PANGASINAN’S three libraries were adjudged top libraries in Luzon Cluster II in the month of May for registering the highest increase in number of registered Tech4ED Platform users. The Umingan Library/Tech Ed Center Library topped the ratings followed by San Carlos City Tech ED Center and Villasis Tech Ed Center,…
PHILIPPINE Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) assures the public that they are gaining in the war against illegal drugs as new efforts are being initiated to sustain the campaign. PDEA Region 1 Director Jeoffrey Tacio said, 70% of the objectives set have been accomplished on the war against illegal drugs with…
PDEA: Gov’t gaining in war on drugs
TWO councilors almost figured in a scuffle after a shouting match last Tuesday, June 27, during the first of a series of clustered barangay consultations on the draft resolution in the city council seeking the transfer of the city hall from A.B. Fernandez Avenue to a donated land in along…
Two city dads almost came to blows during public hearing
DAGUPAN City Administrator Farah Decano said the city should already unite behind the move to transfer the city hall to another location She noted during the public hearings that contrary to impressions that Councilor Redford Mejia is objecting to the transfer of the city hall from its present location to…
Decano: Erfe-Mejia favors transfer of city hall
WHAT DANGER? – Two men leisurely drive through the street on a motorcycle to deliver a bunch of balloons for a social occasion on their motorcycle oblivious to the dangers they pose to other motorists. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
WHAT DANGER?
THE Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said shellfishes gathered from Alaminos City, Bani, Bolinao, Anda and Sual in Pangasinan “are still free from the toxic red tide and are safe for human consumption”. BFAR’s Shellfish Bulletin No. 19 issued on June 22, 2017 said laboratory analyses showed that…
Pangasinan is red tide-free – BFAR
ANTI-DENGUE CAMPAIGN THE Provincial Health Office has alerted schools and local governments about the imminent rise in dengue cases with the onset of the rainy season. Dr. Ana de Guzman, PHO chief, said 648 cases have already already recorded for the period January to date. Although it is 25% lower…
Barangays alerted of presence of stagnant water
IN a move to make Dagupan City safer, the city government will soon establish a city pound in Barangay Bonuan Boquig for impounding stray dogs caught roaming city streets. In a news conference, Mayor Belen Fernandez said the establishment of city pound the move complements the ongoing anti-rabies vaccination drive…
Dagupan will soon impound stray animals
FILE a complaint with the hospital, don’t just bring out your grievances on social media. This is the advice of Dr. Roland Joseph Mejia, chief of Region 1 Medical Center (R1MC) here to the parents of a one-year-old baby who died in the hospital after four days of confinement. On…
R1MC responds to FB posts of angry mom
FISHERMEN’S DAILY ROUTINE – Lingayen’s kalokor fishermen set out to the sea by the Lingayen beachfront near the Capitol Resort early morning each day to cast their nets for their daily catch. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)