ASINGAN SENIOR CITIZENS VISIT DAGUPAN – Senior citizens from Asingan town listen to Mayor Belen T. Fernandez during their recent visit to Dagupan City for their “lakbay aral.” The group, 180 “lolos” and “lolas”, visisted the city’s Senior Citizen Recreational Center to learn about the city’s programs for senior citizens….
THE 2015 Bangus Festival Committee is launching a competition among residents for the best creative t-shirt design on the theme “Bangus Festival 2015: Happiest Fish Fest Ever!”. The contestants may add a poetic caption, free verse or a rhyme in Filipino, Pangasinan or English on their design.
LUCAO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ALUMNI HOMECOMING – The 1970-1990 batches of the Lucao Elementary School held their first Grand Alumni Homecoming, sponsored by Batch 1977 valedictorian Dr. Marcelino Calimlim Jr., at the City De Luxe last February 7. Their guest of honor and speaker was Mayor Belen T. Fernandez. Also in…
THE City Population Office (CPO) has began conducting its “Kalalakihan, Tapat sa Responsibilidad at Obligasyon sa Pamilya” (KATROPA) seminar series for the heads of the families in the 31 barangays of the city. Alex De Venecia, head of CPO said the KATROPA seminar is in addition to the responsible parenting…
SOME 300 private school owners and administrators participated in the regional seminar organized by the Association of Private Schools Colleges and Universities (APSCU) Region 1 recently on DepEd’s K-12 and the Senior High School Program. Dubbed “APSCU R1: Preppin’ for K-12 Educational Reforms and Initiatives”, the event was jointly organized…
LINGAYEN–Provincial health officer Dr. Anna De Guzman said the Association of Pangasinense in America Foundation, Inc. from New York will conduct a medical and dental mission on Feb. 16-20 in the towns of Asingan, Calasiao, San Carlos City, Sta. Barbara, Urbiztondo, and San Fabian. On Feb. 26-28, the group Operation Smile Philippines will…
DUE TO LACK OF FUNDS LINGAYEN – The dream to make Pangasinan a major shipping hub in the region and open the gates of industrialization in Pangasinan continues to be elusive. This was learned after Gov. Amado T. Espino, Jr. revealed tht the construction of Sual International Seaport in Sual…
THE National Food Authority (NFA) Western Pangasinan Branch is set to sign a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with Local Government Units (LGUs) that will enable LGUs to purchase rice on credit from NFA whether for relief operations or for stockpiling for distribution during relief operations or for their rehabilitation project/program…
LINGAYEN– “Agriculture and fisheries are dying courses, but are what our community needs.” This was the lament of Pangasinan State University (PSU) president Dexter Buted and articulated his administration’s plan to revive and encourage enrollment in the university’s agriculture and fisheries courses. Buted said there should be a high demand…
BALON DAGUPAN NEWS FISH NETS FOR FRY COLLECTORS – A total of 25 fisherfolk households from barangay Pugaro receive from Mayor Belen T. Fernandez (center) on February 9 five units of fry collection apparatus composed of nets, floaters, sinkers and ropes for collecting various fries and fingerlings along the coastal…
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