LINGAYEN—Soon, Pangasinenses need not travel to La Union or Pasay City to secure a passport. A regional office of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) will open at the Robinson’s mall in Calasiao by the fourth quarter of the year. The new office, a part of the DFA’s mobile e-passporting…
AFTER the recently concluded registration for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections in October, San Carlos City discovered 47 voter registrants who either registered twice, failed to meet age requirement or failed to appear during oathtaking.
FOLLOWING a survey that shows a continued increase in teenage pregnancies in Dagupan, the city Population Commission (POPCOM) office has sought the cooperation of owners of motels and beach sheds to ban teenagers in their premises unless accompanied by adults.
WITH the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections coming in October, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Region 1 is now on alert on the possible abuse by potential candidates of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program’s (4Ps) for political intent.
THE Seafood Processing Plant, co-owned by the Dagupan city government and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), is now in full blast operation and its products being exported abroad. The plant, which is under the management of BFAR, is booked for full operation until October and currently processing…
COMPUTER FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED—A visually-impaired client of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s Area I Vocational Rehabilitation Center (AVRC) in Dagupan City listens to her instructress’ instructions for the basic of operation of the computer. Back to Homepage
COLLECTION from rentals and cash tickets in Dagupan City’s markets increased in July, the first month of the administration of Mayor Belen Fernandez. Market Division Chief Aguedo B. Sta. Maria reported a collection of more than P4.3 million last month, 17 percent higher than the P3.7 million collected during the…
DETERMINED to protect its coastal resources, the Dagupan City government is adopting an Integrated Coastal Management (ICM) plan with help from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Region I. Mayor Belen T. Fernandez, along with her department heads, met with DENR officials last August 6 to discuss…
A TRAINING on safety and health standards was conducted by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in the Ilocos Region for small-scale construction companies. Some 40 participants, composed of owners and representatives of small-scale construction companies from the provinces of Pangasinan and La Union, attended the free five-day training…
THE National Food Authority (NFA)–Western Pangasinan branch has intensified its rice distribution program during the current lean season to provide the public with quality but low-priced staple. In a press statement, NFA Provincial Manager Rolando Rufo said the government rice being distributed to accredited NFA outlets and sold to the…
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