PHILIPPINE primetime’s highly-publicized TV series, AMAYA, makes an epic invasion in Northern Central Luzon for a historic two-day roadshow on June 4 and June 5.
FINALLY, a sanitary landfill for Dagupan City? This speculation arose after the city hall announced that the city is holding a consultative forum on engineered sanitary landfill on June 7 at the Lenox Hotel with Director Ely Ildefonso of the National Solid Waste Management Commission (NSWMC) as resource person.
City hosts forum on sanitary landfill
LINGAYEN–The National Movement of Young Legislators (NMYL) Pangasinan chapter vowed to heed the call of Governor Amado Espino Jr. to adopt legislation seeking to limit fiestas to just one or two days. The group also promised support in developing sanitation facilities and systems, and the fight against climate change.
Young lawmakers vow to keep fiestas short
A RUNNING feud between the mayor and municipal treasurer of Urbiztondo, a third class municipality, is holding the town’s finances hostage, including the salary of municipal employees. Mayor Ernesto Balolong refuses to recognize Loida Cancino as municipal treasurer, against whom he filed an administrative complaint for alleged “incompetence” before the…
Mayor-bursar feud disrupts LGU operations
MORE than 100 pupils at the Dinalaoan Elementary School in Calasiao will receive today school supplies and gear through the Tulong Sa Eskwela project of the United Dinalaoan Association, led by its founding president, businessman Manuel V. Roy. Roy said the project will “help parents continue the education of their children…
Calasiao pupils get free school supplies
FEEDING THE NEEDY–Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez (seated, second from left) signs a Memorandum of Agreement with Kabisig ng Kalahi, Inc., DSWD Field Office I Director Marlene Peralta, Unilever Philippines’ Foods Managing Director Carl Cruz and Vice President for Corporate Development Chito Macapagal and the punong barangays of Dagupan City during…
FEEDING THE NEEDY
A 120-DAY feeding program for 300 severely malnourished children in 10 barangays of Dagupan City was launched last June 2 through the initiative of Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez. The project will benefit 30 children in each of the 10 barangays of Lucao, Bonuan Gueset, Bonuan Gueset, Bonuan Binloc, Pantal, Malued,…
Malnourished kids targeted for new 120-day feeding
DON’T ask me. This was the reply to Dr. Westly Rosario, chief of the National Integrated Fisheries Technology Development Center (NIFTDC), to frequent public statements of Dagupan City Mayor Benjamin Lim that the seafood processing plant be turned over to the city government.
Rosario: Only DA has authority over seafood plant
THE issue raised over the legitimacy of the Pangasinan State University (PSU) campus in Alaminos City may now be settled as the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has confirmed it has given permission for the school’s operation. The legitimacy of the operations of PSU Alaminos was earlier questioned by Ruben Morante,…
CHED oks PSU Alaminos operations
PINK ORCHID AWARD–The Region 1 Medical Center (R1MC) received the distinction as a Pink Orchid awardee from the Department of Health Criteria for implementing the “100% Tobacco Free Environment in Government Offices, Hospitals and Local Government Units” program. The award was given on May 31, celebrated as World No Tobacco Day, in…