VP LENI TO 15 GRADUATING SEMINARIANS VICE President Leni Robredo apparently found more listening ears from the graduating seminarians about her lament over “lies” peddled against her in the social media disguised as truths. Robredo spoke before seminarians and their parents, priests, nuns and laymen inside the St. John The…
ALAMINOS CITY— If you think this city is content being referred to as the home of the world famous Hundred Islands, well, think again because it also aims to become the “Paraw Capital of the World.” This objective was announced after it staged the first Paraw Festival at the Lucap…
Alaminos City, soon Paraw Capital of the World
A 48-day community-based rehabilitation program will be adopted by the Dagupan City government after the City Anti-Drug Abuse Council (CADAC) approved the plan for the benefit of most of the 1,356 self-confessed drug pushers and users under the Masa-Masid program of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG). Mayor Belen…
Dagupan OKs MASA-MASID rehab program
AGEW NA PANGASINAN CELEBRATION LINGAYEN – The provincial government will stage its 10th Pangasinan Tourism and Trade Expo (PTTE) this week, April 5 at the Pangasinan Training and Development Center to officially mark the start of the Agew na Pangasinan and Pista’y Dayat celebrations. Gov. Amado Espino III will lead…
Tourism trade expo starts Apr. 5
MANGATAREM–The town’s number five drug personality in the watch list was cornered and arrested in a drug operation after he tried to evade arrest by shooting the pursuing policemen Wednesday night along Barangay Zamora here. The suspect was identified as Lawrence Cruz, 42, a resident of Barangay Caoile Olegario this…
Mangatarem’s 5th top drug personality nabbed
STO. TOMAS—For drug pushers and users, this town is bad news. The town’s residents are keeping a close watch on strangers who come to visit. Reason: They want to keep their town drug-free, having earned the honor of being the first lone drug-free municipality in Pangasinan. P/Senior Inspector Herminio Olivares,…
Drug pushers stay out of Sto. Tomas
CARABAO MILK IS BEST FOR KIDS — Three young girls gamely face the camera to show how much they enjoy the fresh carabao milk found at the 1st Pangasinan Umaani Expo 2017 at the Provincial nursery in Sta. Barbara during the Agew na Sumisigay tan Manag-Ayep. (Punchphoto by Williie Lomibao)
CARABAO MILK IS BEST FOR KIDS
THE Department of Science and Technology (DOST) lauded the plan of the Dagupan City government to adopt the “waste-to-energy” concept being the right strategy for local government units to resolve their waste disposal and management problems. DOST Sec. Fortunato de la Peña said he welcomed the new policy enunciated by…
Dagupan’s W2E project gets DOST backing
THE Masa Masid (Mamamayang Ayaw Sa Anomalya – Mamamayang Ayaw Sa Iligal na Droga) program needs more volunteers in Dagupan City to report on crimes and illegal drugs in barangays to help make communities peaceful and orderly. The call was made by Interior and Local Government Secretary Ismael Sueno in a speech read…
DILG calls for more Masa Masid volunteers
THE help of Department of Environment and Natural Resources is being sought to check the level of contamination in Dagupan City’s river system, lakes and fishponds largely affected by the water that flows from the tributaries of Agno River. Councilor Dennis Canto, chairman of the Committee on Health and Sanitation,…