AGUILAR— Swift action by the local government saved this town from a potential environmental disaster. The timely intervention of the town’s mayor stopped the illegal copper mining activity in Barangay Manlocboc and prevented further wanton destruction of the town’s farmlands. Mayor Eduardo Ballesteros said he stopped the small mining activity…
BAUTISTA–Her eyesight is gone but her future is looking good. Twenty-three year old Arhjessa Espiritu’s optimism about the beauty of life never fades, even after she became visually-impaired when she reached 18. “I want to be an inspiration. I want to make people see that life is beautiful despite the odds,”…
BUGALLON—Criminals are now finding Pangasinan a dangerous place to live in. A still unidentified suspect who eluded a checkpoint found this out too late when he was killed in a shootout with responding police officers last Thursday night. But the shootout also resulted in the wounding of two children who…
JUDICIOUS SPENDING BINMALEY- The town’s political leadership assured its residents that more development projects can be launched this year after reporting a surplus in last year’s budget. Mayor Simplicio Rosario’s State of the Municipality Address (SOMA) last week detailed how the town, known as the Fish Bowl of Pangasinan, achieved…
WHO said detention in jail deprives one of opportunities for education? That may have been true in the past but not anymore. Last Thursday, another batch of forty-eight inmates at the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) facility in Dagupan City earned their diplomas for completing primary and secondary…
MEET Brylle Vince Gallego, who is visually-impaired, and Bryan Jacla, also disabled, who recently earned their high school diploma through DepEd-Alternative Learning System (ALS). Both are two of the increasing number of successful beneficiaries of DSWD’s “I LOVE PWDs” project launched specifically for persons with disabilities (PWDs) who never had…
CLEANING TONDALIGAN BEACH—-Employees of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) went out in full force to help clean and clear Tondaligan Beach of debris last week. The cleanup activity was part of the corporate social responsibility of the agency to mark the BSP’s anniversary celebration this month. (CIO photo/ Mitz Cresencio) Back to…
THE traffic experiment in Dagupan City that was started in April has been deemed successful and its elements now form the core of the amended traffic code of the city. The Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) enacted the full and regular implementation of the ongoing traffic experiment here on Monday after the city’s…
WITH “GLENDA’S” BLESSING AGUILAR—Typhoon Glenda threatened earlier to do its worst in Pangasinan and spoil this town’s street party for its first 1st Ansaklet (Glutinous Rice) Festival but thankfully, she decided against it on the day of the party, July 16. This allowed the town’s residents to proceed with their planned…
LINGAYEN–The provincial government launched ‘Bantay-Barangay, Tulong-Hanapbuhay’ to protect local job seekers against illegal recruiters and from human traffickers. The program was launched after Gov. Amado T. Espino directed the creation of the Pangasinan Migration and Development Council (PMDC) by executive fiat. Established by Executive Order No. 0021-2014 signed by Gov….
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