BE careful crab-lovers! The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) recently posted a warning about the possible sale and consumption of two varieties of crabs that could cause one’s death. For the safety of residents, Dagupan City’s agriculture office (CAO) is already closely monitoring the types of crabs being…
CARMEN TO SISON LINGAYEN—Sorry, but the trees have to go for progress. This was the gist of the position paper submitted by the regional director of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) submitted to the Sanggunian Panlalawigan on the controversial cutting of 1,829 trees along the Manila North…
GUARANTEED NO BALANCE BILLING GOOD news for Dagupeños who have less in life. The P1.9 million-capitation fund provided by the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) assures them that their healthcare is assured and they will not be burdened by any unpaid bills for medicines and medical fees charged by government…
LINGAYEN– The campaign against criminality in the province gets a much-needed boost with the issuance of short firearms by the Pangasinan Provincial Police Office (PPPO) on Monday (May 12) to over a hundred police officers in the province. Some 171 police personnel received their issued caliber 9-millimeter Glock with complete…
LINGAYEN– The once decrepit and inefficient Pangasinan Provincial Hospital (PPH) is now one of the flagships of the provincial government certified to be operating on internationally-accepted system and policies. It was recently issued the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001:2008 certification as proof.
THE provincial government reported a surge in cases of measles this year but it felt the number still did not warrant the declaration of an epidemic. The Pangasinan Provincial Hospital (PPH) here has recorded 490 suspected cases of measles, including eight deaths from January to April this year. Dr. Policarpio Manuel, officer-in-charge…
ALAMINOS CITY– The city of Alaminos is one of the finalists in the 2014 National Literacy Awards (NLA). Alaminos City recently bested entries of San Fernando City (La Union) and Urdaneta City, making it one of region 1’s official entries in the literacy award of the Outstanding Local Government Unit…
MALASIQUI is one town that allocates funds annually to serve school needs of some 18, 000 pupils. The town’s young schoolers are provided new school bags and supplies for their use at each start of the school year. Mayor Armando Domantay Sr. said that the distribution of school bags and…
TO fast-track the promotion of Dagupan Bangus as a brand, Dagupan Mayor Belen T. Fernandez will organize the Bangus Industry Development Team that will submit a plan and a timeline for the packaging, marketing and promotion of the Dagupan bangus. She said marketing the brand is necessary to establish the…
THE BLESSINGS FROM TOBACCO—-Elmer Godoy of Villasis, a committed and true grit tobacco grower, diligently inspects the quality of the tobacco leaf he has harvested, a routine he has adopted since 1968 as a mere tenant. His perseverance to farm high quality batek leaves eventually enabled him not only to till his own two-hectare tobacco…
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