BALON DAGUPAN NEWS By Patrick Cendreda THE Dagupan City government is set to conduct a mass immunization drive against measles, rubella (German measles), and polio this September. The program is part of the Department of Health’s Ligtas sa Tigdas campaign, the simultaneous mass immunization of Measles-Rubella (MR) Vaccine and Oral…
BALON DAGUPAN NEWS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR PUGARO FISHERFOLKS —-The Samahan ng Maliliit na Mangingisda sa Dagupan City Inc. formed by marginalized and small-scale fishermen in Barangay Pugaro, receives P500,580 from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and the city government. Presenting the check are Mayor Belen T. Fernandez…
BALON DAGUPAN NEWS SOLAR POWER TO BOOST BANGUS—-Mayor Belen T. Fernandez visits the pilot site for the solar-powered aerator system at the BFAR-NIFTDC compound, which seeks to improve bangus production in fishponds. Fernandez is joined by (from left) Atty. Benjamin Tabios, Assistant Director for Administrative Service of the Bureau of…
BALON DAGUPAN NEWS PLAN FOR BIGGER CONSIGNACION AREA—-Mayor Belen T. Fernandez announces in a meeting with fish consignacion (wholesale) operators last August 20 that the city government plans to provide a bigger space for them to further boost the fishery industry in Dagupan City. The new consignacion area will adopt a…
MANGALDAN—Daniel Padilla was arrested in Mangaldan. No, he’s not the popular actor of Star Cinema but the latter’s namesake who happens to be the most wanted person in Alaminos City. Tomas “Daniel” Padilla, 40 years old, has been wanted for the crime of rape since December 30, 2010, and was…
BOLINAO—The bodies of two brothers who were struck and killed by a lightning while fishing along the coastal area here had been recovered, the town police chief said. P/Chief Inspector Marcos Anod said Wednesday that the remains of Rommel, 21 and Ramil Mendoza, 41, had been retrieved separately in different days by…
LINGAYEN—An octogenarian mother was hacked dead by her son who used a samurai Friday (Aug. 16) around 10:30 p.m. in Barangay Basing this town. Dead was Librada Castro, 85, widow who was reportedly killed by Eusebio Castro, 57, married and resident of same place. Police investigation showed that during downpour, the suspect arrived in their…
AMID reports of an outbreak of the ebola virus in West Africa, Dra. Ceilo Almoite of the Provincial Health Office assured the public that the government is on a high alert and is closely coordinating with the Department of Health in its ebola-watch. The DOH had alerted local governments about…
LINGAYEN– Pangasinan will soon establish a partnership with the province of Oriental Mindoro in areas of trade and investments, tourism, arts, culture, education, agriculture, environment, disaster preparedness and health care. The provincial board in its August 18-regular session authorized the provincial government through Gov. Amado Espino Jr. to sign a…
ENGRACIO Bailon, head of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)-Central Pangasinan said that overseas Filipino workers who were repatriated from strife-torn Libya will receive a one-time P10,000 cash assistance. The cash assistance is being implemented under the Financial Relief Assistance Program (FRAP) of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration. (PIA-Pangasinan) …
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