THE 14th-month pay of regular employees of the Dagupan City government was released just in time for the holiday celebration. Mayor Belen Fernandez took time to personally distribute their bonuses on December 23 at the CSI City Mall with the families of the employees in attendance. The employees’ 14th-month pay was provided for…
FIRECRACKER ZONE-–Personnel of Bureau of Fire Protection Station in Dagupan City inspect the various pyrotechnic products on display inside stalls of licensed vendors located inside the West Central Elementary School, the designated firecracker zone in the city. (PUNCHphoto by Willie Lomibao) Back to Homepage
LINGAYEN—It’s already the time of the year when the machos and the unsuspecting kids tempt their fate by lighting up bigger, louder and more dangerous firecrackers. And the Provincial Health Office (PHO) is already gearing itself for the task of cutting off burnt fingers to save victims from further infection….
NATIVIDAD—This town recently passed an ordinance banning home birthing, traditional birth attendants (hilot) to deliver babies and requires only professional health practitioners to deliver babies only in health facilities. Councilor Rose Ann Rafael, author of the measure, said the town must aim to reduce and eliminate the cases of maternal…
ZERO-DROWNING TARGET LINGAYEN– Baywatch by trained lifeguards and members of the Water Search and Rescue (WASAR) of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) will continue in the Lingayen beach this yuletide season till the first week of the January. Avenix Arenas, PDRRMO spokesperson, teams were deployed in several strategic areas along the Lingayen…
THE National Integrated Fisheries Technology Research and Development Center (NIFTDC) based in Dagupan City will spearhead a new national program and study to enhance the production of oysters and mussels in a bid to make the Philippines self-sufficient in these kinds of shellfishes and ultimately an exporter of these commodities. BFAR Director Asis Perez approved the…
BANI– This first district town that boasts of white beach and sweet, red watermelons is set to welcome to tourists in residents’ homes. Mayor Gwen Yamamoto said it has become imperative to develop a “homestay” business in the town since there are only two resorts with limited room accommodations in…
BALUNGAO– The site of the longest zipline in the country will have more and improved facilities early next year. Mayor Philip Peralta announced that the government-owned Balungao Hilltop Adventure, located at the foot of Mount Balungao, will be upgraded with nine rooms to accommodate more people who desire to spend…
SECRETARY Joel Villanueva of the Technology and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) recently announced that P100-M in scholarships, out of P300-M in Region 1, has been allotted to Pangasinan. He urged college graduates who remain unemployed to enroll in technical and vocational courses to improve their chances of gaining a livelihood…
THE continued presence of red tide in western Pangasinan has been attributed to the fish cages teeming along the Caquipotan channel between Bolinao and the island town of Anda. According to Dr. Westly Rosario, NIFTDC chief, red tide, caused by algal bloom, was initially felt in Bolinao and Anda towns in…
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