CLOSE to one million learners trooped to their respective schools in the region last Monday, August 22, when school year 2022 to 2023 officially begins. This was reported by Cesar Bucsit, spokesman of DepEd Region 1, who said that data as of August 18 showed that at least 948,027 pupils…
THE Dagupan City government was recently directed anew to conduct road clearing operations in all the barangays per guidelines set in 2019. Romary Soriano, newly assigned local government operations officer in Dagupan, reiterated the directive when she spoke before the Sangguniang Panlungsod last Tuesday, citing the need to clear all…
DILG directs road clearing operations anew
PLANS for the Department of Education’s priority projects for both elementary and secondary public schools in Dagupan City were presented to Dagupan City Mayor Belen Fernandez during a meeting of the Local School Board. Dagupan City Schools Division Superintendent Aguedo Fernandez cited the construction of new school buildings and the…
Plans for Dagupan City public schools bared
DAWEL BRIDGE NOT A FACTOR DESPITE restrictions for crossing the Dawel Bridge, collection and disposal of garbage at the dump site by the Waste Management Division (WMD) continues. This was stressed by Councilor Lino Fernandez, chairman of the Liga ng mga Barangays in Dagupan in a privilege speech before the…
No interruption in garbage collection, disposal in city
ENJOYING THE JOB – Leave it to POSO Traffic Enforcer Badong Salvador to show how one can work hard on his assignment at the Traffic Post #1 in Dagupan City and enjoy it while expecting both motorists and pedestrians to follow his hand (and body) signals promptly. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
ENJOYING THE JOB
GOV. Ramon Guico III issued an executive order implementing a temporary total ban on the entry of live swine/pigs and pork from the provinces of Bulacan, Pampanga and Tarlac into the province. Executive Order No. 025-2022 signed by Gov. Guico on August 18 took note that the African Swine Fever (ASF),…
Capitol bans entry of hogs from south
TOP DESTINATION: MANAOAG THE Pangasinan Provincial Tourism and Cultural Affairs Office (PTCAO) is finally seeing a rising trend in tourist arrivals in the province this year as a post-pandemic development. PTCAO chief Maria Luisa Elduayan said 3.5 million tourist arrivals were logged from January to July this year, 80% higher…
Tourist arrivals in Pangasinan up by 80%
SALE OF SOFT DRINKS MATTERS THE reported shortage in supply of sugar in the country has become a serious concern for owners of carinderias, sari-sari stores, and street stall vendors. They have expressed fears of losing much of their regular income from selling soft drinks in the neighborhood. This was…
Carinderias, vendors fear loss of income as sugar crisis looms
IN response to the inaugural address of Gov. Ramon Guico III, the Sangguniang Panlalawigan passed an ordinance creating a Provincial Economic Development Investment and Promotion Office in the province of Pangasinan. The said ordinance (No. 1) provided the budgetary requirements of the newly created office and adopted policies for the…
Capitol creates economic and investment office
NEW PANGASINAN PNP DIRECTOR — P/Brig. Gen. Belli Tamayo (left), acting regional director of the Police Regional Office 1 (PRO1), turns over the unit command flag of Pangasinan Police Provincial Office to P/Colonel Jeff Fanged, as the news officer-in-charge during the ceremonial turnover of command at the Camp Gov. Antonio Sison…