AFTER being delayed for lack of quorum the previous week, the Sangguniang Panlungsod finally approved in its regular session last January 28 the renewal of authority to operate motorized tricycles–for-hire in the city. On motion of Councilor Karlos Reyna, 168 applicants were granted permits in accordance with the requirements prescribed…
TAGUMBAW POISONING SAN CARLOS CITY—A warning to parents: Tell your children not to eat tagumbaw (jathropa) seeds. Five children were brought last week to the Pangasinan Provincial Hospital (PPH) here after they were poisoned for eating seeds of a jathropa plant, called tagumbaw in Pangasinan and is known to local…
THE Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) launched last Thursday the modified conditional cash transfer (MCCT) program with some 323 families as beneficiaries. Iryn Cubangbang, information officer of DSWD region one, explained that while the MCCT is generally part of the conditional cash transfer program or the Pantawid Pamilyang…
ROSALES—The Tarlac-Pangasinan- La Union Expressway (TPLEX), currently under construction, is expected to further boost this growing municipality’s economy after one of its interchanges is finally completed. The interchange, which will improve access to this once sleepy agricultural town, was recently relocated from its original location in consideration of a proposal…
THE Dagupan government, led by Mayor Benjamin Lim, opened last week the Dagupan Wellness Center, the first and perhaps only spa in the country owned by a local government. Lim, who led the inauguration of the shop, said the wellness center is “in preparation for the expected arrival of tourists…
THE coastal areas in western Pangasinan remain free from red tide, maintaining its clear status for more than a month now. Advisory from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) as of January 23 indicate that the coastal waters of Bolinao, Anda, Alaminos City and Wawa in Bani are…
THE first phase of the Sual Shipping Port in Pangasinan, covering the 180-meter wharf along the Baquioen Bay where ships will dock, is now complete, the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) announced. Silverio Mangaoang, PPA manager, said phase 1 cost P100 million and was bankrolled from PPA’s financial share of the…
LINGAYEN—Local broadcast journalists and programs were given recognition in the 2nd Tagnawa Media Awards organized by Mass Communication students of the University of Pangasinan (UPang). The event, held January 20 at the Sison Auditorium, also involved a series of lectures for high school students with this year’s speakers, Francis “Kiko”…
PUMPED up after suffering a mortifying defeat in their last game against arch rival University of Luzon Golden Tigers, the three-time Region 1 PRISAA winner Lyceum Northwestern University Dukes regained their championship composure by thwarting the University of Pangasinan-PHINMA Flames in the ongoing 2013 Jimmy Fernandez Cup cagefest. The Dukes,…
PANGASINAN’S PRIDE-–Ronald Oranza of Villasis sips water from his plastic bottle while traversing the Marcos highway mountain terrain during the race-against-the-clock 15th stage of the 2013 Ronda Pilipinas 16-day bikathon. Oranza eventually placed third in the overall classification. Back to Homepage
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