LINGAYEN— To help underscore the importance of a peaceful and orderly elections, another local politician, a former mayor of Rosales town who’s seeking a comeback, showed the way how politicos in the province can help by turning over 21 high-powered firearms to the police last Wednesday for safekeeping. Ricardo Revita,…
THE history of Dagupan City will soon be taught in public and privates schools in the city. According to Atty. Gonzalo Duque, chairman of the Dagupan City Historical and Cultural Commission, Dagupeños can look forward to it once the Department of Education (DepEd) approves the two modules on Dagupan history…
City’s history ready to be taught in schools
LINGAYEN—More medical missions are scheduled in the province this February. Provincial health officer Dr. Anna De Guzman said that three medical missions have been initially scheduled. These include a medical and dental and minor surgery mission by the Valdez Foundation on Feb. 2 and 3 in Bayambang and Alcala. Then…
Medical missions set in 3 towns
LINGAYEN— Here’s a bit of good news on the health front. Fewer Pangasinenses suffered from dengue this month. According to Dr. Anna Ma. Teresa de Guzman, provincial health officer, the report from the Provincial Health Office (PHO) l showed that as of January 25 this year, there were 125 cases…
Fewer dengue cases this month
LINGAYEN—The provincial government held simultaneous school-based and community-based mass deworming in observance of the National Deworming Day last January 27. Provincial health officer, Dr. Anna De Guzman said the school-based deworming catered the five to 12 years olds or the kinder to Grade 6 pupils while the community-based deworming was…
Mass deworming of kids held
FARMERS in Pangasinan are being urged to make their own organic fertilizer instead of using expensive chemical-based fertilizer not only to cut down their production costs by 80 per cent but also to increase their harvest by 100 per cent. Former Third District Rep. Eric Acuna made the call as he stressed…
Organic farming urged in Pangasinan farms
MORE infrastructure projects will be built by the Department of Agriculture (DA) in the province in partnership with the local government units (LGU) to further boost agricultural production. This was bared by Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala, accompanied by Gov. Amado Espino Jr. and DA Regional Director Valentin Perdido, in a forum attended by some 3,000 farmers…
More DA projects pledged to Pangasinan
THE San Felipe Elementary School won the this year’s Drum, Beat, and Roll competition of SM City Rosales held last January 23 and received P25,000.00 worth of prizes plus trophy. Sta. Barbara Elementary School won second prize P20,000.00 worth of prizes plus trophy; and Narciso Ramos Elementary School in Asingan…
SM City Rosales Drum and Lyre contest winners
LAOAG CITY – Pangasinan students dominated the 2016 regional festival of talents earning the top spots in three out of four festival events held at the Laoag City Hall last Thursday. The talent festival, an annual project of the Commission on Population in partnership with the Department of Education (DepEd),…
Pangasinan coeds dominate festival of talents
DUTERTE- CAYETANO WARNING AFTER assessing the extent of the illegal trade in Metro-Manila, Pangasinan, and in other provinces, the tandem of presidential bet Davao City Mayor Rodrigo “Rody” Duterte and Senator Alan Peter Cayetano warned that if the government fails to act decisively on the illegal drugs, the country will…