BECAUSE of perceived continuing threat from New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in the area, work on the remaining portions of the Villa Verde Trail linking Pangasinan to Nueva Vizcaya has been temporarily suspended. This was revealed by Emmanuel Diaz, director officer-in-charge of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)…
THE consolidated resolution of the Ombudsman dismissing the complaints filed against Mayor Belen Fernandez and four other city officials was a recognition of their due diligence in protecting public funds against “unauthorized claims”. This was the view of City Legal Officer Victoria Cabrera, commenting on the 18-page resolution of the…
PROTECTING THE KIDS – Pupils gather around SPO2 Rizel Lumiguen of the Lingayen Police Station to listen to her stories during the Orientation and Seminar on Child Protection Policy last August 9 at the Dulag Elementary School in Lingayen. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)
THE commissioner of the National Solid Waste Management Commission hailed the agreement that the Dagupan City government entered into with Procter and Gamble for the construction of a Waste to Energy facility. “Dagupan City has proven local government officials wrong who fail to act on their garbage problem citing huge…
IF BARANGAY, SK ELECTIONS ARE POSTPONED UNLESS Congress orders postponement anew, the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections scheduled on October 23, it’s all systems go for the local offices of the Commission on Elections in Pangasinan. Provincial Elections Supervisor Marino Salas said there are 2.4 million voters in Pangasinan, increasing…
BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF MOSQUITOES USE mosquito fish instead of using chemicals to fight mosquitoes. This advice was reiterated by Dr. Westley Rosario, head of BFAR – National Integrated Fisheries Technology Development Center. He advised the public to use biological control through dispersal of more mosquito fish in stagnant waters because it…
MOSQUITO fish (Gambusia affinis) is once again at the center of popularity for it’s the front line defense against dengue. The latest to use them are the chapters of Lions Clubs International Dist. 301-C Northern Philippines whose key officers met at the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) for…
BOOSTED by a legal opinion of the Department of Interior and Local Government, the majority bloc in the Sangguniang Panlungsod vowed to pass the ordinance seeking the transfer of the Dagupan City Hall from A. B. Fernandez Avenue to Barangay Pantal before the end of this month. This after Councilor…
LET’S TALK FEDERALISM – Atty. Gonzalo Duque, SSS commissioner, explains the basic principles of a federalism type of government to local government officials during a symposium held in Lingayen. With him is PCOO Sec. Martin Andanar. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
LINGAYEN—The provincial government is set to secure a P350 million loan the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) to cover purchases of brand new heavy equipment, motor vehicles and hospital equipment for the Pangasinan Provincial Hospital and 13 other district and community hospitals. The provincial board ratified in its regular…
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