NEW CALASIAO-DAGUPAN ROAD –The Arenas diversion road linking Calasiao and Dagupan City, being built through the initiative of 3rd District Rep. Rachel Arenas, is now nearing completion. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
THE Sangguniang Panlalawigan confirmed the appointment of a former news anchor of ABS-CBN Corporation on Monday as the new provincial information officer. Dhobie de Guzman, born and raised in Barangay Balligi, Laoac town, got the nod of the SP members after a 40-minute deliberation about his qualifications. De Guzman, who…
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS LOCAL athletes who participate and win in international competitions can begin to look forward to receiving cash incentives from the provincial government upon returning home. That is if Gov. Ramon Guico III approves Vice Governor Mark Lambino’s recommendation to pass a legislation that will grant cash incentives to…
ANTICIPATING heavy rains, Super Typhoon Mawar will bring on account of the southwesterly windflow (weak Habagat), the Land Transportation Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB) Regional Office I issued an advisory to drivers of public utility vehicles for their safety. The advisory issued by LTFRB Regional Director Ahmed Cuizon urged PUV drivers…
AS of last Friday, newly appointed Chief PNP Benjamin Acorda Jr. reported there are 400 barangay chairmen suspected to be engaged in or protecting illegal drug trade in their communities. Going by that number out of 42,029 barangays in the country, one easily surmises that more than a thousand town/police…
By Emin Garcia Jr. LAST week, Sen. Alan Cayetano, who as chairman of the Senate Committee on Science and Technology, urged and reminded both the national and local governments to adopt e-governance “in pursuit of good governance.” He said all efforts to transition the country to e-governance should not…
HIRING, PROMOTIONS DEFERRED NO qualified personnel can still be appointed to help in the delivery of basic services and special programs and neither will the city hall employees set for promotion can get their due because the 7-majority suspended action anew on the resolution granting Mayor Belen Fernandez the authority…
TYPHOON BETTY—All fishing boats were grounded in the shoreline of Binmaley town in Pangasinan in anticipation of the onslaught of Typhoon Betty, a super typhoon, which up to Friday afternoon has yet to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR). (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
AFTER ONLY 3-WEEK TRAINING THE 91 medalists that enabled Dagupan to salvage fifth place finish in the just concluded Region 1 Athletic Association (R1AA) Meet were commended and were still awarded cash incentives during the flag ceremony on May 22 at the city plaza. Mayor Belen Fernandez said the Dagupan…
PANGASINAN 2 recaptured its crown it lost to Dagupan City in 2018 when it harvested 91 gold, 56 silver and 67 bronze medals in the just concluded 2023 Region 1 Athletic Association (R1AA) Meet hosted by San Carlos City from May 14 to 19. R1AA champion in 2015, 2016 and…
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