SAN NICOLAS–A suspected gun-for-hire and his companion riding a motorcycle in tandem were arrested in Barangay Bensican, San Nicolas at 9:15 a.m. on April 16 after they were seen trailing the group of incumbent Mayor Rebecca Saldivar while campaigning house-to-house. Concerned supporters of Mayor Saldivar flagged down and accosted the…
FOR CREDIBLE POLLS THE Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) president urges the Catholic faithful throughout the nation to join in a rosary prayer campaign daily until the national elections on May 9. “Pray all the mysteries of joy, light, sorrow and glory everyday until May 9. Pray as…
MANGALDAN—At least 31 participants in the Archdiocesan Youth Day Camp (AYDC) held here were hospitalized last Tuesday, April 19, due to food poisoning. Dr. Ofelia Rivera, municipal health officer, said some of the victims started to experience stomach ache after their welcome dinner while the others had loose bowel movement…
FOR CREDIBLE ELECTIONS A GROUP of law students in Dagupan City has organized themselves as the local chapter of Legal Network for Truthful Elections (LENTE) to make a difference and help make the 2016 local elections credible. The city chapter began making its presence felt by conducting voters’ education in…
THE Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) warned beachgoers to observe safety precautions against rip current when swimming in Lingayen Gulf to avoid drowning incident. Avenix Arenas, council spokesperson, said rip current is a water current that can sweep off swimmers away to shore in just five minutes…
FOUR days before the third and last PiliPinas Presidential Debate, different fisherfolk leaders in the country gathered in front of the University of Pangasinan-PHINMA (UPang) to remind the five presidential candidates of the issues of the fishery industry. Fisherfolk talk to the media. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao) The fisherfolk on…
THE Dagupan Doctors Villaflor Memorial Hospital (DDVMH) on April 19, 2016 inaugurated its state-of-the-art Operating Room Complex with former Health Secretary Enrique T. Ona and Mayor Belen T. Fernandez as guests of honor. The expansion of the O.R. Complex, with six functionally independent O.R. Suites, optimizes the delivery of all…
THANKS TO EL NINO IT’S boom time for solar salt! More people are engaging in solar salt making owing to the intense summer heat brought about by El Niño, an official of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) here said. Dr. Westly Rosario, BFAR-National Integrated Fisheries Technology Development…
LINGAYEN— The provincial government will stage the first-night job market in the country on Labor Day, May 1. Dubbed as the 1st Pangasinan Night Job Market, the event expects the participation of employers and job seekers to be held at the Pangasinan Provincial Employment and Services Office (PESO) Compound, Capitol…
THE E-GMP International Corporation, a Malate-based LRA, has slated a special recruitment activity (SRA) at the Dagupan PESO on April 29 to make available nursing jobs, positions for professionals and skilled construction workers for Saudi Arabia and hotel and restaurant workers for Kuwait. “There are also jobs available for office…
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