By Gonzalo Duque I hope it isn’t too late to thank our kabaleyans in the United States for the generosity and hospitality given me when I was there prior to my assumption of post as administrator of the Philippine Coconut Authority in 2019. I wish to express my gratitude…

Former Mayor Parayno is joined by Barangay chairman Jessie de Vera. (Cesar Ramirez) FORMER Mangaldan Mayor Bonafe Parayno vehemently denied allegation of Presidential Adviser Secretary Raul Lambino that she was behind the filing of the rape and maltreatment cases before the Ombudsman, and chided him not only for his contradicting statements about…
Sec. Lambino chided for contradicting self

CAPITOL NEWS VETERINARY MEDICAL MISSION IN BOLINAO & SISON. The Provincial Government of Pangasinan under the watch of Governor Amado ‘Pogi’ I. Espino III conducted Vetrinary Medical Mission in Concordia, Bolinao (January 14) and Cauringan, Sison (January 20). Through the Office of the Provincial Veterinarian (OPVet) the following free services…
VETERINARY MEDICAL MISSION IN BOLINAO & SISON
A BILL that seeks to grant tax exemption and subsidy to the local film and music industries that Fourth District Rep. Christopher de Venecia authored, was passed on third and final reading in the House of Representatives on January17, 2022. Already forwarded to the Senate for its own approval is…
De Venecia bill on film, music industries approved in House

WHY WAIT FOR SUMMER? — A watermelon vendor along the Binmaley-Dagupan highway show off the favorite summer fruit that are already made available to residents. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
WHY WAIT FOR SUMMER?
THE head of a transport group in Pangasinan says the Department of Transportation’s (DOTr) “No vaccination, No ride” policy is difficult and practically impossible to implement properly particularly by jeepney drivers in Pangasinan. This was the sentiment of Bernard Tuliao, president of the Alliance of United Transport Organization Provincewide (AUTOPRO-…
‘No vax, no ride’ policy impossible in Pangasinan

DISINFECTION OF MARKET – An employee of the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office covers every nook and cranny at the Malimgas Market. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
DISINFECTION OF MARKET
IN spite of the exponential spike of COVID-19 daily cases in Pangasinan, the occupancy rate of dedicated isolation beds in the province remains low. During the Question Hour of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan on Monday, January 17, Rhodyn Oro, Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office chief, said only 66 beds…
COVID-19 bed occupancy rate 3.78 percent
TRANSACTIONS BY DISTRICTS IN a bid to contain the spread of COVID-19 in Pangasinan, the provincial government decided to implement a “six-day work week” among the Capitol employees to serve constituents separately by districts. Provincial Legal Office chief lawyer Geraldine Baniqued, in an interview over Aksyon Radyo Pangasinan, said the…
Capitol adopts 6-day work week
ELEVEN IN REGION 1 AFFECTED THE regional office of Department of Education Ilocos (DepEd Region 1) suspended the implementation of the pilot-run of the in-person classes of the 11 participating schools in the region that started on January 14. In Pangasinan, the suspended in-person classes were in Longons Elementary School…