THE provincial government plans to relocate the provincial jail in Lingayen after the historical Casa Real in Barangay Poblacion, Lingayen has been rehabilitated and restored. In an interview, Governor Amado Espino III said the planned relocation will make the location of the Casa Real a “purely” historical site once the…
THE Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) passed a resolution urging all local government units in the province to further intensify their vaccination rollout by simultaneously hitting priority targets to avoid delays and cause backlog in their areas of responsibility. Fourth District Board Member Jeremy Agerico Rosario, chair of the SP committee on health, filed the resolution noting…
FOR COVID VAX, TESTING ON Monday, the San Carlos City government launched its first mall-based vaccination site at the City Mall after it partnered with shopping malls in the area for its vaccination rollout against COVID-19 virus. City Mayor Julier Resuello said the mall is the 11th vaccination site…
Photos and story by Art G. Valenzuela HAVE you ever wondered why the famous Dagupan Bangus (sometimes called Bonoan Bangus) tastes deliciously different from the rest of those harvested elsewhere in the country (and, perhaps, in the entire world)? A few years ago, while I was having “Kilawen bangus” (milkfish…
POSO CHECKPOINT – Dagupan POSO enforcers set up a flash checkpoint at the De Venecia Extension road leading to AB Fernandez West (near NBI office) last Sunday morning to check movements of fish traders traveling towards the city proper. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
DOT RECOVERY PLAN IN REGION BICYCLE tours, motorbiking and other outdoor activities are part of the recovery plan that the Department of Tourism (DOT) will implement to spur local tourism in the Ilocos Region. This was bared by Tourism Secretary Berna Romulo-Puyat during her 3-day technical inspection of tourism sites in Pangasinan…
LOANS FOR TOURISM RECOVERY AVAILABLE SOME 30,478 displaced tourism workers and other affiliated sectors in the tourism industry in Pangasinan received financial assistance from the Department of Tourism (DOT). Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said beneficiaries received P5,000 each for the P187.39 million budget from the Bayanihan 2 Act the national…
THE promotion of domestic tourism will continue to be the thrust of the Department of Tourism (DOT) this year amid the persistent threat of the COVID-19 pandemic to enable the industry stakeholders’ early recovery. Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said more than 110 million domestic tourists were recorded last year compared…
TO BOOST LOCAL ECONOMY GOOD news for MSMEs stakeholders in Pangasinan. The Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) has partnered with the Small Business Corporation (SB Corp.) for the establishment of a strategic client referral and management system to efficiently manage the assistance programs for micro, small and medium enterprises…
HONORING PRESIDENT BCAIII – The Filipino flag is flown at half mast at the flagpole in front of the Dagupan City Museum to honor the passing of President Benigno C. Aquino III. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
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