LINGAYEN— The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) will conduct a series of workshops for the 1,333 barangay chairmen in the province to educate them on the use of geohazard maps for disaster preparedness. MGB Region 1 Director Carlos Tayag said it is crucial to bring the information to the community…
SAN FABIAN–Some 200 first and second year high school students are now taking their lessons under shades of trees after a fire gutted a school building that housed five classrooms and the library of the Anonang Elementary School Wednesday dawn. The fire broke out at about 1:00 a.m. and reportedly…
A new auditor has been assigned to Dagupan effective last week. Virgilio Quinto was designated by the Commission on Audit central office to replace Ofelia Celi who is reportedly deemed overstaying in her post. Quinto was quoted as saying he “won’t tolerate any hanky-panky and will apply the full force…
LINGAYEN–After a more than three-year posting in Dagupan City, Dr. Alma Ruby Torio is back to her previous post as Schools Division Superintendent (SDS) of the Department of Education (DepEd) Pangasinan I Division. “…this reassignment order is a regular personnel movement in our department so wala pong ibang dahilan…hindi lang…
EXAMINATIONS for fire officers and civil service eligibility have been set and the Civil Service Commission (CSC) is urging interested individuals to file their applications early. The Fire Officer Examination is scheduled on March 10 and the deadline for application is January 24, while the civil service exam for professional…
HIGHER salary loan amounts and more flexible terms are now in effect under the Social Security System’s (SSS) revised lending guidelines that took effect December 1, 2012. SSS President and Chief Executive Officer Emilio de Quiros, Jr. said the new guidelines aim to align the SSS salary loan program with…
FILIPINO-CHINESE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE-–Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez sits with National Bureau of Investigation Director Nonnatus Caesar Roxas during the induction program of the Dagupan Filipino-Chinese Chamber of Commerce at the Star Plaza Hotel where Roxas was the guest of honor and speaker and Fernandez as special guest. (Photo by Mitz…
FIRST there was silver. Now there are blue and black too. Various colors of bangus, the most popular product of Dagupan City, have recently become a curiosity, attracting both scientists and local folks. Last week, a group of fishery experts based in the city and representatives from the Japan International…
PANGASINAN, the fourth biggest province in the country in terms of land area, is being positioned to be the leader in the production of crossbred carabaos that can be harnessed for milk and meat under a program drawn up by the Philippine Carabao Center (PCC). Gloria de la Cruz, chief…
THANKS to a generally good weather with few typhoons last year, Pangasinan emerged among the four provinces in the Philippines to hit the million metric ton mark in palay production. Provincial Agriculturist Dalisay Moya, speaking during the KBP forum last week, said the province recorded an average harvest of 4.3…
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