LINGAYEN—The provincial health officer has warned the public not to eat wild mushrooms that suddenly grow in their backyard. He issued the warning after 16 persons were confined in hospitals in the province due to food poisoning caused by mushrooms they ate with their meals. Dr. Anna Ma. Teresa de…
CITY Mayor Belen Fernandez reiterated her call that future school buildings to be built in Dagupan will henceforth be two, three or four stories on account of Dagupan’s low topography and prone to flooding. Ms. Fernandez directed her call to the Department of Education (DepEd) and to the private sector that regularly donate…
OIC’S DILEMMA LINGAYEN—When P/Sr. Superintendent Rolly Saltat, newly designated officer in charge at the Pangasinan Provincial Police Office, said “I don’t know how long I am going to stay here,” he was merely being realistic. But if given a chance to stay longer, he said it would give him a…
LINGAYEN–Deputy Ombudsman for Luzon Gerard Mosqueda will deliver the keynote address during the recognition rites for members of Campus Integrity Crusaders (CIC) on Tuesday at the Robert B. Estrella Sr. Memorial Stadium in Rosales town. The CIC program is a corruption prevention project of the Office of the Ombudsman, which seeks to engage…
URBIZTONDO— Finally, the town has its police station building. Second Disgrict Rep. Leopoldo Bataoil, Mayor Martin Raul Sison II, and chief of police Inspector Wilfredo Cabanayan led the inauguration of the Urbiztondo Municipal Police Station located in the town’s poblacion. According to Sison, the P4.1-million, three-storey police building was a joint project of the…
HISTORY IN THE MAKING BUGALLON– The far-flung village in this town called Hacienda will yet soon make history, reclaiming the title as the source of abundant Ilang-ilang (cananga odorata) in the world. Thus claimed businessman Fred Reyes, owner of the Fragrance Factory, who noted that in the 18th century, Manila produced…
URDANETA CITY– With the expected completion of the Agno River Integrated Irrigation System Extension (ARISEP) in 2017, with a budget of P2.6 billion approved by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), Pangasinan is confident it can retake its position as the rice granary of the Philippines. Already the third…
LINGAYEN—The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), in partnership with the provincial government of Pangasinan, will employ 10 youths under its new program, government internship program (GIP). The six-month internship program will provide employment to young, indigent but deserving high school or technical vocational course graduates and unemployed college graduates…
DAGUPAN QUIZ BEE –Winners of the Quiz Bee “Awaran” contest for elementary pupils, Allan Joshua C. Sison, first place; Angel F. Ballesteros, second; and Graceille Anne F. Cercado, third, are joined by judges Arabella Arcinue, Jun Velasco and Mel Jovellanos. Sison is a pupil of Malued Elementary School and coached…
SIX of the top ten passers in the recent Nursing Licensure Examination (NLE) were students of the University of Pangasinan-Phinma. The results released by the Philippine Regulatory Commission (PRC) identified the topnotchers from the UPang-PHINMA as Alexis John Solomon Castro (85%) No.5, while Camille Agustin Billote and Jean Soriano Laluan…
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