BINMALEY–The national office of Liga ng mga Barangay (League of Barangays) revoked on December 17 the certificate of confirmation it earlier issued to the new chapter officers of the Liga ng mga Barangay of Binmaley, citing a complaint of fraud, deception and irregularities that allegedly marred their election last Dec….
SAN CARLOS CITY—The provincial government’s intervention may not be needed after all. The city government here and the Central Pangasinan Electric Cooperative (Cenpelco) have, on their own, finally agreed to offset millions worth of unpaid electric bills against unsettled real property taxes, but computations are now at the center of…
FOURTH District Rep. Gina de Venecia has called for the establishment of a ministry or department for women in all Asian countries when she addressed the 6th Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA) held in Islamabad, Pakistan last week. These ministries or departments for women, she said, would be mandated to promote gender…
LINGAYEN—Barangay Health Workers (BHWs) and Day Care Workers in the province will get each P500 bonus this month as an extra allowance. “The grant of amelioration allowance this Christmas will help them cover their expenses during the holiday season,” says the approved Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) resolution authored by 5th District…
FILIPINO time used to connote always being late. But with the institution of the Philippine Standard Time (PST) through the passage of Republic Act 10535 in May 2013, that could slowly be changing and for good measure, January 1 to 7 every year has been set as National Time Consciousness…
PUTO FESTIVAL—Calasiao celebrates its most famous product, puto (rice cake), during the annual Puto Festival with various activities including the Laro ng Lahi on December 15 and the Farmers’ Day on the 17th where the town’s agricultural produce were put on display in front of the Calasiao Municipal Hall. (Punchphoto…
LINGAYEN–The P3 million prize incentive earned by the province for being one of the top five winners in the “Quality Corn Achievers” Awards this year will be invested in the industry to further boost production. The prize was for Pangasinan having the highest average harvest per hectare of yellow corn.
ALL IN THE FAMILY—Governor Amado T. Espino, Jr. (4th from right), Vice Gov. Jose Ferdinand Z. Calimlim, Jr. (3rd from right) and Department of Tourism Regional Director Martin S. Valera (4th from left) lead the awarding of P120,000 cash prize to the Nisperos-Sanchez family of Sual town whose entry entitled…
LINGAYEN— -“We have gone a long way. Nagbunga na rin ang hirap natin.” This was declared by Gov. Amado T. Espino, Jr. during the awarding program of the I Love Pangasinan tourism song and video-making competition held on December 15 at the Capitol Plaza here. The governor expressed elation and…
NIGHT WITH THE PRESS—Dagupan City Mayor Belen T. Fernandez (right) narrates before the more than 200 local media practitioners who attended the 2013 City Fiesta’s Media Night at the CSI Stadia how far she has gone transforming the city into a Balon Dagupan under the principles of transparency and accountability…
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