A TINY tilapia variety christened by fisher folks in Bataan as “Gloria Tilapia” could pose a threat to bangus growers in the province if cultivated in the same fishponds. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) office in Dagupan City is now studying samples of the tilapia, which is…
THE contentious issue surrounding the management of the Seafood Processing Plant in Dagupan City during the Lim administration was finally settled. Mayor Belen Fernandez has officially acknowledged the management of the plant to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR).
STA. BARBARA–Two men who were arrested by the police before noon of July 2 as among three suspects in the attempted slaying of a local newsman were released the next day after the Sta. Barbara police failed to secure warrants for their arrest. The two, who were among three persons identified…
MANGALDAN–Two members of a robbery gang were arrested in a follow-up operation conducted by the police minutes after they held up one establishment in Barangay Guilig here at about 10:10 p.m. Wednesday. Arrested were Danilo Gabriel, 32, of Barangay Lekep, San Fabian town; and Michael Martinez , 22, of Barangay…
LINGAYEN–A suspected member of a kidnap-for-ransom (KFR) gang was shot dead in Barangay Bayaoas, Urbiztondo in the afternoon of June 29. The suspect, Ronald Quitaleg Pidlaoan , alias Buddha, 44, a farmer from Barangay Guiteb, Urbiztondo, is also a suspected member of a gun-for-hire group .
PMS 87TH INDUCTION CEREMONY—Dr. Betha Fe Manaois-Castillo is inducted as 2013-2014 president of the Pangasinan Medical Society by Philippine Medical Association President Lawyer-Doctor Leo Olarte on July 2, 2013 at the CSI Stadia during the group’s 87th Induction Ceremony. 4th District Rep. Gina de Venecia was the event’s guest of honor….
DAGUPAN, under the new administration of Mayor Belen Fernandez, launched last July 3 the “Panangaro Kinen Laki tan Bai” program, a monthly medical mission for the city’s senior citizens. Some 200 senior citizens joined the launch held at the Senior Citizens Building at the city center with doctors and nurses…
THE city government of Dagupan recently launched a program giving special focus on growing problem of adolescent pregnancies. The program includes a series of lectures and documentary film showing in all public and private high schools. The program, initiated by Mayor Belen Fernandez through the City Population Office headed by…
MA. Bevilyn P. Ferrer, a graduate of Virgen Milagrosa University Foundation (VMUF) in San Carlos City topped the X-ray Technologist Licensure Exam held recently. Ferrer, who hails from Sta. Maria, Pangasinan and is the youngest child of Mr. Bernardo and Mrs. Vilma Ferrer, finished her secondary education from East Pangasinan…
ROSARIO IS BACK-–Mayor Simplicio “Sammy” Rosario signs his oath of office after he was sworn in by Executive Judge Teodoro Fernandez of the Regional Trial Court in Lingayen on June 30 held at the Binmaley Catholic School. Joining them in the event, which was witnessed by thousands of their constituents,…
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