PROTECTING KIDS CONTRA MEASLES – Dr. Ophelia Ticsay Rivera, Dagupan City Health Officer, administers a measles vaccine to a pupil of West Central Elementary School during the School- based immunization campaign while Mayor Brian Lim comforts her to allay her fear. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
1970s FEEDING PROGRAM SPEAKER Eugenio Perez National Agricultural School (SEPNAS) in San Carlos City revived the habit of eating Nutribun, a daily bread among school kids made popular in the 70s, to fight malnutrition to mark the observance of Nutrition Month. It will be recalled that Nutribun was produced to…
BARRIO SCHOOLS PROGRAM THE Federation of Filipino Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc.’s (FFCCCII) Operation: Barrio Schools Program donated 6,800 units equivalent to 13,600 classrooms across the Philippines since 1961. Bonifacio Lui, chairman of the Welfare Committee of FFCCCII, said after the turn over of two units in Lingayen on July 19 that the Federation continues to build classrooms with the province of Pangasinan getting the lion’s share. The group turned over school buildings in Lingayen I Central School and Sabangan Elementary School, both in the capital town of Lingayen. Lingayen Mayor Leopoldo Bataoil thanks FFCCCII through Bonifacio Lui, for its 2-school units donation to the town. (PhilStar Wire Service photo) More than 320 school buildings have already been constructed by FFCCCII in Pangasinan, making it the biggest beneficiary of the…
MANGALDAN – The newly installed Lambino administration has made known its plan to relocate and build a a new town hall. Mayor Marlyn Lambino said the present municipal hall, Presidencia, almost eight decades old, can no longer accommodate growing requirements of the town’s administration. MANGALDAN PRESIDENCIA “Umuuga na yung Presidencia…
LINGAYEN Mayor Leopoldo N. Bataoil, inspired by the 4th State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Rodrigo, said he will seek to comply with the President’s directives to local government units. He said he shares the advocacy to curb and possibly eliminate corruption totally beginning with shortening the processing…
BAYAMBANG—Honesty as a virtue is being reinforced by the Bayambang government among its employees by establishing an “honesty store” inside the municipal hall after opening stores in eight schools in the town. Valentine Garcia of the Bayambang Poverty Reduction Action Team (BPRAT), said the honesty store is a social experiment…
THE Pangasinan 3rd District Engineering Office of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Ilocos Region has started the construction of P60 million-worth of two school buildings in Asingan town. According to District Engineer Gerardo T. De Guzman, the two school buildings with 24 classrooms are ongoing at…
LINGAYEN–To better address the growing concerns of Persons with Disability (PWDs) throughout Pangasinan, the provincial government created the Disability Affairs Office (DAO) and placed it under the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO). Fifth District Board Member Ma. Gracia Rosario Perez Tababa told the Lingguhang Talakayan sa Kapitolyo at Urduja House,…
FOR ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION LINGAYEN—Awareness for protection of environment gets a boost among students at the Pangasinan National High School with the recent launching of Palit Tayo (Let us Exchange) project, exchanging reusable and recyclable trash for school supplies. Al Villanueva, one of the school paper advisers of Ang Baybay Dagat…
JOBS FOR JOBSEEKERS – Applicants for various job-openings await their turn to submit their application forms and be interviewed by company representatives during the jobs fair conducted by SM Center Dagupan held at Dagupan City Astrodome. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
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