head of the second engineering district in Pangasinan.
BINALONAN–An Ilocano translation of the novel “America is in the Heart” — Adda Iti Puso Ti Amerika — will be launched this week as a way of paying tribute to author Carlos S. Bulosan, an eminent son of this town. The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and…
THE Sangguniang Bayan of Pozorrubio approved on 2nd reading last Monday the P10 million plus supplementary budget. The proponents, Councilors Joseph Frianeza, Kelvin Chan and Mario Estaris were surprised by the easy approval of the supplementary budget after members of the opposition-subjected allies of the mayor to rigid questioning earlier….
IT’S not just going to be one big city party. The Bangus Festival this year, as in the past two years, will continue to focus on livelihood development for local entrepreneurs and small-scale businessmen. Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez, three-time chair of the festival’s organizing committee, said the festival the main…
LINGAYEN–The Sangguniang Panlalawigan passed on Monday a resolution approving the participation of Pangasinan in the monetization program of the League of Native and Burley Tobacco Growing LGUs, Inc. (LNBTG-LGU). The resolution also authorized Gov. Amado Espino Jr. to sign the subscription agreement relating to the monetization program and other related…
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