A WORKSHOP was held in Dagupan, a city crisscrossed by seven rivers, last week to promote the sustainability and development of marine resources. Attended by barangay representatives, the consultative clinic focused on Executive Order 533, the Integrated Coastal Management (ICM) implementation adoption law, which was explained by Marizel Calpito, coastal…
DAGUPEÑO Ryan Ravanzo, currently the secretary to the Sangguniang Panlungsod, has been elected the 65th national president of the 6,000 member-strong JCI Philippines. With a 20-year experience in volunteer leadership development and training in various non-government organizations, the 38-year old Ravanzo vowed to lead a new JCI Philippines that will “inspire…
DAGUPAN Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez was honored with the Blood Services Platinum Award by the Philippine Red Cross Pangasinan chapter last September 3 for gathering more than 1,000 units of blood in mobile donations she organized and in her behalf. The award, the highest given by Red Cross Pangasinan, was…
PROUDLY DAGUPAN—Members of Team Philippines that participated in the 9th Shinwa Kai International Open Karate Championship in Singapore cheer their victory, two of whom are Dagupeños, namely Kristelle Zabala and Mark Andrew Manantan, both members of the International Wado Ryu Karate. They will be seeing action in the forthcoming Batang…
LINGAYEN—Pangasinan’s best athletes have been chosen to represent the province in the Batang Pinoy North Luzon (NL) Leg, which will be held here on October 10-13. A province-wide qualifying sports competition was held at the Narciso Ramos Sports and Civic Complex last September 1 and 2, which included out-of-school youth….
REPRESENTATIVE Gina de Venecia admits she was saddened by the comments made by Mayor Benjie Lim that appeared in a national broadsheet, alleging that Dagupan City will be under water in 15 years. In the Philippine Daily Inquirer’s July 11 article “Dagupan under water in 15 years, says mayor”, Lim was…
HELP FOR THE FARMERS—Governor Amado T. Espino, Jr. (left photo) announces the provision of financial assistance for farmers to help them recover losses suffered from calamities during the launching of Quick Response Project for Calamity-Affected Palay Farmers at the Pangasinan Training and Development Center in Lingayen last September 3. (PIO…
LINGAYEN—The Quick Response Project of the province ushered in new hopes to farmers affected by the recent typhoons that occurred in August 2012. At the program launching held September 3 at the Pangasinan Training and Development Center here, Gov. Amado T. Espino, Jr. said the project is intended to help…
LINGAYEN—The provincial government of Pangasinan through the Office of the Provincial Veterinarian (OPVET) is set to conduct a wide-array of activities this September in observance of World Rabies Day set on the 28thday of the month. Provincial Veterinarian Officer-in-Charge Eric Jose C. Perez said that aside from Rabies Awareness Information…
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