LINGAYEN—The provincial government provided more than 30,000 books to the Department of Education (DepEd) Pangasinan 1 and Pangasinan 2 divisions for the K-to-12 curriculum. Last Monday, June 27, outgoing Gov. Amado Espino Jr. turned over the reading materials to the DepEd supervisors in Pangasinan. According to DepEd Pangasinan 1 information…
ALARMED by the increasing number of diarrhea cases in Mapandan, the town’s health unit decided to teach the sector most vulnerable to dengue and diarrhea how to prevent these. The Mangaldan Rural Health Unit 1 (RHU-1) trooped to the Mangaldan Central School (MCS) and lectured Grade 4 and 5 pupils…
Mapandan’s pupils lectured on dengue, diarrhea
AQUACULTURE industry stakeholders will converge in Dagupan City on July 7 and 8 for the 1st National Aquaculture Summit. According to Remely Lachica, planning officer of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Region 1, the summit will discuss current trends and innovations, craft strategies to position Philippine fisheries to…
1st National Aquaculture Summit slated in Dagupan
LINGAYEN—Several road and bridge projects are simultaneously ongoing including the resumption of work on the Phase II of the Mangiranday Bridge between Dagupan City and San Fabian has finally resumed. Pangasinan Second Engineering District Chief Rodolfo Dion said P49 million has been released by his head office to complete the bridge project till…
Construction of roads and bridges resumed
THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) urged young designers in Pangasinan to join the Red Box, a platform for discovering young talents with strong potential in creating innovative products for furniture, home accents, apparel and fashioned accessories, initiated by DTI-Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions (CITEM) in 2015….
DTI opens Red Box Design Talents
SAN NICOLAS – The livelihood assistance provided by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has improved the lives of ambulant vendors from this town. Fifty mobile vendors in San Nicolas received livelihood carts worth P750, 000 under the Negosyo sa Kariton (Negokart) project of the labor agency. DOLE-1 Regional…
DOLE’s Negokart project help San Nicolas vendors
THE Special Program for the Employment of Students (SPES), an employment bridging program of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has helped disadvantaged youth here to earn income while studying. Regional Director Grace Ursua of DOLE in the Ilocos said the SPES aims to assist poor but deserving students…
DOLE’s SPES helps poor students earn
CALASIAO- The Department of Foreign Affairs-Regional Consular Office (DFA-RCO) has implemented the online passport application and appointment system effective last Friday, June 24. In a statement, Jennifer Catherine Demesa, officer-in-charge of RCO Calasiao, said the online appointment system will now be assured of their applications being processed. With the new…
DFA-Calasiao implements online passport application, appointment system
FOR THE LOVE OF READING BINMALEY—A 17-year old Filipino-American with roots in this town and a recipient of Girl Scout highest Gold Award honor in America, came home Monday to embark on a life long journey to help develop love for reading among the town’s youth. Megan Untalan Musquiz, an…
Fil-Am Girl Scout launches library project
HOLDER OF FIVE DEGREES BINMALEY—From selling pan de sal, veggies and fruits, a 76- year old grandmother recently made history by becoming the oldest among the 1,939 graduates of the Pangasinan State University (PSU) of Batch 2016. Leonora Santos-Leeds was understandably the proudest graduate during the university’s recognition day at…