PANGASINAN LOWER BY 22% THE regional director of the Department of Health (DOH) in Region 1 reported a 25.5% decrease of firecracker-injured victims, with 280 cases monitored from Dec. 21 to Jan. 5, compared to 376 last year. Dr. Myrna Cabotaje, however, told local newsmen in Thursday’s KBP Forum here,…
FORMER Interior and Local Government Secretary Rafael “Raffy” Alunan III defines the 2016 election as the year of the voter, not year of the candidate. ‘The voter must decide whether he wants new politics or more of the same politics,” Alunan, a senatorial candidate, told local reporters here yesterday. He…
COUNCILOR Alfie Fernandez, assistant majority floor leader of the Dagupan Sangguinan Panlungsod (SP), has denied allegations that the councilors are asking for their share of a pork barrel in 2016 annual budget as a condition for their approval of the budget. He said in an interview with The PUNCH that what he…
LINGAYEN – The Pangasinan Provincial Police Office (PPPO) will continue to maintain its full alert status as a precursor to the national elections in May. P/ Senior Supt. Rolie Saltat, officer-in-charge at PPPO, said the Pangasinan PNP will continue until June 8. He said all police stations in the province…
MANAOAG — The National Museum of the Philippines has declared the Minor Basilica of Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary of Manaoag as one of the National Cultural Treasures. The declaration, last December 23, recognizes the Minor Basilica and Church Complex of Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary…
NATIONAL DEWORMING PROGRAM THE public school pupils from kindergarten to Grade VI in Region 1 that number 719,492 will be benefited by the National Deworming Program set on January 27 to be implemented jointly by the Department of Health and the Department of Education. Department of Health Regional Director Myrna…
THE School Division of Pangasinan II will host the 2016 Regional Schools Press Conference (RSPC) of the Department of Education on January 11-13 in Mangaldan at the Sto. Tomas Catholic School. Erwin Dela Rosa, education program specialist II of the division and designated media coordinator of RSPC, said some 2,500…
SOME 60 ambulant vendors in Dagupan City will soon receive a Php15, 000 worth of livelihood assistance each from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). Emma Molina, city agriculture officer, said the amount will be given in the form of a “NegoKart”, with a uniform design and color made…
HELPING THE TODAS — Former Interior Sec. Raffy Alunan gestures to stress a point in his legislative agenda during his meeting with presidents of the several chapters of the Tricycle Operators and Drivers Associations in Pangasinan. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao) Back to Homepage
ALAMINOS CITY— The Hundred Islands National Park (HINP), one of Pangasinan’s top attractions, was visited by 364, 577 local and foreign tourists in 2015, up by almost 72 per cent. In 2014, the HINP had a total of 262, 458 tourists, or an increase of 102,119 in 2015 representing 71.98…
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