POOR SECURITY IN SCHOOLS LINGAYEN— More than the computer equipment lost by a number of public schools to robbers over the last six months, the schools in Pangasinan lost the opportunity to have their computer laboratories upgraded this year. Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary, Bro. Armin Luistro, informed Vice Governor…
AMENDING DAGUPAN’S FISHERIES ORDINANCE THE proposed ordinance now pending before the Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP), prohibiting fish pens in all the waters of city sailed on rough waters during a pubic hearing last week. The proposal prohibiting the establishment of fish pens and further amending parts of Ordinance No. 1768-2003…
Proposed ban vs. fish pens endorsed, opposed
ALAMINOS CITY— The development of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Alaminos City and in the neighboring towns gets a boost with the opening of the first Negosyo Center in the entire Region here. The center, located at the ground floor of the Alaminos City Hall, will cater to…
Region 1’s first Negosyo Center opens in Alaminos City
RACHELLE Mercado, 24 years old, has more reasons to smile these days. First, out of 122 interns deployed in Pangasinan’s 1st and 2nd districts in 2014, she is among the 39 reported to have been retained by their employers. Second, she never had to be unemployed after graduation because of the…
142 interns retained by employers
STA. BARBARA— Some 1,851 agricultural extension workers and farmers in Pangasinan graduated from their school-on-the-air (SOA) course at the Agricultural Training Institute –Regional Training Center 1 (ATI-RTC1) here on June 30, 2015. The recent SOA course or “Sanayang Pangradyo sa Agrikultura” on sustainable goat production with emphasis on organic agriculture ran…
1,851 graduate from school-on-the-air on goat production
P/SUPERINTENDENT Christopher N. Abrahano, chief of police of Dagupan City, was adjudged the Outstanding Senior Police Commissioned Officer of the Year in Police Community Relations in Pangasinan. Abrahano received his award during the kick-off ceremony of the 20th Police Community Relations (PCR) Month Celebration at the Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPPO) in…
Abrahano cited for outstanding police-community relations
BALON DAGUPAN NEWS THE City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) launched information dissemination on disaster preparedness citywide starting in Barangay Pugaro on July 1 in observance of the National Disaster Consciousness Month. This year’s theme is “Pamilya at Pamayanang Handa, Katuwang sa Pag-unlad ng Bansa”. CDRRMO head Ronaldo…
CDRRMO kicks off citywide disaster preparedness campaign
25TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF THE GREATER DAGUPAN CITY ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA – Mayor Belen T. Fernandez was invited as the guest speaker and inducting officer during the Silver Anniversary Celebration of the Greater Dagupan City Association of California led by its President Ching Arzadon. The event also highlighted the coronation…
25TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF THE GREATER DAGUPAN CITY ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA
Nasaan ang “10% tobacco excise tax share ng panlalawigang pamahalaan ng Pangasinan? Malayo na ang narating ng isyu at usapin sa “tobacco excise tax share” ng Pangasinan. Bagamat ang excise tax share ay hindi lang sa ika-limang distrito ng Pangasinan kundi kasali rin ang ikatlo, ika-apat at ika-anim na…
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SAN QUINTIN –A couple was shot dead by unidentified hitmen-riding-in-tandem (HRIT) last Wednesday along Dipalo Bridge, Barangay Bantog here. Killed were Lorenzo Ines, 51, farmer and his wife, Maryrose Ines, 48, from Sitio Cadanglaan, Barangay San Maximo, Natividad who were riding their motorcycle when shot several times by motorcycle-riding suspects….