THE Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has confirmed that the policy of providing for rice allowances to employees of the Dagupan City government is illegal. The ruling compels the city administration to discontinue the policy started by former Mayor Benjamin Lim. The Lim administration previously alloted millions of pesos…
PANGASINAN’s 82,000 hectares of untenured forests will now be patrolled by an additional 46 forest guards hired last week by the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO). Leduina Co, PENRO officer, said the additional hires make a total complement of 63 ofrest guards in the province.. The hiring was…
LINGAYEN—A police officer is being relieved from his post as town chief of police (COP) for the second time in a row over accusations of various misconduct. Superintendent Policarpio Cayabyab Jr. has just been relieved as COP of Mangaldan, a position he held since January 12, 2013. Prior to his…
LIBRARY ON WHEELS—The Dagupan Mobile Library takes a daily pit stop in one of the city’s 46 Day Care Centers to encourage children to develop the habit of reading through storytelling sessions and other educational games with books. (Photo by Eva Visperas) Back to Homepage
IT’S a daily grind for the Mobile Library of Dagupan as it goes around the city’s Day Care Centers Monday to Friday to promote reading among the young. The Balon Dagupan Mobile Library, launched last September 16, carries various books, mostly for children, and librarians hold storytelling sessions as well…
LINGAYEN—Senior Superintendent Marlou Chan, provincial police director, assured immediate compliance to a number of concerns listed by the National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) Region 1 during its annual inspection and audit last November 12. According to NAPOLCOM Region 1 Acting Director Angelita Concepcion, their concerns include the double issuances of firearms,…
AS demand for its services continue to increase, the Dagupan Seafood Processing Plant (DSPP) is training more workers for its planned 24/7 operations. Dr. Westly Rosario, interim plant manager, said they will train 100 potential fish deboners and processors from the ranks of unemployed households in Barangay Bonuan Binloc where…
FOOD from nature, locally known as lablab, is one of the fundamental ingredients why Dagupan bangus has always been known to be the tastiest variety in the world. Over the years, commercial breeding in fishponds around the city has grown alongside the increasing demand and the need for more efficient…
COMPLIANT TO BPLS SYSTEM ALCALA–Small and medium-scale entrepreneurs, even big-time investors, can now expect easier business permit processing in this town after its installing a Business Permits and Licensing System (BPLS) The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), the lead implementing…
LINGAYEN–The provincial government’s corn production program will soon be implemented in 21 towns, a major expansion from only three towns previously. The ratified memorandum of agreement (MOA) signed by Gov. Amado Espino Jr. on the program was approved last week by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP), paving the way for the…
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