LINGAYEN– The vice mayor of Mapandan town has been charged for oppression, misconduct in office, gross negligence, dereliction of duty, and abuse of authority, for allegedly objecting to pay a private supplier. In her complaint before the Sangguniang Panlalawigan board received last July 22, businesswoman Fe Reyes, claimed that Vice…
LINGAYEN– The provincial government through the Provincial Disaster and Risk Reduction Management Office will soon avail of the Joint Catastrophe Risk Insurance Pilot Program for local government units (LGUs). The Sangguniang Panlalawigan acted on but deferred the approval of the resolution authorizing the payment of the annual insurance premium of…
URDANETA CITY—Leave it to the Urdaneta City Police Station (UCPS) to adopt a new tact to discourage the use of illegal drugs in the community. They entice the community to dance the zumba and join the taebo exercise regularly with its personnel during scheduled symposiums not only on illegal drugs…
LINGAYEN– Rice fields in nine villages in the towns of Agno and Mabini in the western part of Pangasinan have been infested with armyworms. According to assistant provincial agriculturist, Nestor Batalla, armyworms were discovered last Tuesday (August 11) in over 140 hectares of farms in five villages in Agno and four…
MALASIQUI–Some 100 members of accredited hog raisers groups here attended a hog raising training seminar organized by the local government unit (LGU) in cooperation with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) last August 10. Mayor Armando Domantay Sr. said aside from the training, the groups were also given…
STO. TOMAS —This town, known as the most peaceful with disciplined people, launched its Honesty Store at the municipal hall. Mayor Timoteo Villar III formally opened Thursday a small section at the ground floor of the municipal hall where snacks like biscuits, candies, junk foods and drinks on a serve-yourself-pay-honestly…
URBIZTONDO– The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) regional office recently turned over P400,000 check to the local government of Urbiztondo, signaling a new partnership on the government’s Bottom-up Budgeting (BUB). DOLE-1 Regional Director Grace Ursua said the assistance will be used to purchase tools and equipment in order to…
LINGAYEN– The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Regional Consular Office (RCO) in Calasiao will be able to process 250 applications a day initially once it opens its windows. Jennifer Catherine Gapuz, officer-in-charge of the DFA office located at the second floor of Robinsons Place in Calasiao, told the provincial board…
NOT to worry, there is no fake rice being sold or distributed in the province. This was that assurance made by George Terrado, economist of NFA-Western Pangasinan, pointing out that the alleged “fake rice” reported in Davao City was an isolated case of chemical contamination. The “fake rice” tested positive…
THE Home Development Mutual Fund (Pag-IBIG Fund)-Dagupan branch offers calamity loan to its members living in areas declared under state of calamity. Member Services Officer Becker Van Ramos said Fund members from the municipalities of Bani and Calasiao can avail of the calamity loan as these communities were proclaimed under…
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