LINGAYEN–Gov. Amado Espino Jr. reiterated his earlier call for the creation of special courts that will try cases on violations of the illegal drugs law which now clog most Regional Trial Courts (RTCs) in the country, including Pangasinan. Espino, one of the principal authors of Republic Act 9165 or the…
P2.46-B CAPITOL BUDGET LINGAYEN—The health sector is poised to to get the biggest chunk of the Pangasinan budget in 2014 with an allocation of P544. 3 million for the operations of province-run hospitals and P23.34 million for the Office of the Provincial Health Officer. The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) finished the…
CAMPAIGNING FOR PWDs–Gov. Amado Espino Jr.(3rd from right) welcomes at his office the three lovely Pangasinenses who represented Region 1 in the recently-held national competition of the Miss Wheels, Signs and Visions Philippines. The group is led by Arjhessa Espiritu (3rd from left), from Bautista town, who won as Miss…
BAUTISTA—She said “yes” right away when 22-year old Arhjessa Espiritu from Barangay Baluyot here got a call from the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office inviting her to join a contest where she would advocate the rights of persons with disabilities (PWDs). Espiritu, blind since she was 18, thought it…
S.A.D. DAGUPAN—Thousands for students and teachers from public and privates schools in the city attend the rally to demand for reforms in the sale and distribution of cigarettes and alcohol by business establishments near the campuses and increased police visibility to deter presence of drug pushers inside campuses. The rally…
PANGASINAN scholars and indigent patients assisted by the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF), have been assured by Senate Majority Leader Alan Peter S. Cayetano that with the latter’s abolition, he will seek a better system for their benefit. Cayetano has already asked the national government to establish a “pork-free” system of financing…
LINGAYEN—The new sets of barangay officials who were elected last October 28 will officially start their term at noontime of November 30. Upon takeover, the punong barangay (chairman) is required to designate a secretary and treasurer for the village. Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Provincial Director Reggie…
PHL BEST CHILDREN’S LIBRARY THE Urdaneta City Library has been cited as the Most Outstanding Children’s Public Library in the Philippines while the Pangasinan Provincial Library came in 4th among the top seven finalists. Urdaneta Mayor Amadeo Gregorio Perez IV and City Librarian Bernadine Gravela received the award during ceremonies…
THE gravity of Typhoon Yolanda’s aftermath has prompted the city government of Dagupan, considered a highly-vulnerable area, to hasten the imprlementation of its family disaster-preparedness program which seeks to help families plans to meet emergency situations particulalry during calamities. Fernandez has directed the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office…
SCHOLARSHIP grants for an eight-month course on 2D Animation were recently awarded to 20 students under a joint project of the Dagupan City government, Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) and TechSkills. The scholars were screened based on qualifications set by TESDA in collaboration with the city under the…
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