THE Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), led by Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas, has directed its dioceses to offer their facilities, rectories and services for the rehabilitation of drug dependents. Villegas issued the directive in a statement Tuesday titled “Our country and our faith” even as he expressed concern over…
2 BARANGAYS DRUG CLEAR – Dagupan City’s Barangays Lasip Grande and Carael are the latest to be declared drug-free by the Dagupan City Police Station under Chief of Police P/Supt. Neil O. Miro. This brings the total to 12 drug free barangays. Luzviminda DV. Velasquez of Carael, as head of Carael Barangay Anti-Drug…
THE Dagupan City council finally passed draft ordinance (No. 0592) that amended some provisions of City Ordinance No. 1748-2002, otherwise known as the Comprehensive and Mandatory Traffic Code in the City of Dagupan in a bid to ease the flow of traffic along the main thoroughfares, particularly along the downtown area. The Revised Comprehensive and…
BINALONAN-SAN MANUEL HIGHWAY LINGAYEN–Environment stands to suffer a setback anew with the impending cutting down of decades-old trees along the Binalonan-San Manuel road which is scheduled for widening by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). DPWH already sought a permit to cut down the trees from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)…
THE Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) on Tuesday approved the resolution authorizing Mayor Belen T. Fernandez to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Duarte in California for the purpose of establishing a sister city relationship. Authors Councilors Marvin V. Fabia and Dennis C. Canto said the resolution seeks…
P’SINAN WASAR SHOWCASED IN ‘UITEMATE 2016’. Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Officer Rhodyn Luchinvar Oro presents the Water Search and Rescue (WaSaR) volunteer program of the province to Filipino and Japanese hydro-disaster experts at the Uitemate 2016: 5th Workshop on the Water Rescue and Survival Research last November 12-13….
LINGAYEN– Pangasinan Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council’s (PDRRMC) best practices in Water Search and Rescue (WaSaR) were highlighted during the Uitemate 2016: 5th Workshop on the Water Rescue and Survival Research held last November 12-13 at Young Men Christian Association of Manila. PDRRM Officer Rhodyn Luchinvar Oro was invited…
EMPLOYERS, human resource officers and labor union representatives gathered in Dagupan City on Wednesday for an advocacy seminar under the Employees’ Compensation Program (ECP). Lawyer Jonathan Villasoto, deputy executive director of the Employees’ Compensation Commission (ECC), said the activity sought to ensure that workers are informed of their rights, benefits and privileges under…
HISTORICAL BAYAMBANG — Virginia O. Pasalo, Pangasinan Historical and Cultural Commissioner and The PUNCH columnist, receives plaque of appreciation from Bayambang Mayor Ceasar T. Quiambao and and Niña Jose, after her talk of the town’s historical significance in observance and of the town’s 402nd founding anniversary.
BALON DAGUPAN NEWS THE city government bought the 400 pieces of ‘parol’ made by 39 self-confessed drug users in Barangay Tebeng who surrendered to decorate the city’s main streets, including the De Venecia Highway from Barangay Pantal to Lucao, during the holiday season. Each ‘parol’ was pegged at P300. Barangay Tebeng was among the first five barangays…
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