A GRADUATE of Colegio de Dagupan (CdD), Roby Ann G. Prado, was the 10th placer in the December 2011 Nursing Licensure Exams (NLE). A native of San Carlos City, Prado was among the 29,711 who passed, representing only 35% of the 84,287 nationwide who took the exams.
NINANG GINA–Fourth District Rep. Gina de Venecia hands over her gift to one of 100 couples who participated in a mass wedding ceremony at the Mangaldan Sports and Civic Center last February 24 officiated by Mayor Herminio Romero (right). De Venecia stood as ninang to all the couples who participated….
NINANG GINA
FOURTH District Rep. Gina de Venecia has vowed to put up a Women’s and Children’s Desk in every barangay in her district similar to those she initiated in police stations. Speaking to newsmen on Friday, De Venecia said the Women and Children Desk in every village is provided for under…
Gina seeks women’s, children’s desk in every village
“YOU can earn respect if you exercise your authority with responsibility and accountability without fear or favor.” Thus exhorted Dagupan Mayor Benjamin Lim as he encouraged all barangays officials to involve their constituents in finding the best solutions for their problems through consultation because the process of communication is very…
Lim tells barangay brass: Be accountable
LINGAYEN–Three bodies of a male and two females were found dumped in three separate areas in two towns last February 23. The victims, all of whom remain unidentified, had strangulation marks and gunshot wounds. Police Provincial Director Senior Superintendent Rosueto Ricaforte has ordered a thorough investigation of the slayings, which…
3 bodies found in 2 towns
THREE girls from Surigao City who escaped from a sex den in Dagupan City in 2008 have returned to expose their former employer for trafficking girls from other provinces in the city for prostitution. The three, one of whom is a distant relative of brothers Justice Undersecretary Francisco Baraan III…
3 victims return to expose sex slave ring
THE province’s deputy provincial warden and 14 other jail guards are facing administrative charges following the escape of four inmates last month. Rogelio Paglingayen, the deputy provincial warden, and eight jail guards were charged following the escape of three prisoners on January 7, according to Provincial Legal Officer Geraldine Baniqued.
Deputy provincial warden faces admin raps
ALAMINOS CITY–Tourists out for fun and adventure can soon enjoy a zipline ride across the islands in the Hundred Islands National Park (HNIP). Mayor Hernani Braganza, who led a team of local officials who recently trained on how to operate a zipline facility at the Outland Adventure Resort in Davao…
Alaminos City to build zipline at 100 Islands
SPOUSES of deceased pensioners of the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) can now receive the survivorship pension even if they are gainfully employed or receiving income from other sources. The GSIS recently approved and started implementing a new policy which qualifies surviving spouses to receive the usual half of the…
GSIS relaxes policy on survivorship pension
PANGASINAN farmers have endorsed a bill filed by Rep. Jack Enrile seeking to establish a Food Requirement Plan for Filipinos before local produce before can be considered for export. “The feedback is good,” said Enrile who met farmers from the province and their leaders in a day-long consultation in Dagupan City on Friday,…